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Prayer to Flora

Flora
That Naso's lay may bloom for aye, O strew, I pray thee, goddess, thy boons upon my breast!
Fons · Source
AuthorOvid
WorkFasti
SectionV.377-378
Periodearly 1st c. AD
OccasionFloralia — poet's invocation to Flora at the close of her festival account, asking the goddess to bless his verses so that they may flower through the ages
Classificatio · Taxonomy
Cultureroman
Formpersonal
DeitiesFlora
Functionspetition
Sphereliterary