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Tyche (/ ˈ t aɪ k i /; Ancient Greek: Τύχη Túkhē, 'Luck', Ancient Greek: [tý.kʰɛː], Modern Greek:; Roman equivalent: Fortuna) was the presiding tutelary deity who governed the fortune and prosperity of a city, its destiny.
Goddess of Fortune, Luck and Chance Tykhe, also known as Tyche, was the Greek goddess of chance, fate and fortune. She represented not only the positive aspects of these characteristics but also the negative ones.
In Greek mythology, Tyche is the goddess and personification of good luck, chance, and fortune. Tyche's popularity grew after the Classical period when many cities and officials across the Greek world and the Mediterranean adopted her as their patron deity and sacrifices were made at her shrines.
Tyche was the ancient Greek goddess of fortune, chance, providence and fate. She was usually honoured in a more favourable light as Eutychia, goddess of good fortune, luck, success and prosperity. Tyche was depicted with a variety of attributes--a rudder, ball, the infant Plutus (Wealth) and a cornucopia.
Tyche, in Greek religion, the goddess of chance, with whom the Roman Fortuna was later identified; a capricious dispenser of good and ill fortune. The Greek poet Hesiod called her the daughter of the Titan Oceanus and his consort Tethys; other writers attributed her fatherhood to Zeus, the supreme.
In Greek mythology, Tyche, also pronounced as “Tykhe” (Roman Name – Fortuna), was the goddess of fate, luck, and providence. Goddess Tyche is also known as Eutychia, the goddess symbolizing good luck, happiness, and affluence.
Although not a goddess in Greek Mythology, Tyche was often seen as goddess and/or a patron-deity of luck, fortune, success, even prosperity in many cities of ancient Greece. Some gave her even power over chance and fate.