Abundantia (abundance) is a Roman goddess, personification of abundance, prosperity and good fortune. She is modeled after Demeter, and resembles Copia, Annona, and other goddesses of wealth, harvest, and prosperity. Her name can be spelled Habundia, Abundia, Habonde, Abonde or Habundie.
Its attributes are the cornucopia, a golden sheath of grain or palm leaf. She is often shown on Roman coins, holding a cornucopia, indicating the emperor’s generosity while also blessing the empire.
She became Domina Abundia, a fairy queen of France. As queen of the fairies, she is known as Old Dame Habonde, Notre Dame d’Abondance, Wandering Dame Abonde, Queen of the White Ladies; mist spirits, vilies (wilis, veelas), sylphs, and banshees. “Roman de la Rose”, a medieval novel, tells that every third child born had to travel three times with Abonde. Only her souls would travel, their physical bodies would be at home, as dead, and they would be misty and incorporeal. Abonde was told to lead nocturnal hordes of Damas through houses and farms, eating and drinking whatever they could find. If one left food and drink for them, Abonde would bless the house with prosperity. Otherwise, the white ladies would destroy the crop, break into the warehouses, and vandalize the property. This ride, also called the Wild Hunt, took place during the winter solstice. It has been attributed to Herne, Odin, Valkyries, Mother Holle, and various other Dark Deities, as well as Abundantia.
It is interesting that although she seems to be a very popular, loved and important Goddess, not much is known about her. Some people say that she is the same Goddess as Perchta (Percht, Bertha), some say that she is the Norse Fulla (Volla, Vol), but others say that she is another form of Demeter/Ceres. She has been compared to Erda (Eartha, Jord), Frau Holle (Holda), Nichneven (Nichen), and every other witch in the European pantheon. As Fulla, she has golden hair and cornflower blue eyes, and she is beautiful and young. As Frau Holle, she is an old lady who tests you by giving you different tasks.
In all his aspects he will punish the wicked and reward the kind. He likes gentle, hard-working, generous people who share what is theirs and help the homeless. Especially important to her is how you treat animals and the weak in society; the elderly, the poor and the sick. She is also very strict about rest and respect for vacations. These are all qualities of Virgo. Abundantia is the Celestial Virgin.
Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm use Frau Holle in her various guises in their fairy tales. In Frau Holle, the good girl is going to serve her for a year and since she is a kind, friendly, respectful and hard-working girl, who does all the chores well and without complaining, she is rewarded with that. every word she says turns into gold coin. Her stepsister, a lazy, weeping, unpleasant, proud girl who is not satisfied with anything, comes home talking frogs and covered in tar. The girl with the red shoes steps on the bread and is dragged into the swamp to serve it and learn humility and respect for food.
Abundia is probably a moon goddess, not an earth goddess. Their abundance rains down on the earth, like rain of gold coins that covered the young girl, who gave her clothes to a poor woman, trusting that no one would see her in the dark, rain of tar that covered the unpleasant stepsister or snow that they are said to be feathers from their pillows and comforters.