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Venus
Roman goddess of love, sexuality, procreation and pleasure
Lakshmi
Lakshmi (; , , sometimes spelled Laxmi), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of happiness, fortune, wealth, prosperity, beauty, fertility, sovereignty, and abundance. She, Parvati, and Sarasvati form the trinity of goddesses called the Tridevi.
Freyja
thumb|A depiction of Freyja. Within Norse paganism, Freyja was the deity primarily associated with .
Fortuna
Fortuna (), sometimes anglicized as Fortune, is the goddess of luck or fortune in Roman religion. She came to represent life's capriciousness, and was a goddess of fate. In antiquity she was also known by the epithet Automatia (; , "she who does what she will"). Her Greek equivalent is Tyche.
Tyche
Tyche (; Ancient Greek: Τύχη Túkhē, 'Luck', , ; Roman equivalent: Fortuna) was the presiding tutelary deity who governed the fortune and prosperity of a city, its destiny. In Classical Greek mythology, she is the daughter of the Titans Tethys and Oceanus, and she brings positive messages to people relating to external events outside their control.
Manāt
pre-Islamic Arabian goddess
Benzaiten
or simply Benten is an East Asian Buddhist goddess who originated from the Hindu Saraswati, the patroness of speech, the arts, and learning.
Alakshmi
Alakshmi (Devanāgari: अलक्ष्मी; from the roots अ (a): "not" and लक्ष्मी (Lakshmi): "goddess of fortune", figurative meaning "goddess of misfortune") meaning "not Lakshmi" or "anti-Lakshmi". She is described as being "cow-repelling, antelope-footed, and bull-toothed." Or she "has dry shriveled up body, sunken cheeks, thick lips, and beady eyes and that she rides a donkey." Alakshmi is also known as Kalahapriya and Daridara, Jyestha and the shadow opposite of Lakshmi.
Mami Wata
pagan water spirit
Ashta Lakshmi
group of eight Hindu wealth goddesses
Nortia
Nortia is the Latinized name of the Etruscan goddess Nurtia (variant manuscript readings include Norcia, Norsia, Nercia, and Nyrtia), whose sphere of influence was time, fate, destiny, and chance.
Jyeṣṭhā
Hindu goddess of misfortune
Felicitas
thumb|upright=1.5|Felicitas Augusta holding a caduceus and a [[cornucopia, two symbols of health and wealth, on the reverse of an aureus issued under the emperor Valerian]] In ancient Roman culture, felicitas (from the Latin adjective felix, "fruitful, blessed, happy, lucky") is a condition of divinely inspired productivity, blessedness, or happiness. Felicitas could encompass both a woman's fertility and a general's luck or good fortune. The divine personification of Felicitas was cultivated as a Roman goddess, wherein she is a goddess not just of good fortune but also happiness, wealth and s
Kisshōten
Śrīmahādevī, (Chinese: 吉祥天, pinyin: Jíxiángtiān, romaji: Kichijōten or Kisshōten, lit: "Auspicious Devi"), also known as Lakshmi (Chinese: 功德天, pinyin: Gōngdétiān, romaji: Kudokuten, lit: "Meritorious Devi"), is a devi in Mahayana Buddhism. She is particularly respected in East Asian Buddhist traditions as a protector deity due to her appearance in the Golden Light Sutra where she introduced her mantra and made vows to protect any bhikṣu who will uphold and teach the sutra.
Lauma
250px|thumb|right|"Laumė/The Good Witch", 1980 wooden sculpture by Romas Venckus at the Hill of Witches Latvian Lauma or Lithuanian Laumė, or Yotvingian Łauma is a fairy-like woodland spirit, and guardian spirit of orphans in Eastern Baltic mythology or Yotvingian mythology. Originally a sky spirit, her compassion for human suffering brought her to earth to share our fate.
Nang Kwak
Thai household spirit
Gad
pan-Semitic god of fortune
Fortuna Redux
Roman goddess, Fortune the "leader back"
Jengu
A jengu (pl. miengu, also called bisima) is a water spirit in the traditional beliefs of the Sawabantu groups of Cameroon, like the Duala, Bakweri, Malimba, Subu, Bakoko, and Oroko people. Among the Bakweri, the term used is liengu (plural: maengu). Miengu are similar to bisimbi (singular: simbi) in the Bakongo spirituality and Mamba Muntu, who is present in many West and Central African cultures.
Vesunna
thumb|Bronze statuette of Vesunna with elements of syncretism: sistrum on the head of the goddess Isis - Périgueux Museum Vesunna is a Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Gaul. She was likely considered a giver of prosperity, abundance and good fortune, as evidenced by the cornucopia she is depicted carrying in her images.
Bunzi
Bunzi (also Mpulu Bunzi and Phulu Bunzi) is a serpent water spirit and goddess of rain in traditional Kongo religion that was first venerated by the Woyo people of the Kingdom of Ngoyo.
Gandheswari
Gandheswari (IAST: Gandēśvarī;) is a goddess worshipped by Gandhabanik community. She is an incarnation of the goddess Durga. She is worshiped on Buddha Purnima by the Gandhabanik community. Gandhabanik community worships her for their development in their business.