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*'''dahlia and peony''': two genera of flowers, both native to North America *'''Artemis/Moon:''' Delia is the epithet for Artemis, goddess of the Moon, born on Delos. *'''Apollo/Sun:''' Peonia became identified with Apollo, Sun God, twin brother of Artemis. *'''Delia''': The moon in John Keats' poem ''Endymion'' *'''Peonia''': Shepherdess, sister of Endymion, in Keats' ''Endymion'' *[[Issy]] and her mirror image *The Dahlia, in Victorian flower symbolism, denotes a commitment and bond that lasts forever. *The Peony denotes happy marriage, compassion and bashfulness. *'''Penelope:''' together, the symbols of Dahlias and Peonies suggest Penelope. *Peony, named after the Greek god Paeon, physician to the gods, mentioned twice in the ''Iliad''. Later became merged with Apollo. The flower itself was used for '''medicinal''' purposes. *Dahlias were imported to Europe from Mexico in the 16th century as replacement for the '''potato'''. *Dehlia and Peonia thus mean food (potato) and medicine.

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