Fortuna East Asian These deities conferred their protection

These deities conferred their protection upon the newborn child

In this Hellenistic statue from Alexandria

Baba Yaga was the old crone of autumn who lived in the last sheaf of harvested grain

and snakes

and also the realizations of the conventional and ultimate truths

Fortuna East Asian These deities conferred their protectionLady Luck, with her Cornucopia. The Goddess or Fate who rules each individual's "Wheel of Fortune," called Tyche by the Greeks, is a kindly deity similar to a guardian angel. Her Roman name was Fortuna. Here, we see her portrayed with her wheel. In her right hand she holds a rudder, which she steers, altering our karmic path. Her overflowing cornucopia and great benevolence make her similar to the Hindu Ganesh. [2nd century CE, provenance unknown] 8 1