Purple flowering trees in a garden with Greek columns. Ancient Greek myths use the stories of spring flowers, summer and fall fruit, and winter’s decline to give comfort in understanding our lives, says classicist

“Spring flowers are brightly colored, but they only last a short time, so they reminded the Greeks of the beauty and promise of youth and the tragedy of young lives cut short,” says Marie-Claire Beaulieu. Redbud trees bloom in Olympia, Greece. Photo: Kristoffer Trolle/flickr, CC BY-SA

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Flowers, Fragility, and the Cycle of Life

Ancient Greek myths use the stories of spring flowers, summer and fall fruit, and winter’s decline to give comfort in understanding our lives, says classicist

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