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One last (?) thought on Habondia
Aug. 1st, 2010 12:59 amSo, Abundantia, as mentioned yesterday, a Roman goddess of (duh) abundance.
There was also a god, Abandinus, whose name was found on an altarstone in Britain, dated to the time of the Roman occupation there. Abandinus was likely a local god, possibly a river god.
Perhaps the two different interpretations I've seen (Anglo-Saxon abundance goddess vs. Celtic hearth goddess) are based on different attempts at etymological tracing?
Still not finding anything decent (either online or in books) on Habondia, although it may be significant that I've seen her referred to mainly on general Neopagan sites, not on specifically Anglo-Saxon heathen sites (or Celtic sites, for that matter). Which makes me wonder if there was simply nothing to be found in more traditional sources?
The connection with Abundantia seems logical enough, though.
Edited to add: The Greek "equivalent" of Abundantia was probably Euthenia, a daughter of Hephaestos and Aglaia. Abundantia seems to lack her genealogy, but does seem to have had a bit of cult albeit a minor one. Wondering if there's any evidence relating the two (as is often the case between Greek and Roman deities, such as Tyche and Fortuna for example).
There was also a god, Abandinus, whose name was found on an altarstone in Britain, dated to the time of the Roman occupation there. Abandinus was likely a local god, possibly a river god.
Perhaps the two different interpretations I've seen (Anglo-Saxon abundance goddess vs. Celtic hearth goddess) are based on different attempts at etymological tracing?
Still not finding anything decent (either online or in books) on Habondia, although it may be significant that I've seen her referred to mainly on general Neopagan sites, not on specifically Anglo-Saxon heathen sites (or Celtic sites, for that matter). Which makes me wonder if there was simply nothing to be found in more traditional sources?
The connection with Abundantia seems logical enough, though.
Edited to add: The Greek "equivalent" of Abundantia was probably Euthenia, a daughter of Hephaestos and Aglaia. Abundantia seems to lack her genealogy, but does seem to have had a bit of cult albeit a minor one. Wondering if there's any evidence relating the two (as is often the case between Greek and Roman deities, such as Tyche and Fortuna for example).
