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Lotus tree
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The lotus tree is a plant that is referred to in stories from Greek and Roman mythology. It is not known if it was real or mythical, and there are multiple candidates for possible real plants that mig
A standing man, Egyptian appearance, holding branches of a lotus tree. Excavated by a BISI team in the mid-20th century CE. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th-7th centuries BCE. From Nimrud, Mesopotamia, Iraq.
A standing man, Egyptian appearance, holding branches of a lotus tree. Excavated by a BISI team in the mid-20th century CE. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th-7
Dryope is changed into a lotus-plant when to please her little boy she picks a flower from the metamorphosed Lotis which then starts to bleed (Ovid, M
Dryope is changed into a lotus-plant when to please her little boy she picks a flower from the metamorphosed Lotis which then starts to bleed (Ovid, Metamorphoses IX 331)
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts a lotus tree (nabq).
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts a lotus tree (nabq).
Sidrat al-Muntaha
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The Sidrat al-Muntaha in Islamic tradition is a large Cedrus or lote tree that marks the utmost boundary in the seventh heaven, where the knowledge of the angels ends. During the Isra' and Mi'raj, whe
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…of Priapus, she invoked the assistance of the gods, who answered her prayers by turning her into a lotus tree. The Quran has a legendary plant, the Lote tree, that marks the end of the seventh heaven. In the Bible, the Book of Job also has two lines (40:21–22), with the Hebrew word צֶאֱלִים‎ (tse'elim), which…
A cedar in Lebanon (Lebanon's sacred tree); Translations made through modern Arabic, unaware of the cultural background and etymological development o
A cedar in Lebanon (Lebanon's sacred tree); Translations made through modern Arabic, unaware of the cultural background and etymological development of the words and symbols that make up the language of the Quran, can turn "Sidrat al-Muntaha" into the lote tree.
Wild Ziziphus spina-christi (lote tree) in Iran
Wild Ziziphus spina-christi (lote tree) in Iran
A page of Bustan by the Persian poet Saadi Shirazi telling the story of the lote tree
A page of Bustan by the Persian poet Saadi Shirazi telling the story of the lote tree