Flora - Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, UK
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N 51° 50.508 W 000° 56.297
30U E 642029 N 5745452
This statue of Flora appears in the grounds of Waddesdon Manor. This valuable and important collection is attributed to Ferdinand de Rothschild and is maintained by The National Trust with the Rothschild Charity today.
Waymark Code: WMA3WV
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/12/2010
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Grade II Listed on 29th January 1985 this statue is of carved marble and is an Italian design. It dates to the 18th century and shows Flora with draperies, flowers and leaves.
Wikipedia describes Flora:
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'In Roman mythology, Flora was a goddess of flowers and the season of spring. While she was otherwise a relatively minor figure in Roman mythology, being one among several fertility goddesses, her association with the spring gave her particular importance at the coming of springtime. Her festival, the Floralia, was held in April or early May and symbolized the renewal of the cycle of life, drinking, and flowers. Her Greek equivalent was Chloris. Flora was married to Favonius, the wind god, and her companion was Hercules. Her name is derived from the Latin word "flos" which means "flower." In modern English, "Flora" also means the plants of a particular region or period.
Flora achieved more prominence in the neo-pagan revival of Antiquity among Renaissance humanists than she had ever enjoyed in ancient Rome.
One of the fairies in the Sleeping Beauty is named Flora after this goddess.'