• 31: Fortune's Favor: Exploring the Goddess of Luck❦

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31: Fortune's Favor: Exploring the Goddess of Luck❦

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  • This week we are exploring the Roman Goddess, Fortuna! Fortuna is the ancient Roman goddess of luck, fate, and fortune. Often depicted with a cornucopia (symbolizing abundance) and a wheel (representing the cyclical nature of fate), she embodies the unpredictable forces of chance that govern human lives. Fortuna was believed to control the fortune of individuals and communities, dispensing both good and bad luck. In Roman mythology, she was seen as a capricious force, unpredictable and beyond human control, which led people to invoke her for protection and blessings in their personal and public affairs.

    Fortuna's wheel symbolizes the constant shifting of fortunes, reminding that both prosperity and hardship are transient. Her power extended beyond individuals to entire nations, and she was widely worshipped, especially in times of uncertainty. Her mythological influence has lasted through history, with the concept of "Fortune's Wheel" remaining a metaphor for the ups and downs of fate in modern times.

    Sources for this episode:

    1. Harper, E. (2023, March 10). The Goddess Fortuna in Rome and Pompeii. Elodie Harper. https://www.elodieharper.com/post/the-goddess-fortuna-in-rome-and-pompeii
    2. Huanaco, Francisco. "How To Worship Goddess Fortuna." Spells8, 27 Mar. 2022, https://spells8.com/lessons/goddess-fortuna/.
    3. McCarty, J. (2018, December 4).”Fortuna: Deity and Concept in Archaic and Republican Italy.”
    4. Bryn Mawr Classical Review. https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2018/2018.12.04/
    5. McClintock, J., & Strong, J. (n.d.). Parcae. McClintock and Strong's Biblical Cyclopedia. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/P/parcae.html
    6. Michele, A. (2022, October 1). Parcae. Weird Italy. https://weirditaly.com/2022/10/01/parcae/
    7. Preistoria in Italia. (2020, November 2). Gli Etruschi, il primato femminile, le Sibille e il culto di Voltumna. Preistoria in Italia. https://www.preistoriainitalia.it/en/2020/11/02/gli-etruschi-il-primato-femminile-le-sibille-e-il-culto-di-voltumna/
    8. Riddick, Deanna. Fortune's Favor: Exploring the Goddess of Luck. Medium.com. March 12, 2025. https://medium.com/@riddickdm/fortunes-favor-exploring-the-goddess-of-luck-fortuna-2f0489a7e828
    9. Took, T. (n.d.). Fortuna. Thalia Took's Online Guide to Goddesses. Retrieved March 2, 2025, from https://www.thaliatook.com/OGOD/fortuna.php
    10. Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Fortuna. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 1, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortuna


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This week we are exploring the Roman Goddess, Fortuna! Fortuna is the ancient Roman goddess of luck, fate, and fortune. Often depicted with a cornucopia (symbolizing abundance) and a wheel (representing the cyclical nature of fate), she embodies the unpredictable forces of chance that govern human lives. Fortuna was believed to control the fortune of individuals and communities, dispensing both good and bad luck. In Roman mythology, she was seen as a capricious force, unpredictable and beyond human control, which led people to invoke her for protection and blessings in their personal and public affairs.

Fortuna's wheel symbolizes the constant shifting of fortunes, reminding that both prosperity and hardship are transient. Her power extended beyond individuals to entire nations, and she was widely worshipped, especially in times of uncertainty. Her mythological influence has lasted through history, with the concept of "Fortune's Wheel" remaining a metaphor for the ups and downs of fate in modern times.

Sources for this episode:

  1. Harper, E. (2023, March 10). The Goddess Fortuna in Rome and Pompeii. Elodie Harper. https://www.elodieharper.com/post/the-goddess-fortuna-in-rome-and-pompeii
  2. Huanaco, Francisco. "How To Worship Goddess Fortuna." Spells8, 27 Mar. 2022, https://spells8.com/lessons/goddess-fortuna/.
  3. McCarty, J. (2018, December 4).”Fortuna: Deity and Concept in Archaic and Republican Italy.”
  4. Bryn Mawr Classical Review. https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2018/2018.12.04/
  5. McClintock, J., & Strong, J. (n.d.). Parcae. McClintock and Strong's Biblical Cyclopedia. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/P/parcae.html
  6. Michele, A. (2022, October 1). Parcae. Weird Italy. https://weirditaly.com/2022/10/01/parcae/
  7. Preistoria in Italia. (2020, November 2). Gli Etruschi, il primato femminile, le Sibille e il culto di Voltumna. Preistoria in Italia. https://www.preistoriainitalia.it/en/2020/11/02/gli-etruschi-il-primato-femminile-le-sibille-e-il-culto-di-voltumna/
  8. Riddick, Deanna. Fortune's Favor: Exploring the Goddess of Luck. Medium.com. March 12, 2025. https://medium.com/@riddickdm/fortunes-favor-exploring-the-goddess-of-luck-fortuna-2f0489a7e828
  9. Took, T. (n.d.). Fortuna. Thalia Took's Online Guide to Goddesses. Retrieved March 2, 2025, from https://www.thaliatook.com/OGOD/fortuna.php
  10. Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Fortuna. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 1, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortuna


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