Fortuna (English spelling)

Japanese: フォルトゥナ(英語表記)Fortuna
Fortuna (English spelling)
Ancient Roman goddess of fate. Also known as Phorus. She is identified with the Greek Tyche and is depicted blindfolded and holding a cornucopia and a rudder to control fate. It is believed that she was originally a fertility goddess who brought about the harvest of the earth. She was especially revered by the sixth king, Servius Tullius, and is said to have been his lover.

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Japanese:
古代ローマの運命の女神。別名をフォルスともいう。ギリシアのテュケと同一視され,目隠しをし,手に豊穣の角と運命をあやつる舵を持った姿で表わされた。元来は,大地の実りをもたらす豊穣女神であったのではないかとみられている。特に6代目の王セルウィウス・ツリウスがこの女神を厚く崇敬し,その愛人であったともいわれる。

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