Zephyrus, the biting wind of March, kidnaps and possesses the nymph Chloris, whom he later marries and transforms into a deity; she becomes the goddess of Spring, eternal bearer of life, and is scattering roses on the ground. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primavera_(painting)
克洛里斯(Chloris)是春天、花卉和大自然的宁芙(Nymph), 宁芙也被翻譯成精靈或仙女。她嫁给西风神泽费罗斯(Zephyrus)。她在结婚后变成春天的女神弗羅娜(Flora)。古罗马诗人奧維德 (Ovid) 写 "当她张开她的嘴，她吐出春天的玫瑰，我以前是克洛里斯，现在我是弗羅娜" ("As she talks, her lips breathe spring roses: I was Chloris, who am now called Flora." V.194-195 in Fasti by Ovid)。画中有约500种可辨认的植物，包括约190朵不同的花，至少130朵花明确地被命名了。
For full text of Fasti translated from Latin please read at http://poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/OvidFastiBkFive.htm.
The relevant part is:
"So the goddess responded to my question,
(While she spoke, her lips breathed out vernal roses):
‘I, called Flora now, was Chloris: the first letter in Greek
Of my name, became corrupted in the Latin language.
I was Chloris, a nymph of those happy fields,
Where, as you’ve heard, fortunate men once lived.
It would be difficult to speak of my form, with modesty,
But it brought my mother a god as son-in-law.
It was spring, I wandered: Zephyrus saw me: I left.
He followed me: I fled: he was the stronger,
And Boreas had given his brother authority for rape
By daring to steal a prize from Erechtheus’ house.
Yet he made amends for his violence, by granting me
The name of bride, and I’ve nothing to complain of in bed.
I enjoy perpetual spring: the season’s always bright,
The trees have leaves: the ground is always green.
I’ve a fruitful garden in the fields that were my dower,
Fanned by the breeze, and watered by a flowing spring.
My husband stocked it with flowers, richly,
And said: “Goddess, be mistress of the flowers.”
I often wished to tally the colours set there,
But I couldn’t, there were too many to count.".
奥维德原著《纪年表》詩的中文翻译对我是太困难。作者: nan 时间: 2011-2-4 13:33
谢谢吴老师！
季節女神弗羅娜﹝Flora﹞，从名字上看就是花神了，谢谢！作者: ngsunyu 时间: 2011-2-4 14:16 本帖最后由 ngsunyu 于 2011-2-5 09:42 编辑
In Roman mythology, Flora was a goddess of flowers and the season of spring. While she was otherwise a relatively minor figure in Roman mythology, being one among several fertility goddesses, her association with the spring gave her particular importance at the coming of springtime. Her festival, the Floralia, was held in April or early May and symbolized the renewal of the cycle of life, drinking, and flowers. Her Greek equivalent was Chloris. Flora achieved more prominence in the neo-pagan revival of Antiquity among Renaissance humanists than she had ever enjoyed in ancient Rome. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_(mythology)
画中有约500种可辨认的植物，包括约190朵不同的花，至少130朵花明确地被命名了。作者: xrb200711 时间: 2011-2-4 19:50
一幅画的极限片构成一个组合，自制片的力作，真给力！作者: xrb200711 时间: 2011-2-4 19:50
一幅画的极限片构成一个组合，自制片的力作，真给力！
