Flora (mythology)

Flora
Flora
Goddess of flowers and spring
	1st-century fresco from the Villa di Arianna in Stabiae, depicting Flora or an allegory of spring
Abode	Elysium
Symbols	flower
Festivals	Floralia
Genealogy
Consort	Favonius–Zephyrus
Children	Carpus
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Chloris
Oscan equivalent	Fluusa

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] She is one several fertility goddesses and a relatively minor figure in Roman mythology. Her Greek counterpart is Chloris.

^ "Flora". Myth Index. Archived from the original on 2016-05-03.
^ H. Nettleship ed., A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1891) p. 238

[1] "Flora". Myth Index. Archived from the original on 2016-05-03.

[2] H. Nettleship ed., A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1891) p. 238

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Flora
Goddess of flowers and spring
1st-century fresco from the Villa di Arianna in Stabiae, depicting Flora or an allegory of spring
Abode	Elysium
Symbols	flower
Festivals	Floralia
Genealogy
Consort	Favonius–Zephyrus
Children	Carpus
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Chloris
Oscan equivalent	Fluusa