List of fortune deities

Gods and goddesses of fortune
Goddess Lakshmi of Hinduism
Gods and goddesses of fortune

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

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)
  • Goddess Wuji Caishenye (無極財神爺)
  • 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

  • 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

Japanese mythology

Korean mythology

  • Gameunjang-aegi
  • Chilsungshin

Mahayana

Norse religion

Nubian mythology

Roman religion

Semitic religion

Shinto

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

Tibetan Buddhism

  • Jambala: god of wealth and underground treasures such as minerals and jewels[1]

Vajrayana

Vietnamese folk religion

Yoruba

  • Aje

References

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