List of fortune deities
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A fortune deity is a deity associated with fortune, luck and wealth in mythology.
Gods and goddesses of fortune | |||||
Burmese folk religion
Chinese folk religion and Taoism
- Caishen (財神) — God of Wealth; collective designation for several deified historical figures.
- Zhao Gongming (趙公明) — Military God of Wealth (武財神); central figure of the Five Roads Wealth Gods.
- Bi Gan (比干) — principal Civil God of Wealth (文財神); Shang dynasty prince.
- Fan Li (范蠡) — also known as Tao Zhugong (陶朱公); Spring and Autumn period statesman and patron of merchants.
- The Five Caishen of all directions (五路神)
- Goddess Qianmu Caishen (錢母財神)[citation needed]
- Goddess Wuji Caishenye (無極財神爺)[citation needed]
- Fuxing (福星) and Luxing (祿星) — two of the Three Stars (Fu Lu Shou); not Shouxing, which is the Star of Longevity rather than fortune.
- Tudigong (土地公) — the Earth God; widely venerated as a local prosperity deity.
- Guandi (關帝) — the deified Guan Yu; venerated since the late imperial period as a wealth and protective deity in commercial premises.
- Liu Hai (劉海) — Taoist immortal associated with side-wealth (偏財神).
Filipino religion
- Ikapati
- Burigadang Pada Sinaklang Bulawan
Greek religion
Hinduism
Igbo religion
Japanese mythology
Korean mythology
- Gameunjang-aegi
- Chilsungshin
Mahayana
Norse religion
Nubian mythology
Roman religion
Semitic religion
Shinto
- Ame-no-Sagume
- Seven Lucky Gods
Thai folk religion
- Nang Kwak: Goddess of wealth, fortune and luck
- Phosop: Goddess of wealth
- Mae ya nang (แม่ย่านาง) : Goddess of luck and good beginnings; associated with wealth and fortune.
- Phra phum chaiya mongkol (พระภูมิชัยมงคล) :
- Phra Nang phum chaiya ( wife of Phra phum chaiya mongkol ) (พระนางภูมิไชยา) :
- Kuman thong, a deity that bestow luck and fortune if properly revered
Thracian mythology
- Derzelas: god of abundance
Tibetan Buddhism
- Jambala: god of wealth and underground treasures such as minerals and jewels[1]
Vajrayana
Vietnamese folk religion
- Thần Tài
- Bà Chúa Kho
Yoruba
- Aje[citation needed]