Pomona was the Roman goddess of fruit trees, gardens and orchards. Unusually she has no Greek counterpart – unlike her closest counterpart Demeter, she was not associated with the harvest itself but rather the flourishing of fruit trees. She is often depicted, as here, with cornucopias of ripe fruit and vegetables.<\/p>\n
In this painting she is depicted resisting the advances of a satyr, proving her virtue against these notoriously woman-loving gods.\u00a0\u00a0She was eventually seduced by Vertumnus <\/a>(the god of seasons, change\u00a0and\u00a0plant growth, as well as gardens and fruit trees)\u00a0who, after several failed attempts, approached her in the guise of an old woman.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pomona was the Roman goddess of fruit trees, gardens and orchards. Unusually she has no Greek counterpart – unlike her closest counterpart Demeter, she was not associated with the harvest itself but rather the flourishing of fruit trees. She is often depicted, as here, with cornucopias of ripe fruit and vegetables. In this painting she … Continue reading Pomona<\/span>