Zeus was a strong child who did not know his own strength. Zeus accidentally broke off one of Amalthea’s horns. In one version of this myth Amalthea filled her broken horn with flowers and fruits and gave it to Zeus. In another version Zeus, since he was a god, gave the horn power to immediately refill itself with never-ending food or drink, whereafter it became known as the cornucopia, the s...
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