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There the two stood in front of the portrait named Allegory of Fortune. A childish excitement had begun to glint in Aiyana’s eyes. This was her subject.

“This is obviously a portrayal of Goddess Tyche. Or Fortuna according to the romans. She was the daughter Oceanus. One of the three thousand in fact. She was classically painted with wings, a scepter and cornucopia. Or with a blind fold. But, I can see the painter went with a different depiction of her. She sensual, playful, dancing on the globe while the opposing winds that pull her hair and the veil she is holding in contrary directions, portraying her as unpredictable. On one side, she is distributing wealth to the people in the form of jewels and different emblems of power like the crown and miter. She brings peace and happiness to society. While, on the other side, she is turning away from the damned of the earth - the lame, the sick, the beggars, and those who are shipwrecked… I find that very interesting.”