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Cornucopia of a Roman statue of Livia as Fortuna, 42-52 AD, marble, Altes Museum, Berlin.. In classical antiquity, the cornucopia (/ ˌ k ɔːr n (j) ə ˈ k oʊ p i ə,-n (j) uː-/; from Latin cornu 'horn' and copia 'abundance'), also called the horn of plenty, was a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, or nuts.
Craterellus cornucopioides, or horn of plenty, is an edible mushroom found in North America and Eurasia. It is also known as the black chanterelle , black trumpet , trompette de la mort (French), trompeta de la mort (Catalan) or trumpet of the dead .
Horn of Plenty may refer to: Cornucopia, a symbolic, hollow horn filled with the inexhaustible gifts of celebratory fruits; Craterellus cornucopioides, a mushroom resembling the shape of a cornucopia; Horn of Plenty (Warren Vaché album), 1994; Horn of Plenty (Grizzly Bear album), 2004 Horn of Plenty (The Remixes), a 2005 album by Grizzly Bear
The "horn of Amalthea", referred to in Latin literature as the cornucopia, [16] is a magical horn generally described as being able to produce an inexhaustible supply of any food or drink desired. [17] The tale of this horn seems to have originated as an independent tradition to the raising of Zeus, though it is uncertain when the two merged. [18]
Fortuna is often depicted with a gubernaculum (ship's rudder), a ball or Rota Fortunae (wheel of fortune, first mentioned by Cicero) and a cornucopia (horn of plenty). She might bring good or bad luck: she could be represented as veiled and blind, as in modern depictions of Lady Justice, except that Fortuna does not hold a balance. Fortuna came ...
Horn of Plenty's menu offers down-home food, including chicken-fried chicken, baked beans, mashed potatoes, cheese biscuits, pork chops, fried okra, macaroni and cheese, and cornbread.
The Horn of Plenty: Everything But the Kitchen Sink (Autumn/Winter 2009), generally referred to as The Horn of Plenty, is the thirty-fourth collection McQueen made for his eponymous fashion house. [47] It was conceived as a dark satire of the fashion industry with pastiches of notable designers and McQueen's past works.
To explain the long, winding tale of “Auld Lang Syne” encompasses some of my favorite things: old poetry, European history and explaining things in great detail. Auld Lang Syne origin