Pomona (Roman goddess of fruit trees)

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Pomona is a Roman goddess associated with the protection and cultivation of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman goddess
deity
appearsIn Ovid's Metamorphoses NERFINISHED
associatedWith Vertumnus NERFINISHED
cultivation of fruit trees
garden care
protection of orchards
attribute careful gardener
devoted to pruning and grafting
concernedWith fertility of trees
growth of fruit
harvest of fruit
cultType minor Roman cult
culture ancient Roman religion
distinctFrom Ceres NERFINISHED
Flora NERFINISHED
Proserpina NERFINISHED
domain fruit trees
gardens
orchards
etymology name derived from Latin "pomum" (fruit)
gender female
guardianOf fruit trees
garden boundaries
orchards
hasAspect agricultural fertility
domestic horticulture
hasMythologicalSource Ovid's Metamorphoses NERFINISHED
hasPriest flamen Pomonalis NERFINISHED
hasTitle goddess of fruit trees
goddess of gardens
goddess of orchards NERFINISHED
iconography depicted among fruit trees
shown holding fruit
shown with pruning knife
notableMyth courtship by Vertumnus
pantheon Roman pantheon
role ensuring abundance of fruit
overseeing cultivation techniques
protecting cultivated trees from harm
spouseInMyth Vertumnus NERFINISHED
symbol fruit
fruit tree
pruning knife
worshippedIn ancient Rome NERFINISHED
worshipType private garden worship
rural worship

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Pomona namedAfter Pomona (Roman goddess of fruit trees)
Pulitzer Fountain depicts Pomona (Roman goddess of fruit trees)
this entity surface form: Pomona, Roman goddess of abundance