Pomona (mythology)
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Pomona (/pəˈmoʊnə/ ⓘ,[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.
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Pomona | |
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Goddess of fruit trees, fruitful abundance, plenty, gardens, and orchards | |
Major cult center | Pomonal |
Abode | gardens and orchards |
Symbols | pruning knife |
Festivals | Vertumnalia |
Consort | Vertumnus |
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Pomona was said to be a wood nymph.[2][3] Pomona does not have a clear counterpart in Greek mythology, although the fruit goddess Opora can be seen as her equivalent.[4]