Happiness on a plate 2

A series of three paintings. The second picture from the series. In the ancient Greek tradition, the pomegranate fruit was a symbol of fertility, prosperity and marriage, an attribute of the goddess Hera and an attribute of Demeter, the goddess of rebirth and fertility. According to Greek legend, the first pomegranate tree was planted by the goddess Aphrodite, and the golden pomegranate on the island of Cyprus became a symbol of love and bonds.