sub rosa (English spelling)

Japanese: sub rosa(英語表記)subrosa
sub rosa (English spelling)

...It is said that this flower was given to Harpokratēs, the god of silence, in Greek mythology, and since ancient times, a single rose has been placed in the center of the ceiling of a conference room as a sign of a vow not to leak the contents of the conference to outsiders. This is the origin of the idiom "sub rosa" (under the rose, in secret). [Kawasaki Toshihiko]
[Myths, legends, folklore]
Since ancient times, the rose has been a symbol of beauty, love, joy and youth.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sub rosa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア神話でこの花が沈黙の神ハルポクラテスHarpokratēsに与えられた故事に基づくといわれるが,昔から会議室の天井中央に1輪のバラの花をつけ,会議の内容を外部に漏らさない誓いの印とした。〈スブ・ロサsub rosa〉(バラの下で,秘密裏に)なる成語の語源である。【川崎 寿彦】
[神話,伝承,民俗]
 バラは古代から美と愛,喜びと青春の象徴だった。…

※「sub rosa」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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