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Thallo (Θαλλώ, from θάλλειν (thallein 'to sprout, grow', esp. fruit trees) [13] or Flora for Romans) or Thalatte was the goddess of spring, buds and blooms, a protector of youth. Auxo (Αὐξώ, from αὐξάνειν ( auxanein , 'to increase') [ 14 ] or Auxesia was worshipped (alongside Hegemone ) in Athens as one of their two ...
Persephone, Greek Goddess of Spring. Her festival or the day she returns to her mother Demeter from the Underworld is on 3rd of April. Many fertility deities are also associated with spring; In Roman mythology, Flora was a Sabine-derived goddess of flowers [1] and of the season of spring [2]
Persephone and Dionysos. Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th–3rd century B.C. Marble. Hermitage.. In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone (/ p ər ˈ s ɛ f ə n iː / pər-SEF-ə-nee; Greek: Περσεφόνη, romanized: Persephónē, classical pronunciation: [per.se.pʰó.nɛː]), also called Kore (/ ˈ k ɔːr iː / KOR-ee; Greek: Κόρη, romanized: Kórē, lit.
Goddess of spring, Queen of the Underworld, wife of Hades and daughter of Demeter and Zeus. Her symbols include the pomegranate , grain, torches, wheat and the asphodelus . After her abduction by Hades, she was forced to split the year between the world of the dead with her husband and the world of the living with her mother.
In Greek mythology, Chloris (/ ˈ k l ɔːr ɪ s /; Greek Χλωρίς Chlōrís, ... "pallid", or "fresh") was a nymph/goddess who was associated with spring, ...
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
Castalia / k ə ˈ s t eɪ l i ə / (Ancient Greek: Κασταλία, romanized: Kastalia), in ancient Greek and Roman literature, [1] was the name of a spring near Delphi, sacred to the Muses; it is also known as the Castalian Spring.
In Greek mythology, Hegemone (Ancient Greek: Ἡγεμόνη means "mastery" [1] derived from hegemon "leader, ruler, queen" [2]) was a Greek goddess of plants, specifically making them bloom and bear fruit. According to Pausanias, Hegemone was a name given by the Athenians to one of the Graces. Auxo represented the spring, and Hegemone autumn. [3]