The water lily, which grows from the depths to above the surface of water, seems to bring a tremendous hidden vitality out of nowhere, hinting at the true source of creation. Many ancient Egyptian myths are connected to the water lily. In Egypt, where they worshipped the sun, they have discovered designs in which the sun god Ra sits as a child on a water lily.
由水中深處冒升至水面的睡蓮，像造物主潛藏的生命力，暗示著創造的本源，不僅許多神話與蓮花有關；崇拜太陽的埃及王國，也出現太陽神以童子之姿坐蓮花之上的圖案。