All About Lily Tattoos
The beautiful Lily flower has magnificent white or purple trumpet-shaped flowers on a long and slender stem. Lily images in tattoos signify putiry, innocence and chastity. Although interestingly different cultures have also seen the lily image as a symbol for erotic love. Because of this the lily is a strong image with lots of meaning for different people, representing innocence love or erotic love and the wearer of lily tattoo designs can reflect different meanings in their own unique lily tattoo.
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In the bible the lily was used as a symbol of faith and surrender to the grace of God. {Lily tattoo designs can represent a symbol of Christ himself and are often used as decorations during Easter.} It's a flower signifying resurrection and immortality. While some people wear lily tattoo designs simply because it is one of the most beautiful flowers, with its delicate colors, scent and curves.
The ancient Greeks and Egyptians saw the lily as a phallic symbol with an erotic fragrance and linked the lily with fertility. Images of lily's appear often in the art of these ancient cultures - people are as enthralled by the beauty of a lily flower today as they were back in those days. The French royal family was so attracted by the image of the lily flower in the 12th century that they incorporated it into their coat of arms in the Fleur-de-Lis coat of arms. Three lily petals bound at the base in the image encured the survival ad prosperity of their blue line, they believed. The rare beauty of a lily flower has truly enchanted and seducted people of all nationalities across history.
The renaissance gave the lily its meaning of chastity, purity and innocent love. the Angel Gabriel was regularly depicted in paintings as handing Mary a lily as he told her she was to give birth to the son of God. This is where lily tattoo designs have gained their more recent representations of innocence and purity over erotic love.
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