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Pomona (/ p ə ˈ m oʊ n ə / ⓘ, [1] Latin: [poːˈmoːna]) was a goddess of fruitful abundance and plenty in ancient Roman religion and myth. Her name comes from the Latin word pomum, "fruit", specifically orchard fruit. Pomona was said to be a wood nymph.
Pomona and Vertumnus — A female wood nymph, Pomona, becomes involved with the shy Vertumnus. Pomona has refused the hands of many suitors and remains alone. Vertumnus, in order to see her, disguises himself in a variety of gimmicks. Trying to convince Pomona to fall in love with him, he refuses to show himself.
Vertumnus and Pomona is a fresco decoration in the Medici country villa at Poggio a Caiano (near Montalbano), executed c. 1519–1521 by Jacopo Pontormo. [1] The villa is set among orchards and gardens, and in summer, served as a retreat from the heat in Florence.
Nymph and spring in Syracus, Sicily. V: 409-470 [72] Cyáneë (or Cyanee) Nymph, daughter of Maeander and mother of Caunus and Byblis by Miletus. IX: 452 [73] Cybele: Phrygian goddess, the Mother of the gods. She is depicted with a turreted crown. X: 696–704, XIV: 535-546 [74] Cygnus (1) Son of Sthenelous and friend and relative of Phaethon ...
A nymph (Ancient Greek: νύμφη, romanized: nýmphē; Attic Greek: [nýmpʰɛː]; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore. Distinct from other Greek goddesses , nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specific place, landform, or tree, and are ...
Pomona – The Roman goddess of plenty. Pomona isn't seen in person, but a statue of her speaks in The Last Olympian, becoming irritated when she is mistaken for Demeter by Percy, throwing bronze apples at Percy and Will Solace. [7] Terminus – The Roman god of boundaries.
Elizabeth Mordaunt, Viscountess Mordaunt (née Carey, 1632/3 – 1679) was an English royalist conspirator and diarist. She is credited with contriving the acquittal of her husband, the zealous but unsuccessful conspirator John Mordaunt, for treason in 1658, and she acted as an intelligencer for the royalist network in 1659.
Venilia (pronounced / v ə ˈ n ɪ l i ə /, or as Latin Venīlia) is a Roman deity associated with the winds and the sea. According to Virgil and Ovid, she was a nymph, the sister of Amata and the wife of Janus [1] (or Faunus), [2] with whom she had three children: Turnus, Juturna, and Canens.