Flora
ἢ τάπερ πάθομεν ἄχεα πρός γε τῶν τεκομένων → the pains which we have suffered, and, indeed, from our own parent | the pains which we have suffered, and those even from the one who brought us into the world | the pains we have suffered, and from a parent, too
Latin > English
Flora Florae N F :: Flora; godess of flowers
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Flōra: ae, f. flos, v. flo,
I the goddess of flowers, whose festival was celebrated on the 28th of April, often with unbridled license, Ov. F. 5, 195 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; id. L. L. 5, §§ 45, 74; Lucr. 5, 739; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Tac. A. 2, 49; Mart. 1, 1, 1: omnia Florae aulaea, Juv. 14, 262 al.—
II Derivv. *
A Flōrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Flora: apud M. Catonem in re Floria ita scriptum, respecting the festival of Flora, Gell. 9, 12, 7.— More freq.,
B Flōrālis, e, adj.
1 Of or belonging to Flora, Floral: flamen, Varr. L. L. 7, § 45: joci, Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.—
2 Of or belonging to the festival of Flora, of the Floralia: sacrum, Ov. F. 4, 947: dignissima tuba Florali matrona, Juv. 6, 250: ludi, Inscr. Orell. 2545.— In plur. subst.: Flōrālĭa, ium and ōrum, n., the festival of Flora: Florae ludi Floralia instituti, Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Quint. 1, 5, 52: (prisci) Floralia IIII. Kal. Mai. instituerunt urbis anno DXIII. ex oraculis Sibyllae, ut omnia bene deflorescerent, Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 286: Varro Floralium, non Floraliorum ait, cum non ludos Florales illic, sed ipsum festum, Floralia, significaret, Macr. S. 1, 4, 14; Pers. 5, 178: solenni Floraliorum die, Just. 43, 4, 6.—Hence,
2 Flō-rālĭcĭus or -tĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the feast of Flora: et Floralicias lasset arena feras, i. e. designed for the combats exhibited during the festival of Flora, Mart. 8, 67, 4.
1 * flōrālĭa, ium, n. flos, a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Flōra,¹³ æ, f., Flore [épouse de Zéphire, déesse des fleurs] : Ov. F. 5, 195 ; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 36 || Floræ ludi Varro R. 1, 1, 6, jeux floraux || Flōrĭus, a, um, Gell. 9, 12, 7, ou Flōrālis, e, Ov. F. 4, 947, de Flore ; [d’où] Flōrālĭa, ĭum ou ĭōrum, n., Florales, fêtes en l’honneur de Flore [dans lesquelles régnait une grande licence] : Plin. 18, 286 ; Macr. Sat. 1, 1, 14 ; Pers. 5, 178 || Flōrālĭcĭus, a, um, relatif aux jeux floraux : Mart. 8, 67, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
Flōra, ae, f. (flos), die Göttin der Blumen und Blüten, die Frühlingsgöttin, Ov. fast. 5, 183 sqq. Varro r. r. 1, 1, 6. Lact. 1, 20, 6: mit einem Tempel in der Nähe des circus maximus, Tac. ann. 2, 49. – Dav.: A) Flōrius, a, um, zur Flora gehörig, de re Floria, über das Florafest (eine Schrift des Kato), Gell. 9, 12, 7. – B) Flōrālis, e, die Flora betreffend, flamen, Poët. b. Varro LL. 7, 45: sacrum = Floralia (w. s.), Ov. fast. 4, 947: ioci, am Florafeste, Sen. ep. 97, 8: ludi, am Florafeste, Tert. de spect. 6. Arnob. 7, 33. – subst., Flōrālia, ium u. iōrum, n., a) das von den Römern mit Schauspielen u. allerlei Belustigungen am 28. April gefeierte Fest der Flora, das Florafest, Blumenfest, Varro r. r. 1, 1, 6. Plin. 18, 286. Macr. sat. 1, 4, 14: verbunden mit Spielen, ludi Floralia, Quint. 1, 5, 52. Lact. 1, 20, 6; u. mit Spenden an das Volk, Pers. 5, 178. – b) das Blumenfest bei den Massiliensern, Iustin. 43, 4, 6. – Dav. abgel.: Flōrālicius, a, um, zum Feste der Flora gehörig, ferae, Tiergefechte am Florafeste, Mart. 8, 67, 4.
