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ID: 901001704
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001704
Record Type: Character/Person

Flora (Roman deity)

Note: In Roman religion, the goddess of the flowering of plants. Titus Tatius (according to tradition, the Sabine king who ruled with Romulus) is said to have introduced her cult to Rome; her temple stood near the Circus Maximus. Her festival, called the Floralia, was instituted in 238 BCE.

Names:
Flora (Roman deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Roman iconography> (P)
........<Roman characters> (P)
............Flora (Roman deity) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Roman
.....(Ancient Italian, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... spring (season)
.....(seasons, earth sciences concepts, physical sciences concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... flowers (plant components)
.....(plant components, biological components, components by specific context, components (objects parts), Components (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Flora (Roman deity)
................Stapleton, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology (1986)
................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 2017008682
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 96A23 (story of) Flora
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Stapleton, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology (1986)
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_(deity)#/media/File:Master_Of_Flora_-_The_Triumph_of_Flora_-_WGA14441.jpg
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Flora," accessed 15 June 2017
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 2017008682
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 96A23 (story of) Flora

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