The Aztecs worshiped a goddess of fertility and love they called Xochiquetzal (meaning "permanent flower"). The goddess was depicted with a bouquet and a wreath of flowers on her head, and the Aztec poetic fragments that have survived to our day speak of the dual symbolism of flowers as the embodiment of life and death. The Romans worshiped Flora, the goddess of flowers, gardens and spring, whose festival - the Floraria - was celebrated in April or early May with dancing, drinks and flowers and symbolizes the renewal of the cycle of life. Her equivalent in Greek mythology is Chloris, the wife of the wind god Zephyr.