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Flora

Mother Flora · Goddess of Flowers · Goddess of Spring

01Identity

Flora in Roman tradition

Zephyr’s pursuit changed Chloris, a nymph, into Flora, the Roman goddess who rules flowers and flowering plants. She became Zephyr’s bride and lived in perpetual spring, scattering varied seeds across the earth and creating or transforming flowers. Unlike the Greek Chloris, Flora is the Roman identity associated with gardens, blossoms, springtime and agricultural abundance.

Top questions

The quick answers

  • Who is Flora?

    Flora is a Roman deity associated with flowers and blossoms; flowering plants; springtime; fertility; and agricultural abundance.
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    • Classical Mythology a to Z
    • Tales About the Mythology of Greece and Rome

  • What is Flora the goddess of?

    Flora is associated with flowers and blossoms; flowering plants; springtime; fertility; and agricultural abundance.
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    Source

    • Classical Mythology a to Z
    • Tales About the Mythology of Greece and Rome
02The names

The names Flora answers to

Flora Mater

Mother Flora

SourceClassical Mythology a to Z

Goddess of Flowers

Deity of flowers and flowering plants

SourceTales About the Mythology of Greece and Rome

Goddess of Spring

Deity associated with springtime and renewal

SourceClassical Mythology a to Z

03The myths

The myths of Flora

1 myth, with sources recorded for each.

Chloris Becomes Flora

Zephyrus took the nymph Chloris as his bride. He transformed her into Flora, and the transformation changed both her name and her rank. Chloris became Flora. Flora became queen of flowers. Zephyrus gave her authority over the flowers, so they came under her rule. He also made her queen of eternal spring.

The nymph who had become Zephyrus's bride received a new place after the transformation. She no longer held only the name Chloris. She became Flora, and her new name belonged to her authority over flowers. Zephyrus granted her this authority after he changed her. He gave her power over the flowers and placed her above them as their queen.

Her second queenship followed the first. Zephyrus made Flora queen of eternal spring, so her rule over flowers became joined with the season that never ended. The marriage came first. The transformation followed. Zephyrus then gave Flora authority over flowers and made her their queen. He made her queen of eternal spring as well.

Chloris's change into Flora therefore brought a new name, a new rank, and authority over flowers. The nymph became a queen after Zephyrus transformed her. Eternal spring followed the transformation, and Flora held its queenship together with her rule over the flowers.

Chloris Becomes Flora, a MythSource painting of the scene

3 sources· checked 2026-08-24

  1. 1The Greek MythsT1
  2. 2Apollodorus, The LibraryT1

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    “Zephyrus married Chloris, changed her name to Flora, and made her queen of flowers and of eternal spring.”

    Apollodorus, The Library

  3. 3Monsters of Greek Mythology, Volume TwoT1

Also mentioned in

Stories elsewhere on MythSource that mention Flora, each on that figure’s page.