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Annona

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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in Roman mythology, is the blessed goddess of the yearly harvest. She was prayed to for rich gifts of the field and cheap prices of food, and was represented as a female, her right shoulder bare, otherwise dressed. In her right hand she carried an ear of corn, in the left a cornucopia.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Annona'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/annona.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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