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Orchid comes from the word “Orkhis” based on the Greek legend of Orkhis, a part satyr and part nymph hybrid, who dared to rape a priestess of the God of Wine, Dionysius.
He was punished by being dismembered by drunken women of the wild called Bacchanalians and was brought back to life as a flower.
Orchid comes from the Greek word "Orkhis" which means "Testicles", depicted by the shape of the orchid's roots.
The Chinese treated the Orchid with respect as it symbolized the innocence of children and represented one of the “gentle men”, which was based on the four seasons.
It was the main symbol of royalty and class as it was the very depiction of beauty in the age where coat-of-arms bore significance in upholding the very essence of the family it described.
Varies from varieties that span all continents of the world, except Antarctica.