Chloris/Flora
View FullscreenRembrandt van Rijn, Flora (Saskia as Flora), 1634, oil on canvas, 125 x 101 cm, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
Chloris (Greek) or Flora (Roman) is an ancient Hellenic and Italic goddess of spring and flowers. She was abducted by Zephyrus; they married and he gave her reign over all flowers.
She is typically depicted as a young, sweet woman, and is sometimes shown with Zephyrus.