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Vertumn

F. Cabianca. 1717
Comes together with Pomona.
Vertumn is the Roman god of seasonal cycle and of ripening fruit in autumn, the god of transformation and any changes. He could take the form of anything. Looking like an old woman, he went to Pomona and persuaded her to become his wife.
Vertumn is shown wearing a fruit wreath, holding apples and grapes in his hands, with flowers, pumpkin and carrots at his feet.