- The Blue Lotus is the Blue Lotus Flower of Egypt and is also known as the Blue Egyptian Water Lily. It is found only in the Nile Delta.
- The Lotus was used as the Symbol of Ra, the Sun God of Ancient Egypt, and also used to make perfume and as a mild sedative.
History
- It is thought to have originated along the Nile in East Africa, and then spread to India and Thailand.
- Along with the White Lotus, the flower often appears in Art from Ancient Egypt, including the walls of the Temple of Amun at Karnak and the Mummy of Tutankhamun.
Symbol of Ra the Sun God
- The flowers rise to the surface over two or three days, then open in the morning and close in the afternoon.
- For this reason the Blue Lotus came to symbolise the Sun God Ra to the Ancient Egyptians, who believed Ra emerged from the Lotus each morning and then returned to it at the end of the day.
Nile Delta, Egypt