Fortuna eventually became Christianized : the Roman philosopher Boethius ( d. 524 ) was a major source for the medieval view of the Wheel , writing about it in his Consolatio Philosophiae - `` I know how Fortune is ever most friendly and alluring to those whom she strives to deceive , until she overwhelms them with grief beyond bearing , by deserting them when least expected .
Fortuna eventually became Christianized : the Roman philosopher Boethius ( d. 524 ) was a major source for the medieval view of the Wheel , writing about it in hisConsolatio Philosophiae .