Cornucopia

In <a href="/facts/Classical_antiquity/JBq8vEX9">classical antiquity</a>, the cornucopia , also called the horn of plenty, was a <a href="/facts/Symbol/GS8mTn0h">symbol</a> of abundance and <a href="/facts/Nutrition/SMJ3Dhfs">nourishment</a>, commonly a large <a href="/facts/Horn_(anatomy)/gr4cBp62">horn</a>-shaped <a href="/facts/Container/yDfwMWvW">container</a> overflowing with <a href="/facts/Produce/goDyR3Fg">produce</a>, flowers, or <a href="/facts/Nut_(fruit)/HvHpVkod">nuts</a>. In <a href="/facts/Ancient_Greek/LIK7NlUh">Greek</a>, it was called the "<a href="/facts/Amalthea_(mythology)/gWejyLGX">horn of Amalthea</a>" (<a href="/facts/Ancient_Greek_language/LIK7NlUh">Ancient Greek</a>: κέρας Ἀμαλθείας, <a href="/facts/Romanization_of_Ancient_Greek/KTELT9Aq">romanized</a>: kéras Amaltheías), after <a href="/facts/Amalthea_(mythology)/gWejyLGX">Amalthea</a>, a nurse of <a href="/facts/Zeus/9wTwkEDt">Zeus</a>, who is often part of stories of the horn's origin.
<a href="/facts/Basket/J2evmlBd">Baskets</a> or <a href="/facts/Pannier/utMCaGRl">panniers</a> of this form were traditionally used in <a href="/facts/West_Asia/xXM15vIz">western Asia</a> and Europe to hold and carry newly <a href="/facts/Harvest/a4Lywf6p">harvested</a> food products. The horn-shaped basket would be worn on the back or slung around the torso, leaving the harvester's hands free for picking.

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Cornucopia