Domina Abundia

nature_spirit earth French single tradition · 1

Domina Abundia is a beneficent fairy from Old French tradition who brings plenty to those she visits. Her name appears in medieval poems and she is comparable to the Roman goddess Abundantia in function.

When

First attested: 1100 CE
Attested period: 1100 – 2020
Historical notes: Cited in Grimm's Teutonic Mythology (1880) referencing Middle‑Age poems.

Relationships

co occurs with: Dame Habonde, Notre Dame d’Abondance, Demeter, Abundantia, Copia, Annona

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Mentioned by

Demeter
Abundantia
Copia
Annona

Sources

encyclopedia (1)

Abundantia (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)

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Source passages

“She may be compared with Domina Abundia (Old Fr. Dame Habonde, Notre Dame d’Abondance), whose name often occurs in poems of the Middle Ages, a beneficent fairy, who brought plenty to those whom she visited.”
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