Vertumnus in Roman mythology the god of the seasons, wooed Pomona under a succession of disguises, and won her at last.
When Vertumnus had thus spoken, he dropped his disguise and stood before Pomona in his proper person,—a comely youth.
And Propertius hints at a like representation of Vertumnus, the garden deity.
Vertumnus presided over the seasons; he was the husband of Pomona.
Vertumnus seized the favorable opportunity, revealed himself, and clasped her to his breast.
