24 Symbolic Lily Tattoo Ideas

Flowers of the spiritually advanced, tattoos of lily are usually found on women, since their delicate and beautiful look and of course their magnificent deeper meaning. Symbolism following this bloom of beauty can be in many forms depending on its source. To some people, they represent totem flowers of mothers, fertility and nurturing, also symbolizing unions and long lasting relationships. In Greek mythology, it is told that lily was created from the breast milk of Hera thus being a symbol for motherhood. Greeks also held lily as a symbol of high eroticism and sexuality. Christians hold lily as a symbol of chastity, innocence, purity and piety, and the white lily was symbolic of the “Madonna” as the flower is associated with the virgin Mary. With its three petals, the lily is often considered a trinity symbol, holding the representation of three virtues: Charity, Hope, and Faith. In France, lilies are identified with the Fleur-de-lys also having a trinity symbolism of royalty, prosperity, and expanse. In the symbolism of the Tarot, the lily also holds symbolism of purity, innocence, fertility, vulnerability, and the freedom to be ourselves, as well as allowing others to be as they are too.