Apollo, Hyacinthus and Cyparissus Making Music and Singing

Apollo, Hyacinthus and Cyparissus Making Music and Singing

The ancient Greeks believed the cypress tree was the first tree the dead would see when they arrived in the Underworld, and used the wood from this tree to make coffins, as it was said, the wood from this tree, was not susceptible to insect attacks.

Even today you can see cypress trees in many cemeteries.

by Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov