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Figure 6. Simone martini annunciazione.
Figure 7. The return of Judith to Bethulia. Sandro Botticelli, Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
The Olive Tree: A Symbol
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March 2022

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Stefano Grego

The olive tree is not only the typical plant of the Mediterranean but it is also a tree that constitutes the only culture of global importance. From very old times through the centuries, the traditions of the great oil-growing areas of today were born and consolidated—Greece, Italy, and Spain. The olive tree and oil are an indispensable presence for our daily well-being, as well as a reminder of our oldest and truest history. Olive tree became a symbol of peace and value, an element of strength and purification, of resistance to the ravages of time and wars, the olive tree has always been a transcendent symbol of spirituality and sacredness.

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... Famous is the tale of Athena, who won the competition against Poseidon by gifting the citizens of the city, subsequently called Athene, with an olive tree (Olea europaea L.) that symbolized rebirth, victory, and peace (Luyster 1965). The meaning of the olive tree has not changed over the centuries, and together with the dove, the olive tree is associated with the symbols of hope and rebirth in the Book of Genesis, which recurs in the episode of Noah's Ark and the great Flood, and the Gospels, where is mentioned during the Palm Sunday, before Easter that represents the triumphal enters of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem (Grego 2022). ...

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The flax in the “Flora’s image” in the Ariadne House (Pompeian area, Italy) as a symbol of feminine in a wedding sacred to the afterlife
The Olive Tree: A Symbol