"The goddess [Flora] replied to my questions, as she talks, her lips breathe spring roses : 'I was Chloris, whom am now called Flora. Latin speech corrupted a Greek letter of my name. I was Chloris, Nympha of the happy fields [Elysium], the homes of the blessed (you hear) in earlier times. read more
KHLORIS (Chloris) was the goddess of flowers and a nymph of the Islands of the Blessed. She was the wife of Zephyros the West-Wind and the mother of Karpos (Carpus), god of fruit. Her Roman name was Flora. read more
Chloris. The Greek goddess of flowers, wife of Zephyrus. The Romans called her Flora. read more