Cornucopia.
Latin - cornu copiae - meaning horn of plenty.
Cornucopias or the Horn of Plenty has been used in Western Art for centuries as a symbol of abundance and nourishment. It is usually depicted as a great horn overflowing with a profusion of subject matter.
Very old Florida advertising poster
Zeus, while an infant in hiding from his father Kronos was given unending nourishment
from the broken horn of Amalthea his nursemaid who had taken the form of a goat.
The goddesses Fortuna,
Abundantia and Annona are often seen holding a Cornucopia. As is Plutos the son of Demeter goddess of the grain.
The Great Seal of North Carolina
has a Cornucopia as does the Coat of Arms of Columbia
and Peru.
It is recently most often associated with Thanksgiving and a bounty of Earths harvest. You will find them as centerpieces, decorations and enthusiastic artwork from 1st graders.
This week I present a Cornucopia of Cornucopia Art in Abundance.
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