The Lotus Flower is the most,beautiful flower in the whole world. The LOTUS flower is so brigth and so priceless that the greatest diamond is nothing compared to it. So I'll try to tell your some of the history of the LOTUS-FLOWER. I had all ways belived that the LOTUS flower only had meaning of people in asia, but I have found out that the lotus flower had big meaning for the ancint Egypt. So my story will start there.
The LOTUS flower appeared in legends originating both from India and from ancient EGYPT. It played an important part in ancient EGYTIAN religion. The LOTUS flower played a prominent role in the version of the creation story that originated in Heliopolis. Before the universe came into being, there was an infinite ocean of inert water which constituted the primeval being named NUM. Out of NUM emerged a LOTUS flower, together whits a single mound of dry land. The LOTUS blossoms opened, and out stepped the self-created sun god, ATUM, as a child.
A slightly different version of the creation story originated in Hermopolis. In that version, the sun god who formed himself from the chaos of NUN emerged from the LOTUS perals as RA. The LOTUS is a flower which opens and closes each day. His history went on to say that petals of the LOTUS blossom enfolded him when he returned to it each night.
the LOTUS flower has been featured extensively thoughout the are og ancient EGYPT. In various works and art, your may see it held in the hand of a god or human, serving as a border to outline a section of the artwork, unfolding to reveal various gods or humans, and many other depiction.
In Near Eaast * Mesopotamia*, the LOTUS was the flower of Lilith, the Sumero. Baby lonian goddess the JEWS claimed was ADAM'S first wife.
The LOTUS flower was the symbol of UPPER EGYPT and can seen repeatedly in Various Hieroglyphics on TOMP and TEMPLE walls andas the tall whit crown worn by the KING of UPPER EGYPT. The sexuality in Ancien Egypt..Wel Hit my link and you will know *hahaha*
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