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Polish
Polishróg Amaltei
Meaning: An abundant and inexhaustible source of wealth or plenty.
Literally: Horn of Amalthea
Example: “Dla wydawnictwa ta seria książek okazała się rogiem Amaltei.” — For the publisher, the book series turned out to be a horn of plenty.
English equivalent: A horn of plenty
Equivalents in other languages
French: La corne d'abondance Literally: The horn of plenty
English: a horn of plenty
Origin: From Greek mythology: the goat Amalthea (in some versions a nymph) nursed the infant Zeus in a cave on Crete, and one of her horns broke off. Zeus gave it the power to fill itself with whatever its owner wished, and it became the horn of plenty, the cornucopia. Róg Amaltei names that horn directly.
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