Immigrate to Greece to learn about Greek culture: Greece, the center of ancient world civilization, regards the rose as a gift from the gods. In the writings of Greek poets, the appearance of the rose is imbued with beautiful mythical colors. According to the poets, the rose was born from the white foam of the sea when the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite (known as Venus in Roman mythology), emerged. The goddesses, seeing the rose on the goddess, were amazed by its beauty, which rivaled that of the goddess, and sprinkled it with nectar that grants immortality. The nectar gave the rose its fragrance, but it did not prevent it from wilting, due to the jealousy harbored by some deities.
The origin of the red rose is told in a poignant legend from Greek mythology. Aphrodite's lover, the handsome Adonis, the god of nature, was tragically wounded by a wild boar while hunting. Upon hearing the news, the goddess rushed to the place where Adonis fell, and along the way, the thorns of the rose pricked her feet. Her blood dripped onto the flowers, turning the white roses red.
The pronunciation of rose in the Latin language is "ros." The origin of this name is explained in Roman mythology: the flower goddess Flora had no feelings for the god of love, Amor, and had long avoided him. One day, the cunning god of love shot her with an arrow of love, and from then on, Flora fell for him. However, Amor, fickle in love, abandoned Flora. In her disappointment, the goddess decided to create a flower that could both cry and laugh, embodying both sorrow and joy, to console herself. Upon seeing her miraculous creation, she joyfully exclaimed the name of her beloved, "Eros" (the Greek name for the god of love). But due to her shyness and excitement, she stumbled and called it "ros," omitting the "E," and thus this flower was named "ros" (in English, "ROSE").