Because Mekon, a man loved by the goddess Demeter was metamorphosed into a poppy flower.
Mekon was mortal, but poppies represent the goddess Demeter as the bringer of sleep or death. Poppies were used in Greco-Roman myths as offerings to the dead: a second meaning of the depiction and use of poppies in the Greco-Roman myths is the symbolism of the bright scarlet colour as signifying the promise of resurrection after death.
Demeter is represented by the lion.
Demeter is the goddess of the harvest.
They represent World War 1 remembrance day.
They represent every dead soldier in the wars.
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Demeter, The Greek God of the earth, life cycles, and marital law . She is often seen carrying poppies, certain plays may convey her essence in poppy fields or a women carrying poppies. She is also the Goddess of Agriculture and can be represented by an ear of corn.
Returning to the earth with Demeter.
Poppies were the only plants that grew in the ravaged fields of World War I. John McCrae wrote a poem "In Flanders Field" after being inspired by the poppies growing in the battlefield, and when the poem was published, poppies became associated with remembering the soldiers who gave their lives.
In the runup to Rembrance Day, 11th November, we wear poppies to represent the fact that after World War One, the only thing that grew in the war fields was poppies.
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Red symbolizes the blood of the fallen soldiers, black is the grief over them, and green is the hope.