Pomona was represented under the form of a beautiful young woman sitting upon a basket of fruit; and near her stood Vertumnus, in the figure of a young man, holding fruit in one hand, and in the other the horn of plenty. […] Populonia protected the fruits of the earth from hail and lightning. […] Milk, cakes, and fruit were offered to him, and his image was crowned with flowers and rubbed with oil. […] This horn was picked up by the nymphs, filled with fruits and flowers, and presented to Plenty, as her emblem. […] The Egyptians offered to him the first fruits of the lentils and pulse.