Gaia gave the apple tree to Zeus and Hera as a wedding gift.

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Pomona, Roman Goddess of Apples pomme pome fruit that grows in pomes

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The Mother Goddess Diana carried an apple bough. On her feast day, the 13th of August, the ritual meal included the fruit-laden bough of an apple tree.

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Whole apples conceal deadly cyanide-filled seeds. They are the province of the Crone, as seen in the tale of Snow White..