Una mattina Khloris, la dea greca dei fiori e della Primavera, stava passeggiando nei boschi quando si imbattè nel corpo senza vita di una giovane e bellissima Ninfa. Intristita dal veder morta una sì bella creatura, decise di farla rinascere, trasformandola in un fiore la cui bellezza sarebbe stata superiore a quella di tutti gli altri fiori. Si rivolse quindi agli dei, perchè la aiutassero nel suo compito. Afrodite le dette così la bellezza, le tre Grazie le donarono splendore, gioia e fascino; il marito di Khloris, Zefiro, il Vento dell'Ovest, soffiò via le nuvole in modo che Apollo, il Sole, la benedicesse inviandole i suoi raggi. Dioniso aggiunse il nettare ed il profumo. Il nuovo fiore fu chiamato rosa. Khloris raccolse infine alcune gocce di rugiada, e ne fece un diadema, incoronandola regina di tutti i fiori. Afrodite donò le rose a suo figlio Eros, e divennero simbolo dell'amore. La rosa bianca (la Tua!) rappresentò da allora il fascino e l' innocenza; la rosa rossa l'amore e la passione.
One cloudy morning Chloris, the deity of flowers, walked through the woods and found the body of a beautiful nymph. Saddened to see such a lovely creature dead, she decided to give her new life by transforming her into a beautiful flower, surpassing all others in charm and beauty. She called on the other deities to help her with her task: Aphrodite, to give beauty, the three Graces, to bestow brilliance, joy and charm. Her husband, Zephyrus, the West wind, to blow away the clouds so that Apollo, the Sun, could send his blessing through his rays, and Dionysius to give nectar and fragrance. When the new flower was finished, the gods rejoiced over its charming beauty and delicate scent. Chloris collected a diadem of dewdrops and crowned the new flower, the rose, as the queen of all flowers. Aphrodite presented the rose to her son Eros, the deity of love. The white rose became the symbol of charm and innocence, and the red rose of love and desire.
One cloudy morning Chloris, the deity of flowers, walked through the woods and found the body of a beautiful nymph. Saddened to see such a lovely creature dead, she decided to give her new life by transforming her into a beautiful flower, surpassing all others in charm and beauty. She called on the other deities to help her with her task: Aphrodite, to give beauty, the three Graces, to bestow brilliance, joy and charm. Her husband, Zephyrus, the West wind, to blow away the clouds so that Apollo, the Sun, could send his blessing through his rays, and Dionysius to give nectar and fragrance. When the new flower was finished, the gods rejoiced over its charming beauty and delicate scent. Chloris collected a diadem of dewdrops and crowned the new flower, the rose, as the queen of all flowers. Aphrodite presented the rose to her son Eros, the deity of love. The white rose became the symbol of charm and innocence, and the red rose of love and desire.
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