List of fortune deities

Gods and goddesses of fortune

Goddess Lakshmi of Hinduism Goddess Nang Kwak of Tai folk religion Lord Caishen of Chinese folk religion and Taoism Lord Vaiśravaṇa of Mahayana Gods and goddesses of fortune

A fortune deity is a deity associated with fortune, luck and wealth in mythology.

Burmese folk religion

• Thurathadi

Chinese folk religion and Taoism

• Caishen
• Zhao Gongming
• Bi Gan
• The five Caishen of all directions(五路神)
• Goddess QianmuCaishen ( 錢母財神 )
• Goddess Wuji caishenye (無極財神爺)
• Sanxing (deities) specifically Fuxing and Luxing and not Shouxing

Filipino religion

• Ikapati
• Burigadang Pada Sinaklang Bulawan

Greek religion

• Hermes
• Tyche
• Plutus
• Hades
• Caerus

Hinduism

• Lakshmi: Goddess of wealth, fortune and luck.
• Kubera: God of wealth
• Ganesha: God of wisdom, luck and good beginnings; associated with wealth and fortune.
• Alakshmi: Goddess of misfortune.
• Agni: God of fire, wealth and food(in the vedas).

Igbo religion

• Anyanwu
• Agwu Nsi

Japanese mythology

• Daikokuten
• Ebisu
• Seven Lucky Gods

Korean mythology

• Gameunjang-aegi
• Chilsungshin

Mahayana

• Śrīmahādevī
• Vaiśravaṇa
• Benzaiten
• Kangiten

Norse religion

• Njörðr

Nubian mythology

• Dedun

Roman religion

• Fortuna
• Mercury
• Pluto
• Dis Pater
• Abundantia

Semitic religion

• Gad

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

• Vasudhara
• Jambhala
• Palden Lhamo

Vietnamese folk religion

• Thần Tài
• Bà Chúa Kho

Yoruba

• Aje^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Kubera | God of Wealth, Hinduism, Yaksha | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.