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a goat's broken horn that became history's official symbol of having too much.
means An abundant, overflowing supply of something — often pictured as a horn-shaped basket spilling fruit and flowers.
from Straight from the Latin cornu copiae, 'horn of plenty' — cornu meaning horn (a cousin of English 'horn' and Greek keras) and copia meaning abundance. The image traces to Greek myth: the infant Zeus, nursed by the goat Amalthea, accidentally snapped off one of her horns, which then magically filled forever with whatever the holder desired. The broken horn became the eternal emblem of abundance, and the Romans gave it the name we still use.
- origin myth
- Zeus snapped a goat horn, made it gush eternal abundance
- literal meaning
- Latin cornu copiae: horn of plenty
- coin star
- Stamped on ancient Greek and Roman currency
- still working
- US states still feature it on official seals
horn of plenty painting — caravaggio's still life from 1595-1610 depicting overflowing fruits and vegetables in a curved horn