Dehlia and Peonia

• 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.