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Olive is a mythical tree, which is according to tradition of the earliest civilizations, created by the Gods!
In ancient Egypt, its creation is attributed to the Goddess Izdi, in Mesopotamia are believed to have been created by the God Ishtar, and was also a symbol of the Etruscan God Turan. The Bible mentions olive tree more than a thousand times. In Christianity, it is the symbol of God's providence and care for People. Moses freed men of war, who grew olives. Dove, which returned after the flood in Noah's ark was carried in its beak an olive branch as a symbol of reconciliation, between God and man. With many such branches, people celebrate Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. Jesuss weated blood sweat on the Mount of Olives, surrounded by many olive trees, and the cross of Jesus, was according to a legend made of olive and cedar wood. Due to the strength and resilience, olive is a symbol of power. So Hercules had a bludgeon of olive wood and by olive stake Odysseus blinded the Cyclops. Since olive is a symbol of loyalty and fidelity, Odysseus and Penelope's double bed was the olive tree stump. The winners at the Olympics on their heads were placed olive wreaths, and for the award they received amphorae with olive oil, which was very expensive at a time. Tradition says that the olive tree was given to people by the Greek Goddess of wisdom and war Athena. It happened after an argument between the Goddess of wisdom Athena and Poseidon, God of the sea, about belongings of Attica. Zeus, the father of all Gods, decided to settle it so that it will assign Atticus to someone, who gives people more valuable gift. Having created the olive tree, Athens gave to Greeks valuable gift and so won Poseidon. He than created the source of salt water that sprang from the stone. The saying says that there were two trees in the Garden of Eden - the fig and olive trees. Fig tree is the truth, and the olive tree of life. The old Latin idea mentioned in several holy books of various religions glorifies this tree, describing it as " oles prima arborum omnium est " which means "olive tree is the first among all the trees. " Olive also symbolizes health, victory, success, wisdom, intelligence, purity and many other important human virtues. Maslina je mitsko drvo koje su po predaji najranijih civilizacija stvarali bogovi !
U starom Egiptu njezino stvaranje pripisuje se božici Izdi, u Mezopotamiji su vjerovali da ju je stvorio bog Ištar, a bila je i simbol etruščanskog boga Turana. U Bibliji se spominje više od tisuću puta. U kršćanstvu je simbol božije providnosti i brige za ljude. Mojsije je oslobađao ratovanja muškarce, koji su uzgajali masline. Golubica koja se nakon potopa vratila na Noinu arku u kljunu je nosila maslinovu grančicu kao simbol pomirenja boga i ljudi. Na slikama sa prikazom ukazanja anđela Gabrijela Dijevici Mariji, vidi se kako anđeo u ruci ima maslinovu grančicu. S mnogo takovih grančica, narod je proslavio Isusov ulazak u Jeruzalem. Isus se znojio krvavim znojem na Maslinskoj gori, okružen mnoštvom maslina, a Isusov križ, bio je po predaji od maslinovog i cedrova drva. Zbog čvrstoće i otpornosti, maslina je simbol snage. Tako je Herkul imao toljagu od maslinovog drva, a Odisej je maslinovim kolcem oslijepio Kiklopa. Maslina je simbol odanosti i vjernosti pa je Odisejev i Penelopin bračni krevet bio od panja masline. Pobjednicima na Olimpijskim igrama na glave su stavljali maslinove vijence, a za nagradu su dobivali amfore sa maslinovim uljem, koje je tada bilo vrlo skupo. Predaja kaže da je maslinu ljudima dala grčka božica mudrosti i ratovanja Atena. Dogodilo se to nakon svađe između božice mudrosti Atene i boga mora Posejdona o tome kome pripada Atika, pa je Zeus, otac svih bogova, odlučio riješiti taj spor tako da će Atiku dodijeliti onome, tko njezinom narodu pokloni vrjedniji dar. Stvorivši drvo masline , Atena je Grcima poklonila vrjedniji dar i tako pobijedila Posejdona koji je stvorio izvor slane vode koji je potekao iz kamena. Simbolična primjena masline održala se do današnjih dana. Grančice se posvećuju na Cvjetnu nedelju i čuvaju se da bi pružile blagoslov domu. Maslinovo drvo se često koristi za izradu različitih drvenih suvenira i nakita. Izreka kaže da su postojala dva stabla u rajskom vrtu - smokva i maslina. Smokva je drvo istine, a maslina drvo života. Stara latinska misao spomenuta u nekoliko svetih knjiga različitih religija glorificira ovo drvo opisujući ga kao "oles prima arborum omnium est" , što znači "maslina je prva među svim drvećem". Maslina simbolizira još i zdravlje, pobijedu, uspijeh, mudrost, inteligenciju, čistoću i mnoge druge značajne ljudske vrline. |
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