FLORA  , in See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• MYTHOLOGY

mythology, goddess of See also:

• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring-See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time and See also:

• FLOWERS, ARTIFICIAL

flowers, later identified with the See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek Chioris . Her festival at See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome, the Floralia, instituted 238 B.C. by See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order of the Sibylline books and at first held irregularly, became See also:

• ANNUAL

annual after 173 . It lasted six days (See also:

• APRIL

April 28–May 3), the first See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day being the anniversary of the See also:

• FOUNDATION (Lat. fundatio, from fundare, to found)

foundation of her See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

temple . It included theatrical performances and See also:

• ANIMAL
• ANIMAL (Lat. animalis, from anima, breath, soul)

animal hunts in the See also:

• CIRCUS (Lat. circus, Gr. Kipeos or Kptxot, a ring or' circle; probably " circus " and " ring " are of the same origin)

circus, and vegetables were distributed to the See also:

• PEOPLE

people . The proceedings were characterized by excessive merriment and licentiousness . According to the See also:

• LEGEND (through the French from the med. Lat. legenda, things to be read, from legere, to read)

legend, her See also:

• WORSHIP (i.e. " worth-ship," O. Eng. weor8scipe)

worship was instituted by See also:

• TITUS
• TITUS, FLAVIUS SABINUS VESPASIANUS
• TITUS, THE EPISTLE TO

Titus Tatius, and her See also:

• PRIEST (Ger. Priester, Fr. pretre)

priest, the See also:

• FLAMEN (from flare, " to blow up " the altar fire)

flamen Floralis, by Numa . In See also:

• ART

art Flora was represented as a beautiful See also:

• MAIDEN, or MAID

maiden, bedecked with flowers (See also:

• OVID [PUBLIUS OvID1us NASO] (43 B.C.–A.D. 17)

Ovid, See also:

• FASTI

Fasti, v . 183 ff.; See also:

• TACITUS, CORNELIUS (c. 55-120)
• TACITUS, MARCUS CLAUDIUS

Tacitus, See also:

• ANNALS (Annales, from annus, a year)

Annals, ii . 49) . The See also:

• TERM

term " flora is used in See also:

• BOTANY (from Gr. l3or6v17, plant; ,66vicety, to graze)

botany collectively for the plant-growth of a See also:

• DISTRICT

district; similarly " See also:

• FAUNA

fauna is used collectively for the animals .