• Seeds are called arils.
• Often the same word for Grenade. Fragments. Example: Hebrew.
• One of the seven fruits/plants Israel was blessed with
• Jewish tradition: symbol for righteousness. 613 seeds= 613 commandments/mitzvot
• Hades gave Persephone pomegranate seeds to force her to spend a certain amount of time in the underworld every year. (winter)
• Hera offers the pomegranate. She is a dual-goddess; life-giving and death-dealing.
• Some depictions of Mary show her holding a pomegranate.
• Greek symbol of abundance, fertility and good luck.
• Greek tradition to break them on the ground at weddings and on New Year’s
• Acts as a permanent stain unless washed immediately with water
• Garnet.
• Grenadine syrup.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate