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In [[Ovid]]'s ''[[Metamorphoses]]'',<ref>Elizabeth Washington Wirt, ''Flora's dictionary''</ref> the [[nymph]] [[Lotis (mythology)|Lotis]] was the beautiful daughter of [[Neptune (mythology)|Neptune]], the god of water and the sea. In order to flee the violent attention of [[Priapus]], she invoked the assistance of the gods, who answered her prayers by turning her into a lotus tree.<ref>Richard Folkard, ''Plant lore, legends, and lyrics''</ref> |
In [[Ovid]]'s ''[[Metamorphoses]]'',<ref>Elizabeth Washington Wirt, ''Flora's dictionary''</ref> the [[nymph]] [[Lotis (mythology)|Lotis]] was the beautiful daughter of [[Neptune (mythology)|Neptune]], the god of water and the sea. In order to flee the violent attention of [[Priapus]], she invoked the assistance of the gods, who answered her prayers by turning her into a lotus tree.<ref>Richard Folkard, ''Plant lore, legends, and lyrics''</ref> |
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The [[Book of Job]] has two lines ({{bibleverse-nb||job|40:21-22}}), with the Hebrew word צֶאֱלִים{{ltr}} (''tse'elim''),<ref>{{Strong-number|צֶאֱלִים|H|6628}}</ref> which appears [[Hapax legomenon|nowhere else]] in the Bible. A |
The [[Quran]] has a legendary plant, the [[Sidrat al-Muntaha|Lote tree]], that marks the end of the [[Seven Heavens|seventh heaven]].<ref>{{Cite quran|53|14|style=ns}}</ref> In the Bible, the [[Book of Job]] also has two lines ({{bibleverse-nb||job|40:21-22}}), with the Hebrew word צֶאֱלִים{{ltr}} (''tse'elim''),<ref>{{Strong-number|צֶאֱלִים|H|6628}}</ref> which appears [[Hapax legomenon|nowhere else]] in the Bible. A recent translation into English has been "lotus trees" since the publication of the [[Revised Version]] of 1881. However it is otherwise rendered simply as "shady trees".<ref name=Barnes1857>{{Cite book| publisher = Leavitt and Allen| last = Barnes| first = Albert| authorlink = Albert Barnes (theologian) | title = Notes, critical, illustrative, and practical, on the book of Job with a new translation, and an introductory dissertation| location = New York| accessdate = 2014-09-15| date = 1857 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0-dHAQAAIAAJ | volume = II | at = p. 276}}, or [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes/job/40.htm html].</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:47, 15 November 2020
The lotus tree (Greek: λωτός, romanized: lōtós) is a plant that is referred to in stories from Greek and Roman mythology.
The lotus tree is mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as bearing a fruit that caused a pleasant drowsiness, and which was said to be the only food of an island people called the Lotophagi or lotus-eaters. When they ate of the lotus tree they would forget their friends and homes and would lose their desire to return to their native land in favor of living in idleness.[1] Botanical candidates for the lotus tree include the persimmon (Diospyros lotus), which is a sub-evergreen tree native to southwest Asia and southeast Europe that grows to about 25 feet bearing yellowish green flowers, as well as Ziziphus lotus, a plant with an edible fruit closely related to the jujube, native to the Mediterranean region of Europe, Asia and North Africa.
In Ovid's Metamorphoses,[2] the nymph Lotis was the beautiful daughter of Neptune, the god of water and the sea. In order to flee the violent attention of Priapus, she invoked the assistance of the gods, who answered her prayers by turning her into a lotus tree.[3]
The Quran has a legendary plant, the Lote tree, that marks the end of the seventh heaven.[4] In the Bible, the Book of Job also has two lines (40:21–22), with the Hebrew word צֶאֱלִים (tse'elim),[5] which appears nowhere else in the Bible. A recent translation into English has been "lotus trees" since the publication of the Revised Version of 1881. However it is otherwise rendered simply as "shady trees".[6]
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References
- ^ Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, page 526, by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
- ^ Elizabeth Washington Wirt, Flora's dictionary
- ^ Richard Folkard, Plant lore, legends, and lyrics
- ^ Quran 53:14
- ^ צֶאֱלִים
- ^ Barnes, Albert (1857). Notes, critical, illustrative, and practical, on the book of Job with a new translation, and an introductory dissertation. Vol. II. New York: Leavitt and Allen. p. 276. Retrieved 2014-09-15., or html.