She nexts links the theme of the fruit-bearing tree to the notion of  mother earth as fruit-bearer with an image related to Eleusinian rites depicting Gaia rising from the earth holding a cornucopia from which emerges a child.

To reinforce the link between earth goddes and fruit tree, she points to a signet-ring from Mycenae.From the Acropolis treasure of Mycenae. Grave Circle A. 15th cent.BC. National Archaeological Museum of Athens.