Rihanna Shows Off Her New Ink: Rihanna's Many Tattoos (GALLERY)
In loving memory of her grandmother, the 24-year-old pop star had a large image of the Egyptian goddess Isis, kneeling with her wings spread etched across her ribcage.
After performing at the opening ceremony of the London Paralympics Sunday, Rihanna revealed her new tattoo to fans on Twitter and Instagram.
What does the winged goddess have to do with Rihanna's grandma?
Along with a modest photo of her new body art, Rihanna tweeted the following explanation:
Goddess Isis - Complete Woman - Model for future generations- #GRANGRANDOLLY - always in and on my heart #1lo instagr.am/p/PXz4f2hM3N/— Rihanna (@rihanna) September 9, 2012
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The tattoo of Iris, who is known to represent the "ideal mother and wife," symbolizes the singer's feelings about her grandmother -- who passed away in July after battling cancer.
The singer emphasized her grandma's compassion, tweeting, "Figure out who knows u, who trusts u, who's important to u, whose opinions actually matter, and whose presence is irresistible #granDOLLY."
And later, Rihanna confirmed a fan's explanation of her new ink: “'@RihannaNavy96: The tattoo means a lot to Rihanna. It's something to keep her grandma's memory alive.' YOU's be knowing gra! #dolly"
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What do you think of Rihanna's latest addition to her tattoo collection? Weight in below and click through our gallery to see more of her body ink.
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A life that has "meaning" is a thing of beauty which embraces, love, purpose, permenance and wonder. Now, that is FAB!!!
right, and it's french, not chinese or something exotic. You should be able to get at least French right...
I love each and everyone of her tattoos, especially her Rebelle Fleur tattoo.
Her tattoo is beautiful! what a unique place to get a tattoo. Such a gorgeous meaning behind it aswell.
Way to go Ri Ri! Express yourself in any way shape or form. As long as it is a positive representation of yourself,mind,body,and spirit:) Love ya lots babe!
It's great that her tattoos all mean something... Not just some ink that looks cool and will go out of fashion in ten years...
It's in the wrong order... In french, we would say "fleur rebelle", not "rebelle fleur". If you get a tattoo in another language, at least get it right! =)