Tyche

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Tyche is the Greek goddess of fortune, chance, and the prosperity or misfortune of cities and individuals.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Tyche canonical 9
Fortuna 1
Isis-Tyche 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek goddess
deity of fortune
associatedConcept chance
destiny
fortune
uncertainty of human affairs
associatedWith Agathos Daimon
Moirae
Nemesis
city cults
culture Ancient Greek religion
depictedAs veiled woman
woman holding cornucopia
woman with a rudder on a globe
young woman
domain chance
fortune
misfortune of cities
misfortune of individuals
prosperity of cities
prosperity of individuals
equivalentInRomanMythology Fortuna
linked to: Felicitas
iconographicAttribute city crown
mural crown
influenced later personifications of Fortune in Western art and literature
notableCult Tyche of Antioch
linked to: Tyche
parent Oceanus
Tethys
possibleParent Hermes
Zeus
role bringer of misfortune
bringer of prosperity
personification of fate in daily life
personification of luck
protector of cities
symbol ball or globe
cornucopia
crown
plinth
rudder
wheel
worshippedIn Alexandria
Antioch
Athens
Corinth
Syracuse
various Hellenistic cities
worshipPeriod Classical period of Ancient Greece
Hellenistic period
Roman Imperial period
linked to: Roman Antiquity

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isis hasCultTitle Isis-Tyche
linked to: Tyche
Isis linkedToDeity Tyche
Tyche notableCult Tyche of Antioch
linked to: Tyche
Roman imperial iconography usesMotif personified Fortuna
linked to: Tyche
Nemesis associatedWith Tyche
Alexander Kielland notableWork Fortuna
linked to: Tyche
Syracuse hasPart Tyche
Fates relatedConcept Tyche (fortune)
linked to: Tyche
Agathos Daimon pairedWith Tyche
Plutus associatedWith Tyche
Plutus depictedWith Tyche