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Gods and Goddesses
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 Flora
Historical Thread
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This is the thread for discussion on the goddess Flora and for information about the Flamen Floralis as well as the cult of Flora.
We are uncertain about if she really had her own Flamines since not all sources mention her.
Flora was the goddess that made trees bloom, a prerequisite for all fruits, but later she became protector of the spring and everything that blooms, including flowers.
She had her own festival, the Floralia, and a special priest, the Flamen Floralis.
The floralia was originally a moving festival, but it was later fixed on April 27th. After Caesar's reform of the calendar, it was April 28th. The purpose of the festival was to ensure the crops blossomed well. The prostitutes considered the floralia their festival too, and part of the festival was held during the night.
After a period with bad crops the Ludi Florales started to be held every year, the first in 173 BCE.
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Update on the Festival - ( * Proserpina Curius )Flora Egg - ( * Proserpina Curius )Floral Backgrounds 1 - ( * Proserpina Curius )Floralia Plaques - ( * Proserpina Curius )Schedule from Cornellia - ( * Proserpina Curius )Birth of Mars to Flora by Ovid - ( * Proserpina Curius )Flora's wedding by Ovid - ( * Proserpina Curius )Background on Flora - ( * Proserpina Curius )Welcome Josephia - ( * Proserpina Curius )Researching - ( * Proserpina Curius )Floralia Festival - ( * Proserpina Curius )|
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