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Show .-. uuifimOiN SAW. S t'liiltr Ihn Itnso" la Dirlteil from An- fl lent (Iro'k Mythology. I In Orcck mythology the rose was tlio symbol nf Rllcnce, ns It is said that j Cnpld. the son of VenitR, gavo the god of silence a golden rose as a brlbo to C lonienl the amours of tho goddess of I love. It was, therefore, sculptured on 1 the tellings of banqueting hnlls and E placed ns a slcu ahnvo the doors ot questionable resorts Guests at feasts weie crowned with roses, to Intimate, that their conversations while in their cups were not to bo repeated elsewhere. else-where. Tho phrase obtained currency In 0 recce after I'atisanlas, the admiral of thu Greek fleet, plotted with Xerxes to betray the cause of the Greeks bj surrendering the ships, the negotiations negotia-tions being conducted In a small banqueting ban-queting hall, the roof of which was, as usual, covered with sculptiiicd roses. Tho plot, however, was discovered and orders given for the arrest of the traitor. trait-or. Paiisanlas endeavored to mako i' his refuge In a temple wh'ch possessed ' the right of asylum. Unwilling to violate the sanctity of tho placo by forcibly removing him nnd still more I unwilling to allow him to esenpe, hl I fellow citlcns wallsd up every cn-' cn-' Iranco anil, by one account, left him to die of starvation; by anotner, killed him by unroofing tho building and throwing down the tllea on his head. Detroit Free Press. |