Greek God Of Chance

1. Greek God Of Money
2. Tyche Greek Goddess
3. God Of Chance Greek Mythology

Fortuna, in Roman religion, goddess of chance or lot who became identified with the Greek Tyche; the original Italian deity was probably regarded as the bearer of prosperity and increase.As such she resembles a fertility deity, hence her association with the bounty of the soil and the fruitfulness of women. Frequently she was an oracular goddess consulted in various ways.

A knowledge deity is a deity in mythology associated with knowledge, wisdom, or intelligence.

• Aine (Irish) – Goddess of love, growth, cattle and light. Her name means bright as she lights up the dark. Celebrations for this goddess were held on midsummer’s eve. Arianrhod (Welsh) - Goddess of fertility, rebirth and the weaving of cosmic time and fate. Her name means “silver wheel,” representing the cycles of life.
• The Goddess Fortuna is the goddess of luck, good and bad in Ancient Rome. She was an extremely popular goddess in Ancient times. Fortuna was the first born child of Jupiter. Goddess Fortuna is often seen carrying a cornucopia, also called Horn Of Plenty. Unlimited amounts of riches pour out of the cornucopia.

African mythology[edit]

Ancient Egyptian[edit]

• Neith, goddess sometimes associated with wisdom
• Thoth, originally a moon deity, later became the god of knowledge and wisdom and the scribe of the gods
• Sia, the deification of wisdom
• Isis, goddess of wisdom, magic and kingship. She was said to be 'more clever than a million gods'.
• Seshat, goddess of wisdom, knowledge, and writing. Scribe of the gods. Credited with the invention of writing and the alphabet. Later demoted to consort of Thoth.^[1]

West African[edit]

• Anansi, the spider trickster and spirit of all stories, best known from Akan and Ashanti folklore; according to some tales, also creator of the sun, moon and stars, and teacher of agriculture to humans^[2]
• Orunmila, god of wisdom, knowledge, and divination^[3]

Armenian mythology[edit]

• Anahit, goddess of wisdom^[4]
• Tir, the god of written language, schooling, rhetoric, wisdom, and the arts^[5]

Caribbean mythology[edit]

• Papa Legba, loa of speech, communication, understanding, and guardian of crossroads^[6]

Celtic mythology[edit]

• Ogma, a figure from Irish and Scottish mythology, said to have invented the Ogham alphabet^[7]

Greek God Of Money

Chinese mythology[edit]

• Wenchang Wang, the god of literature and scholarship
• Kui Xing, God of examinations
• Zhuyu Xingjun, God of examination successes
• Guan Yu, God of military exams
• Lu Dongbin, God of daoist inner alchemy knowledge
• Laozi, God of wisdom
• Bao Zheng, Star of literature
• Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom^[8][9]

Etruscan mythology[edit]

• Menrva, goddess of wisdom, war, weaving, and medicine^[10]

Greek mythology[edit]

• Apollo, god of artistic knowledge, music, education and youth
• Athena, Olympian goddess of wisdom, weaving, and war strategy
• Coeus, Titan of the inquisitive mind, his name meaning 'query' or 'questioning'. He is the grandfather of Apollo.
• Metis, the Titan associated most closely with wisdom and the mother of Athena, whose name in Ancient Greek described a combination of wisdom and cunning.^[11][12]
• Hecate, goddess of magic, crossroads, and safe passage after death
• Hermes, god of eloquence, cunning and cleverness.
• Aphrodite, goddess of love, procreation, desire, beauty, also known as Venus by Romans

Hindu mythology[edit]

• Saraswati, goddess of knowledge, creativity and speech
• Brihaspati, Guru of the gods, bestower of knowledge and eloquence
• Shukra, Guru of the demons, bestower of knowledge
• Chitragupta, god of justice, knowledge and the scribe of the gods
• Dakshinamurthy, aspect of the god Shiva as a guru and bestower of knowledge
• Hayagriva, god of knowledge and wisdom
• Gayatri, form of Saraswati and the goddess of hymns
• Savitri, another form of Saraswati and goddess of wisdom^[13][14]

Hittite mythology[edit]

• A'as, god of wisdom
• Kamrusepa^[15][16]

Japanese mythology[edit]

• Benzaiten, a Japanese form of Saraswati, goddess of everything that flows: water, words, speech, eloquence, music and by extension, knowledge.
• Fukurokuju, god of wisdom and longevity
• Kuebiko, scarecrow god of wisdom and agriculture
• Omoikane, Shinto god of wisdom and intelligence
• Tenjin, god of scholarship^[17][18]

Middle Eastern mythology[edit]

• Al-Kutbay, Nabataean god of knowledge and writing
• Enki, Sumerian god of intelligence, crafts, mischief, water, and creation
• Nabu, Babylonian god of wisdom and writing
• Nidaba, Sumerian goddess of writing, learning, and the harvest^[19]

Muisca mythology[edit]

• Bochica, messenger god of knowledge^[20]

Lakota mythology[edit]

• Hnašká, Lakota frog spirit of pezuota (sacred medicine)
• Hunúŋpa, Lakota bear spirit of wóksape (Lakota concept of sacred knowledge), lesser spirit of knowledge
• Iktómi, Lakota spider spirit of wóksape and trickery, greater knowledge spirit
• Kssa, Oglala spirit of knowledge, sometimes considered Iktómi before being stripped of his title
• Matȟó, Lakota mischievous healer spirit, taught the Lakota to fish
• Ptesáŋwiŋ/White buffalo calf woman, Lakota prophetess, often conflated with Wohpe
• Wiyóhiyaŋpa, Lakota wind spirit of the east, oversees new beginnings and knowledge
• Whapiya/Wóhpe, Lakota spirit of knowledge, wishes, dreams, visons, prophecy and the wife of Okaga the south wind
• Zuzéča, Lakota snake spirit of hidden knowledge and lies

Norse mythology[edit]

• Odin, god of wisdom who nevertheless relentlessly keeps searching for more knowledge; associated with the runes
• Frigg, she is said to know the future, but never tells. The three following goddesses may be hypostases of her.
• Gefjon, goddess associated with plowing, foreknowledge, and virginity.
• Sága, goddess of wisdom
• Snotra, goddess associated with wisdom
• Vör, goddess associated with wisdom^[21][22]

• Numerous minor characters in Norse mythology are said to be very wise, though there's often no instance of them demonstrating this supposed wisdom:
  • Dwarfs, particularly Alviss, whose name means 'all-wise'. Thor keeps him from marrying his daughter by challenging him to a wisdom contest that lasts all night. He's turned to stone by the rising sun.
  • Elfs possibly
  • Utgard-Loki, while not outright stated to be wise, he's notable for being the only giant to be cleverer than the gods and getting to escape with his life
  • Vafthrudnir, a wise jotunn Odin seeks out to challenge to a wisdom contest^[23]
  • the Vanir in general^[24]

Persian mythology[edit]

• Anahita, goddess of wisdom
• Ahura Mazda, Zoroastrian god of light, benevolence, creation, truth, and perfect wisdom
• Chista, goddess of wisdom and knowledge, she leads the mortals to the right way in life and the afterlife; she is also the goddess of religion in Zoroastrian mythology.^[25]

Polynesian mythology[edit]

• Anulap, god of magic and knowledge
• Eijebong^[26]

Roman mythology[edit]

• Egeria, a water nymph who gives wisdom and prophecy in return for libations of water or milk at her sacred grove
• Fabulinus, the God who teaches children to speak
• Minerva, goddess of wisdom and crafts, the Roman equivalent of Athena
• Providentia, goddess of forethought
• Neptune, the god of the sea and freshwater, is said to have all the knowledge of water.^[27]

Slavic mythology[edit]

• Gamayun, symbol of knowledge and wisdom^[28]

Turco-Mongol mythology[edit]

Tyche Greek Goddess

• Mergen, deity of abundance and wisdom. Mergen symbolizes intelligence and thought.^[29]

References[edit]

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12. ^Homer, Iliad, 8. An epic poem about the Battle of Troy. 366–369
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15. ^J. G. Macqueen, 'Hattian Mythology and Hittite Monarchy', Anatolian Studies (1959).
16. ^R.Lebrun, 'Le zoomorphisme dans la religion hittite,' L'Animal, l'homme, le dieu dans le Proche-Orient ancien, (Leuven) 1985:95-103, noted in Beckman 1989.
17. ^Chamberlain 2008 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFChamberlain2008 (help)
18. ^Kelsey, W. Michael (1983). 'Untitled', Asian Folklore Studies Vol 42
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20. ^Hermann & Bullock, 1954
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28. ^'Alkonost and Gamayun - Slavic Folklore'. www.ancient-origins.net.
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