Fortuna
Publié le 22/02/2012
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(Fate) Roman Goddess of destiny and
chance, of great antiquity. She was identified with
the Greek Tyche. Fortuna was represented with a
horn of plenty (a horn or basket filled with fruit
and flowers, a symbol of fruitfulness), and a rudder,
because it is Fortune that "steers" people's lives as
a rudder steers a boat. Fortuna's most important
temple was at Praeneste Palestrina, where she was
called Primigenia (Firstborn, possibly of the god
Jupiter, though there is some confusion about this).
The Praeneste Palestrina in Latium, founded about
800 b.c., was one of the largest sanctuaries in Italy.
Crowned with the round temple of Fortuna, it was
visible for miles around.
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