Legends About the Rose
Aphrodite the goddess of love in Greek mythology supposedly created the rose. The legend says that the rose was created by mixing her tears with the blood of her lover Adonis. This would give us roses with that wonderful dark red coloring.
Legend has it that the Romans adopted the rose. Aphrodite was turned into their goddess Venus and the rose became the symbol of love and beauty. It became the symbol of secrecy when Cupid offered it to the god of silence to keep quiet about the romantic adventures of Venus. It became common to decorate Roman dining rooms with roses painted on the ceiling. The term sub Rosa or under the rose means “confidentially”.
We all know the roses bloom quickly and just as quickly they wither