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Flora (Latin: Flōra) is a Roman goddess of flowers and spring. [1] She was one of the twelve deities of traditional Roman religion who had their own flamen, the Floralis, one of the flamines minores. Her association with spring gave her particular importance at the coming of springtime, as did her role as goddess of youth. [2]
The Floralia was a festival of ancient Roman religion in honor of the goddess Flora, held on 27 April during the Republican era, or 28 April in the Julian calendar. The festival included Ludi Florae, the "Games of Flora", which lasted for six days under the empire. [3] The festival had a licentious, pleasure-seeking atmosphere.
She is a Roman goddess of flowers and spring – a symbol for nature and flowers (especially the may-flower). While she was otherwise a relatively minor figure in Roman mythology, being one among several fertility goddesses, her association with the spring gave her particular importance at the coming of springtime, as did her role as goddess of ...
The Roman equivalent is Bacchus. [5] Dryads, tree and forest nymphs; Epimeliades, nymphs of highland pastures and protectors of sheep flocks; Gaia, primal mother goddess and goddess of the earth and its personification; Hamadryades, oak tree dryads; Hegemone, goddess of plants, specifically making them bloom and bear fruit as they were supposed to
Veritas, goddess and personification of the Roman virtue of veritas or truth. Verminus, god of cattle worms. Vertumnus, Vortumnus or Vertimnus, god of the seasons, and of gardens and fruit trees. Vesta, goddess of the hearth, the Roman state, and the sacred fire; one of the Dii Consentes. Vica Pota, goddess of victory and competitions.
Flora Caressed by Zephyr (French: Flore caressée par Zéphyr), also titled Dawn (L'Aurore), is an 1802 oil painting by the French painter François Gérard which depicts the love of Flora (Spring) and Zephyr (the West Wind) from Graeco-Roman mythology.
Temple of Flora Temple of Flora, Stourhead Gardens, Wiltshire, UK. The Temple of Flora was an ancient sanctuary on the Quirinal Hill in Ancient Rome, erected in 238 BCE and dedicated to the goddess Flora. [1]
Paintings of the goddess Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and spring. Pages in category "Paintings of Flora" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.