Rose Tattoo Designs Have A Number Of Meanings
Rose tattoo designs are so popular because they can have so many different meanings. The two most common traits associated with this beautiful and fragrant flower are love and death. If you believe the anchient Greeks, the goddess of flowers, named Chloris, created the first rose. Chloris it seems happened upon a dying wood nymph. Noticing the nymph was dying, Chloris took it upon herself to transform here into a flower. Thus the first rose came into existence.
But the rose was not complete. Dionysus, the god of wine, gave the flower it's wonderful smell. And it took the goddess of love, Aphrodite, to make the flower truly beautiful. Think about all the elements. You have beauty, love, intoxication (in the form of fragrance) and death all involved in a single flower. Completing the package are the thorns, giving the flower just a smidgen of danger and sorrow. Put them all together and you have all the symbols of the human condition.
When you consider all the factors above, it's easy to see why a rose is among the most popular of tattoo designs for both men and women.
Chopper Tattoo has a great selection of rose tattoo designs.
Now think about all the ways a small rose tattoo can be presented. It can be a small bud or a wide open bloom. It can be displayed as garland or a bouquet. Thorns are optional. Rose tattoo designs can be adorned with ribbons that bear the names of someone who is loved, either in remembrance or as a pledge of eternal love. (more...)
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