Lady Luck
From Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers
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Lady Luck, known in older English texts as Dame Fortune, and in ancient Latin as the goddess Fortuna, is a female spirit who grants success and luck, especially in matters of Prosperity, Money Drawing, Business, and Gambling Luck. She is classically depicted as a beautiful young woman holding a cornucopia or horn of plenty, from which she draws forth an endless supply of golden coins, casting them upon her devotees. In modern representations she may be shown holding a lucky horseshoe or a four-leaf clover, and she may be accompanied by gambling symbols such as cards, dice, or poker chips.
Lady Luck resembles, but is not the same as, Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and good fortune.
