The Secret Legend of the Horn of Plenty...
The Horn of Plenty is from the Latin, cornu copiae,
meaning an inexhaustible abundance of richness and plentitude. In
addition to being strongly linked to angels, 2,000 years ago the Greeks
believed in an enormous magical horn that overflowed with dazzling gold
and silver coins. Pursued by many, envied by all, The Horn of Plenty
brought great wealth to whoever possessed it.
The story of this beautiful and valuable
cornucopia jewel reappears in the story of Zeus's birth. Zeus had a
father named Cronus, who had overthrown his own father, and a mother
named Rhea. Cronus learned he would suffer the same destiny with one of
his own children, and in order to try and prevent this prophecy from
happening, he swallowed all of his children as soon as they were born.
But by the sixth, Rhea devised a plan to stop him. She found a stone
and wrapped it in swaddling clothes and gave it to Cronus. Cronus
swallowed the stone and Rhea crept away to a crystal cave where she
gave birth to Zeus.
Zeus was nursed by Amalthea, the divine
goddess of nourishment, who had the power to change from a beautiful
nymph into a goat with soaring horns that curled all the way to her
back.
She nursed and raised Zeus, feeding him milk
and honey. One day, legend has it, one of her horns broke off so she
filled it with herbs, pomegranates, grapes and other bounteous fruits.
In return, Zeus bestowed upon it the magical ability to grant wishes.
When the receiver made a wish, the horn would be filled with whatever
the receiver wished to have.
Because of its close tie to power, wealth
and good luck, the cornucopia appeared on ancient coins all over the
world for centuries to come. It is the most important symbol of plenty,
wealth and the fulfillment of wishes in the mythology
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