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1、TheplantsintheGreekMyths----MadebyDanielVikeyLydiaNatalieArethaMyrtle['mɜːt(ə)l](桃金娘）Aphrodite’srepresentativeobjectsaredove、peony、poppy、appleandmyrtle.Sincetheevergreenleavesandprettywhiteflowersjustrepresentyouthandbeauty,likethegoddessherself,theGreeksrespectedmyrtleverymuch.S
2、hehasthisplanttorepresentheridentitybecauseitwassaidthatsheonceusedtheflowertocoverherbodywhensherisenakedfromthesea.Crops（稻穗）Demeter’ssacrificialofferingsarecattle、fruitsandcrops.Thisismainlybecausesheisthegoddessofharvest、agricultureandplants.Oaktree(橡树）Oaktreeisgenerallytallan
3、dflourish,so,it’snaturalfortheGreekstoconnecttheoaktreewiththemostpowerfulandmightygod----Zeus.Whitepoplar(白杨）Becauseoftheonebright,onedarkleavesofwhitepoplar,ithasalwaysbeingasymbolofHadeswhobringlifetoanend.Thereforethebrightsiderepresentslifeandthedarksidedeath.Olive（橄榄）Inanar
4、chaicAthenianfoundationmyth,AthenawonthepatronshipofAtticafromPoseidonwiththegiftoftheolive.AndolivebecameAthena'ssacredplant.Laurel[‘lɒr(ə)l]（月桂树）ItwassaidthatCupidhadtwokindofarrows,onekindwasmadeofgoldwhichgavepeopleastrongdesireforlove,anotherkindwasmadeofbronzewhichgavepeopl
5、eadisgustoflove.AndCupidshotApollowiththegoldarrowandshotDaphnewiththebronzeone.WhenApollometDaphne,hehopelesslyfellinlovewithDaphne.WhileDaphneresistApolloallthetime,thenshebecameaLaureltreewiththehelpofherfather.Sincethen,ApollomadetheLaureltreeashissacredplant.Iristectorum（鸢尾花
6、）InhonorofIris(霓虹女神),onekindofflowergetthenameofiristectorum.ItwassaidthatIriswouldaccompanysoulsthroughtherainbowbridgemadeofirisestohelpthosesoulstoarriveatthelandofpeace.Violet['vaɪələt](紫罗兰）IamusisthesonofApolloandEvadnewhoisaprophet.Hewasabandonedrightafterhisbirthonthegroun
7、dbloomedofviolets.Whenhewasfound,hewasfedbysnakeswiththenectarofviolets.Hence,inancientGreek,Iamusmeansviolet.Daffodil(水仙花)NarcissusisafamousprettyboyinGreekmyth.It'ssaidthatEchofellinlovewithNarcissus,butshewasrejectedbyNarcissus.Finallyshediedbecauseofdespireandabrokenheart.Fur
8、y,thegoddnessofrevenge,punishedNarcissus
