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Honorary Poster
Amaryllis
According to legend, Amaryllis was a shy, timid maiden who fell deeply in love with Alteo, a shepherd with Hercules’ strength and Apollo’s beauty. Her affections, however, were unrequited. Alteo loved plants and flowers more than anything and said he would only give his heart to the maiden who brought him a unique flower he had never seen before. Hoping she could somehow win Alteo’s heart, Amaryllis sought advice from the oracle of Delphi. Following the oracle’s instructions, she dressed in maiden’s white and appeared at Alteo’s door for thirty nights, each time piercing her heart with a golden arrow. When at last Alteo opened his door, there before him stood Amaryllis with a striking crimson flower that had sprung from the blood of her heart. Today, we associate this stunning red flower with the holidays
According to legend, Amaryllis was a shy, timid maiden who fell deeply in love with Alteo, a shepherd with Hercules’ strength and Apollo’s beauty. Her affections, however, were unrequited. Alteo loved plants and flowers more than anything and said he would only give his heart to the maiden who brought him a unique flower he had never seen before. Hoping she could somehow win Alteo’s heart, Amaryllis sought advice from the oracle of Delphi. Following the oracle’s instructions, she dressed in maiden’s white and appeared at Alteo’s door for thirty nights, each time piercing her heart with a golden arrow. When at last Alteo opened his door, there before him stood Amaryllis with a striking crimson flower that had sprung from the blood of her heart. Today, we associate this stunning red flower with the holidays