Key Points

- Made from a goat or bull horn

- Provides an infinite amount of nourishment

Brief Bio

In Greek mythology, the cornucopia was created when Alpheus fought Heracles. Alpheus transformed into a bull, but one of his horns was broken off by Heracles. 

Another myth relates that while Zeus was being raised in a cave on Mount Ida, Crete, he was cared for by Amalthea; a goat. Zeus accidentally broke off one of Amalthea's horns, which he then blessed to forever overflow with produce.