Abundantia
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Abundantia is a Roman goddess who personifies prosperity and good fortune. She is modelled after the Greek goddess Demeter and is practically identical with Copia and Annona. On the coins of later Roman emperors she is shown holding a cornucopia, shaking out gifts that also symbolize the liberality of the ruler.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested on Roman imperial coinage from the early Imperial period onward.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Copia, Annona, Domina Abundia, Dame Habonde, Notre Dame d’Abondance
- equivalent to
- Demeter
- counterpart of
- Demeter
Sources
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“ABUNDANTIA (“Abundance”), a Roman goddess, the personification of prosperity and good fortune. Modelled after the Greek Demeter, she is practically identical with Copia, Annona and similar goddesses.”
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