I’ve rounded up some
photos of those awesome anemones
highlighting the beauty of the season and capturing
the
romantic atmosphere surrounding Valentine’s Day.
Greek
mythology linked the red anemone, sometimes
called the windflower, to the myth
of Aphrodite,
Goddess of Love and Adonis, a mortal.
Anemos in Greek means wind!
According to this myth, when Adonis
lived with Aphrodite,
the two lovers would go hunting in the woods. As Adonis
chased game through the forest, the goddess would follow
closely behind, in her
swan-driven chariot, dressed as a
huntress. Aphrodite's ex-lover, the god of
war Ares,
grew jealous of her affair with the mortal. While his rival
was
hunting alone, Ares disguised himself as a boar and
attacked Adonis causing him
lethal injuries. Adonis used
his spear to strike back to Ares, but was soon
gored to
death by the boar's great tusks. Aphrodite hurried to
Adonis
in her chariot, but his soul had already descended
into the Underworld. In
despair, she sprinkled nectar on
Adonis’ wounds. As Aphrodite bore her lover's
body out
of the woods, crimson anemones sprung up where each
drop of blood and
nectar fell onto the earth.
This
specific myth inspired great poets like Ovidius
or,
much later, Shakespeare, to
compose hymns dedicated
to l o v e !
Enjoy Valentine’s Day!
O
What a lovely story, Olympia! Wish you a wonderful Valentine's Day!
ReplyDeleteSending hugs, Ingrid
I didn't remember this myth , but I was really glad you reminded me as anemones
ReplyDeleteare my favourite flowers. I remember going to the countryside with my mother and sister
at the beginning of Spring looking for red anemones -the rarest.
We mostly found pink ones but we thought ourselves very lucky to detect the red one !!
Happy Valentine's
Tina xxx
So beautiful, Olympia! I love anemones and their bright colours. Happy Valentine's!
ReplyDeleteChère Olympia!
ReplyDeleteMerci pour ce beau billet et tes si belles fleurs.
Passe des beaux jours ce weekend et HappyValentine!!!!!
Et un grand merci pour tes gentils mots chez moi.
Je pense TU habites dans le paradis!
Je t' embrasse très fort!
Lovely pictures.
ReplyDeleteHugs Maria
Beautiful photographs! Thank you
ReplyDeleteHappy Valentine's Day!
Feliz San Valentín Olympia!!! unas imágenes preciosas.
ReplyDeleteBesitos.
Olimpia, you are so talented!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are amaizng.
I love anemones, and have some in my garden.
I didn't know this myth-thank you for your tale.
Hugs from France;)
La légende est belle et tes photos lui font honneur!
ReplyDeleteElles sont vraiment très, très réussies, pleines de douceur et de poésie.
J'aime tout particulièrement celles qui sont roses.
Bonne journée de Saint-Valentin à toi Olympia.
Bisous.
Beautiful flowers! Happy Valentine to you too!!
ReplyDeleteMy son performed in a Greek play about this at primary school. I didn't howewer know about the anemones. I always enjoy them when they appear in our garden. Wishing you a Happy Valentine weekend. Sarah x
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and tragic! The anemones are so pretty in your delicate vases. Hope you have a lovely Valentine's Day, dear Olympia! xx Karen
ReplyDeleteJ'adore les anemones, et tu nous les as parfaitement présentées avec le mythe mais surtout avec tes superbes photos!!!
ReplyDeleteTes petits vases et la théière sont de toute beauté, chère Olympia!
Bon weekend and bonne journée de la Saint-Valentin!
Bisous !
Beautiful anemones. The colors are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteHugs from here
Dear Olympia,
ReplyDeleteYour anemones are so very beautiful and used to love seeing them growing in my Mothers garden.
Will have to plant some in mine. Thanks for sharing the love story with us.
Happy Valentines
hugs
Carolyn
The colors of your anemones are striking in their clarity, a testament to not only their beauty, but your skill in capturing them.
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The colors of your anemones are striking in their clarity, a testament to not only their beauty, but your skill in capturing them.
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An absolutely perfect post for this Valentine's Day weekend. Hope yours continues to be filled with love and flowers~ xxx J.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful legend Olympia ! The anemones are so very perfect and a lovely choice for this weekend. Have a Happy Valentines weekend !
ReplyDeleteGail x
Gli anemoni sono fiori bellissimi ed allegre , ed ho molto apprezzato la visione della varietà dei tuoi vasi con anemoni ! Ti auguro un felicissimo San Valentino. Abbraccio.
ReplyDeleteA fascinating and very beautiful post at the same time! The flowers really are very beautiful aren't they! Happy Valentines! xx
ReplyDeleteOh, so nice reading this love story. And the Anemones, just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWish you a Happy Valentine's day!
Love That colors......love the flowers.....happy valentine's day.....love Ria x ❤️❤️❤️
ReplyDeleteAnemones are beautiful, I had blue ones in my wedding bouquet. It was lovely to read the myth about the red ones too. Hx
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post,
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely images,
Those Anemones are just beautiful
Enjoy your Valentine Weekend
All the best Jan
Καλημέρα!! Φωτογραφίες που σου φτιάχνουν τη διάθεση :-) χρόνια πολλά !!!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful flowers in a gorgeous light, Olympia. Thank you for linking them to the myth - perfect for this weekend. All good wishes, Sam x
ReplyDeleteThanks for sending us the colorful and beautiful spring winds of a Greek myth. Happy Valentine's day!
ReplyDeleteBonjour chère amie,
ReplyDeleteEn ce jour de Saint Valentin, ce petit billet est magnifique avec de très belles fleurs printanières... Des compositions superbes dans vos photos.
Je vous souhaite une très joyeuse fête.
Merci aussi pour ce joli mythe...
Gros bisous
They are georgeous the anemones. Thank you for shareing them whit us
ReplyDeleteSuch a fitting story for Valentine's Day Olympia! I loved the beautiful photos of the Anemones. So, so pretty!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful week!hugs from here..
I love anemones, they are so delicate yet strikingly vivid at the same time. Did you grow these yourself? And what a delightful story. Happy week dear Olympia. Sharon x
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the anemones and their story, Olympia. And couldn't help but notice that, as always, you have the most beautiful china to complement the flowers :-)
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
A wonderful, bad sad story, dearest Olympia - and a really pretty flower! You have a great collection of anemones in your home!
ReplyDeleteLots of hugs from Austria
Traude
http://rostrose.blogspot.co.at/2016/02/a-new-life-2-uber-stoffliches-und-meine.html
Beautiful flower pictures, Olympia, and I love that sweet little pink vase.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a nice Valentine's Day.
~Sheri
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ReplyDeleteAres disguised himself as a boar and attacked Adonis causing him lethal injuries.
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