Peony
Plant of Healing. Happy Life and Prosperity.
It is believed that Peony is named for Paeon (also known as Paean), who seemed to be a deity of healing as he had healed Hades and Ares of wounds. The flower myth concerning him says that Paeon was a student of Asclepius, the god of medicine and healing. He was once instructed by Leto (Apollo's mother and goddess of fertility), to obtain a magical root growing on Mount Olympus that would soothe the pain of women in childbirth. Asclepius became jealous and threatened to kill his pupil. Zeus saved Paeon from the wrath of Asclepius by changing him into the peony flower. However, peony seeds were used on pregnant women in ancient times.
Plant of Healing. Happy Life and Prosperity.
It is believed that Peony is named for Paeon (also known as Paean), who seemed to be a deity of healing as he had healed Hades and Ares of wounds. The flower myth concerning him says that Paeon was a student of Asclepius, the god of medicine and healing. He was once instructed by Leto (Apollo's mother and goddess of fertility), to obtain a magical root growing on Mount Olympus that would soothe the pain of women in childbirth. Asclepius became jealous and threatened to kill his pupil. Zeus saved Paeon from the wrath of Asclepius by changing him into the peony flower. However, peony seeds were used on pregnant women in ancient times.
