horn of plenty

Overflowing harvest vessel

A horn of plenty is a cornucopia—the curved, horn-shaped container overflowing with fruits, vegetables, and flowers that symbolizes abundance and harvest.

The image derives from Greek mythology.

Figuratively, any abundant source: The internet is a horn of plenty for trivia lovers.

harvest

autumn

Post-summer cooling period

orchard · vineyard · apples · wheat · barley · rye · squash · centerpiece · decoration · wicker

mushroom

chanterelle

Golden edible wild fungus

edible · fungus · woodland · forest · autumn · culinary · gourmet · wild · trumpet · mycology

abundance

bounty

Reward for capture

teeming · overflowing · richness · profusion · exuberance · luxuriance · opulence · affluence · plenitude · lavishness

symbolism

prosperity

Good fortune, success

  • wealthAbundance of valuable resources
  • fortuneWealth or destiny
  • luckChance affecting outcomes

blessing · iconography · emblem · motif · allegory · heraldry · artistic · Renaissance · painting · sculpture

mythology

Zeus

Greek sky god

  • goatHorned, bearded livestock
  • nymphNature spirit or larva
  • CreteLargest Greek island

Greek · nectar · ambrosia · nourishment · immortality · legend · divine · blessing · gift · magical

thanksgiving

pilgrims

Religious journey takers

  • turkeyWattled North American fowl
  • feastElaborate ceremonial meal
  • gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received

celebration · November · tradition · family · table · centerpiece · decorative · harvest · gathering · American

Categories
Opposites
abundance vs. scarcity

horn of plentyscarcity

Insufficiency of something needed

famine · dearth · shortage · want · lack

prosperity vs. hardship

horn of plentypoverty

Severe lack of resources

destitution · penury · impoverishment · indigence · hard times

symbolic prosperity vs. symbolic deprivation

horn of plentyempty vessel

Container lacking contents

begging bowl · bare cupboard · dust bowl · scorched earth · wasteland

Family

horn, plenty, horns, horned, cornucopia, hornless, dehorn

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G