The rose tattoo is by far the most popular of all flower designs, maybe even the most popular of all tattoo designs. That prevalence is directly related to its power as a symbol. With their typical deep red color, they have historically been linked with blood and so also life. In fact, for the ancient Greeks, the first red roses were thought to have grown from the blood of Adonis, Aphrodites lover, also beginning one of the most traditional associations of the red rose used today love and beauty. Often in design work, the rose tattoo appears as a solo entity, as the complete design.
At other times it is embellished with leaves, a long stem, and even thorns. Also, as in real life, other colors of the rose might appear, each with their own symbolic meaning: pink for grace and gentility, white for innocence and purity, yellow for friendship, and even black for death. Perhaps the most famous of the non-red roses is the "Yellow Rose of Texas", which is not a rose at all, but instead a person. Immortalized in the 19th century folk song of the same name, the yellow rose is actually a young woman of mixed ethnic background, missed by her roving sweetheart. The rose tattoo in the picture is the classic red rose that can be seen in thousands of parlors all over the world.
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