Lily Flower Origin. May 19 2014 Created from the breast milk of Hera wife of Zeus in Greek mythology the lily flower is the symbol of purity. The Roman goddess of beauty Venus was so jealous of the lilys white purity that she caused the pistil to grow from the flowers center.
It is a species of lily that is indigenous to parts of Asian such as China Japan Korea and the Russian Far East. This name became popular in almost every culture across the world. In ancient Greece people regarded lily as a symbol of sexuality.
The lily name meaning comes from the Old English lilie from Latin lilium and from Greek leirion.
Most of the year their essence is stored in a watery bulb underground. It is a species of lily that is indigenous to parts of Asian such as China Japan Korea and the Russian Far East. All of these refer to the flower. Lilium is a Latin term and was derived from the Greek term leirion a word that traces back through numerous civilizations to one of the first words for flower.