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CHAPTER IV
POMONA
Ops was the Latin goddess of plenty. Single parts of her province were taken over by various other divinities, among whom was Pomona (pomorum patrona, "she who cares for fruits"). She is represented as a maiden with fruit in her arms and a pruning-knife in her hand.
"I am the ancient apple-queen.
As once I was so am I now—
For evermore a hope unseen
Betwixt the blossom and the bough.
"Ah, Where's the river's hidden gold!
And Where's the windy grave of Troy?
Yet come I as I came of old,
From out the heart of summer's joy."
Morris: Pomona.
Many Roman poets told stories about her, the
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