Feminine mythology - Pomona

In Roman mythology Pomona was considered the goddess of fruit and their respective trees. She was associated with abundance. Her attributes were a pruning knife and a sickle. Vertumnus, the god of shepherds, was forced to metamorphose himself to get close to his beloved one. (Ovid, Met. XIV, 623).

Na mitologia romana consideravam Pomona a deusa dos frutos e das árvores onde se criavam. Encontrava-se ligada à abundância. Tinha como atributos a faca de podar e a foice. Vertumno, deus dos pastores, viu-se obrigado a metamorfosear-se para se aproximar da sua apaixonada (Ovid; Met. XIV, 623).

Paulus Moreelse (1571-1638)-'Vertumnus and Pomona'-oil on canvas-ca 1650   Rotterdam-Museum Boijmans van Beuningen

Nicolas Fouché (1653-1733)-'Pomona'-oil on canvas-ca 1700   Budapest-Museum of Fine Arts

Francesco Melzi (ca 1491-1570)-'Vertumnus and Pomona'-oil on panel-(1518-1522)   Berlin-Gemäldegalerie (after the restoration)

Gerbrandt van der Eeckhout (1621-1674)-'Vertumnus and Pomona'-oil on canvas-1669     Private collection

Jan Ranc (1674-1735)-'Vertumnus and Pomona'-oil on canvas-(1710.1722)   Montpellier-Musée Fabre

Luca Giordano (1632-1705)-'Vertumnus and Pomona'-oil on canvas-(1682-1683)    Private collection