Flora (mythology)

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/flora-mythology

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary domain?Flowers and the season of spring
2. What is the religious designation?Roman goddess, one of the twelve with a dedicated flamen
3. What is Flora in Roman mythology?Flora is the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, who makes flowers bloom and brings happy springtime.
4. How did people celebrate Flora?They celebrated her with the Floralia festival from late April to early May, playing games, watching plays, and scattering flowers and beans.

Flamen: A priest in ancient Rome dedicated to the service of a particular god.
Pantheon: All the gods of a particular people or religion, considered collectively.
Archetype: A very typical example of a certain person or thing; a recurring symbol or motif in literature and mythology.