The wheel of fortune is a classical symbol associated with the Goddess Fortuna, who is often blind folded and generally holds a wheel in her hand as an emblem of her perpetual inconstancy....there are numerous classical sources. For a quick reference check, "Lempriere's Classical Dictionary" it will probably give you lots of classical texts to checkout. Harriet Sonne University of Toronto/University of Copenhagen. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%