Grapes and pomegranates originated in the deserts of the Middle East, where they were often depicted in art, their thirst-quenching juices being regarded as the water of life and the red and shiny pomegranate as a symbol of the sun.
這類酸甜多汁的果實，在沙漠地帶正是解渴的珍果；在信仰上，則被視為代表生命之水的聖樹。石榴又因紅而光輝，成為光明、太陽的標誌。