Thursday, November 23, 2017

Cornucopia

The key to abundance is meeting limited circumstances with unlimited thoughts.
~Marianne Williamson

For Thanksgiving, we have cornucopias (or horns of plenty):
The cornucopia is a symbol of food and abundance dating back to the 5th century BC, also referred to as the food of worship and holyness, Horn of Amalthea, and harvest cone
But there are varied types of abundance going on here!

Vertumnus and Pomona from Greek mythology
Juan van der Hamen, 1626

Mosaic "The cornucopia" at a factory building by Villeroy & Boch

Skara kommun
Ex libris Pauli Mariae Cogels
Beskrivning: "Omnia fert aetas", tomtar med ymnighetshorn och böcker


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2 comments:

  1. PopNovember 23, 2017 at 9:42 AM

    Didn't know the cornucopia went back that far in history...very interesting.

    The mosaic is gorgeous and I really like the cornucopia of books in the last one.

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  2. Linda BNovember 23, 2017 at 10:20 AM

    I have a small cornucopia from my mother-in-law, bring it out each Thanksgiving. There is a wealth around us if only we look. Happy Thanksgiving, Tabatha. I'm thankful for you and your always bringing me something new to know and ponder.

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