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What plants are named after the Roman gods?

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Flower -Roman/Greek God/Goddess purpose [God/Goddess name] (nation)

Venus -The goddess of love and beauty [Venus] (Roman)

Peony -A Healing God [Paeon] (Greek)

Iris -Goddess of Rainbows [Iris] (Greek)

Narcissus -Unofficial god of hunting and Narcissism [Narcissus] (Greek)

Crocus -Hermes' Lover [Crocus] (Greek)

Daphne -Personification of the Laurel [Daphne] (Greek)

Rose -Goddess of flowers [Rose] (Greek)

Aster -Goddess of Innocence [Astrea] (Greek)

Agave -Princess of Thebes [Agave] (Greek)

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