Cornucopia (English spelling)

Japanese: コルヌコピア（英語表記）cornucopia

A European decorative motif and design. Translated as "horn of plenty," it is generally depicted as a horn filled with flowers and fruit. It symbolizes wealth and well-being, and is also possessed by the goddesses and river gods of "good fortune," "victory," and "peace." The cornucopia originates from an episode in Greek mythology. Zeus, the supreme god, spent his childhood on Mount Ida in Crete, where a horned she-goat named Almathea nourished him with its rich milk. One day, while playing with Almathea, Zeus lost one of the horns, but later worshipped the she-goat in the constellation Capricorn, and bestowed the remaining horn with the mystical power to produce grain, golden garlands, fruit, and jewels, and presented it to the nymphs of Mount Ida.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ヨーロッパの装飾モティーフ，図案の一つ。〈豊穣の角〉と訳され，一般に花と果物に満たされた角の図柄で表される。富と安寧を象徴し，〈幸運〉〈勝利〉そして〈平和〉のおのおのの女神や河神の持物でもある。コルヌコピアはギリシア神話の挿話に起源をもつ。最高神ゼウスは幼児期をクレタ島のイダ山で過ごし，角のある牝ヤギ，アルマテイアが豊かな乳で彼を養った。あるときゼウスは，アルマテイアと遊ぶうちにその1本の角を取ってしまったが，後にこの牝ヤギを星座の磨羯宮に祭り，残された角には穀物，黄金の花冠，果物，宝玉を湧き出す神秘な力をさずけて，イダ山の妖精たちに贈った。

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