Abundantia

"Abundance." The Roman goddess and personification of abundance, prosperity and good fortune. Her attribute is the cornucopia with which she distributes grain and money.

She lives on in the Lady Habonde (Abundia) in popular French belief, who visits people's houses by night bringing prosperity.

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Iconography

Her image appears on Roman Imperial coins.

References

Sources

  • Ferguson, John. (1970). The Religions of the Roman Empire. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, p. 73.
  • Lurker, Manfred. (2004). Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Demons. London: Routledge.
  • Roscher, W. H. (1965). Ausfuhrliches Lexikon der Greichischen und Romischen Mythologie. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, p. 1:3.