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    What flower is named after the Norse god Balder?

    Question #97478. Asked by synlar. (Jul 12 08 11:21 AM)


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    		Baldur's Brow.

    Along with Thor, Baldur is considered the most majestic and magnificent of the sons of Odin and thus the Pantheon. Also called Baldr, Balder, and Baldir, he is the god of moral purity, justice, peace, innocence, chastity, and flawlessness. He is portrayed with a radiant glowing white light, and thus the flower “Baldur's Brow” is named after him due to its bright white hue. He is the most loved of those in Valhalla under Odin, the most wondrous and flawless of all his sons.

    The old northern name for the Daisy was Baldur's Brow, and this, with many other species of Chrysanthemum became dedicated to St. John.

    http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/d/daisyo04.html

    http://www.euroheritage.net/factsofmythology.shtml

    Jul 12 08, 11:59 AM

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