Subject: More on the Blue Rose and "sub rosa" From: sally@anableps.berkeley.edu (S. A. Wilson) Date: 1992-09-09, 12:49 Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks Okay, the following is taken from Eugene Ehrlich's "Amo, Amas, amat, and More:" "sub rosa": in strict confidence or secretly.... "The phrase is of interest primarily because it has the literal meaning "under the rose." The rose is a symbol of secrecy, perhaps deriving from a story involving Cupid, the Roman god of love, who is said to have given a rose to Harpocrates, the god of silence, as a bribe for not revealing the amorous activities of Venus, the goddess of sensual love, well known for practicing what she preached. Roman dining room ceilings were decorated with roses to remind guest not make public things that might be said "sub vino." [stuff about presidents and the White House Rose Garden delete] "The power of the rose?" Well, not much help but I thought I would add this to Rich Haller's post. Sally-- -- That the play is the tragedy, "Man," \\\\\ Sally A. Wilson And its hero, the Conqueror Worm. \\\\\ sally@mica.berkeley.edu ("The Conqueror Worm" \\\\\ from Egar Allan Poe's _Ligeia_) \\\\\ Spud Peel
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