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Fortuna

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Fortuna

In Roman mythology, the goddess of chance and good fortune. Originally an Italian fertility goddess, she was later identified with the Greek Tyche, personification of chance. Her chief sanctuary was at Praeneste (now Palestrina) in central Italy.
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-NEC SI MISERUM FORTUNA SINONEM FINXIT, VANUM ETIAM, MENDACEMQUE IMPROBA FINGET.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
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