While not lavender, the myth of Hyacinth—a beautiful youth loved by Apollo, from whose blood a flower (the hyacinth) sprang—parallels the theme of transformation through grief into something fragrant and memory-holding, akin to lavender's use for soothing remembrance.

Lavender is traditionally associated with the Virgin Mary, symbolizing purity, grace, and the calm, healing presence of divine love, often used in monastic gardens for meditation.