Flora (mythology)
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Flora is a Roman goddess of flowers and spring. 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 wit
1st-century fresco from the Villa di Arianna in Stabiae, depicting Flora or an allegory of spring
Detail of Flora from Primavera by Botticelli, c. 1482
Flora by Titian, 1515
Idealized Portrait of a Courtesan as Flora by Bartolomeo Veneto, c. 1520
Floralia
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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,
Flora (mythology)
…from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ('bloom, flower'). Compare the name of the goddess Aurora, which shows a similar a-extension. Flora's festival, the Floralia, was held between April 28 and May 3 and was celebrated with drinking, flowers, and entertainments (ludi). The festival was first instituted in 240…
Triumph of Flora by Tiepolo (ca. 1743), a scene based on Ovid's description of the Floralia
Fragment of the Fasti Praenestini showing a note on the Ludi Florae