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Zephyrus & Chloris

Zephyrus & Chloris. Float 23. Courtney. Zephyrus - The god of the West Winds. -Protector of flowers and plants. -Messenger of Spring -Husband of Chloris. -Zephyr was the name of the roller coaster at Pontchartrain Beach that shut down in 1983. Chloris

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Zephyrus & Chloris

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  1. Zephyrus & Chloris Float 23 Courtney

  2. Zephyrus -The god of the West Winds. -Protector of flowers and plants. -Messenger of Spring -Husband of Chloris. -Zephyr was the name of the roller coaster at Pontchartrain Beach that shut down in 1983. Chloris -The goddess of flowers, springtime, and newly grown plants -She is identical with the Roman Flora -Nymph of the islands of the blessed -Wife of Zephyrus -Zephyrus gave her dominion over flowers. God & Goddess

  3. Flora *Floral means having to do with flowers. *Flowers are delicate, colorful, and frequently sweet-scented. *The Romans called Chloris, “Flora” and honored her each year with a celebration known as the Floralia.

  4. Zephyrus -A west wind is a wind that originates in the west and blows east. -Zephyrus was the personification of west wind and bringer of light spring and early summer breezes. -Zephyrus was known as the fructifying wind. -Zephyrus‘ nick name was Favonius, who held dominion over plants and flowers. The name Favonius, meant “favorable”.

  5. Chloris

  6. bibliography - "Mythography." Mythography. 1997. Www.loggia.com. 29 Jan. 2009 <http://www.loggia.com/myth/zephyrus.html.> - "Chloris." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/chloris.html. - "Zephyrus." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.http://www.pantheon.org/articles/z/zephyrus.html [Accessed January 28, 2009]. • Atsma, Aaron J. "KHLORIS." KHLORIS. 2008. 3 Feb. 2009 <http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/NympheKhloris.html>.

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