Hail the Gods of Randomness!

Ah, sorry, you thought there might be a giveaway here. Welp, no, but there is the gift of Knowledge.

I've noticed in the comments to a lot of giveaways, besides thanks, a lot of people have asked for divine intervention to win a giveaway. It usually looks like this: “I hope a god of randomness picks me!!!!!”. Ignoring, of course, how this is not at all how randomness truly works, I was wondering if anyone is aware of or actually prays to one of the numerous gods and /or goddesses of randomness. Or luck, or fortune, or wealth, prosperity, or chaos, or what have you, you lovable pagan, you. So I present, for your information and spiritual guidance, some deities that might be able to help the next time you reeeeeeeally want that copy of Bad Rats! Er, I mean, uh, Secret of the Magic Crystals! No wait, Skyrim! No no, that's not right: Dota 2! Yeah, that's it!

Fortuna is the Roman goddess of, well, luck and fortune obviously! But bewarned, she is the goddess of both good and bad luck, so don't piss her off. Fun fact: our modern depiction of Justice (you know, that statue lady holding scales) as being blindfolded comes from Fortuna being depicted that same way. Also, you've heard a poem/song about her about a million times and probably never knew...

Tyche (or Tykhe) is the Greek goddess of luck and destiny. Fortuna is basically the Roman version of Tyche, cause the Romans appropriated culture and religion like, mad crazy, yo.

Abundantia is the Roman goddess of prosperity an-- hey wait a minute, two goddess you can to worship in a cult for luck!? You crazy pagans! Oh well, now you can probably guess where the word “abundance” comes from.

Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity, and fortune, and consort of that other Hindu god you might have heard of, Vishnu. She is worshiped daily still, so who knows, you might already pray to her!

Budai (Hotei in Japanese) is that adorable laughing bald chubby man usually carrying a sack. Rub his belly for good luck! What's that? You thought that was THE Buddha? Noooo, silly, Buddhism doesn't work like that! He is sometimes considered a buddha (or bodhisattva). Budai is also one of the...

Seven Lucky Gods are seven gods of Japanese folklore/Shinto/Tao/Buddhism that also have specific attributes. Go nuts with the worship of any of them, or carve a netsuke for your traditional kimono, you weeaboo! If not Budai, I recommend Ebisu, a laughing god of fishermen and luck.

Inari Ōkami is a Shinto/Buddhism god/goddess/kami of fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes (kitsune), and success. Often prayed to for luck. Since we've already established you're an otaku, you already know all about Ōkami because of Ōkami.

Fu Lu Shou is a Taoist tri-deity personifying good fortune (Fu), prosperity (Lu), and longevity (Shou). They also apply to specific stars/planets, so you could be all romantic-like and pray to a starry sky on a brisk December night, but that involves going outside so let's be honest, probably not going to happen.

Bes is an ancient Egyptian god of childbirth and children, and was often prayed to for luck and pretty much anything good. Squat, pygmy-like, and a lion-hearted protector.

Belobog, literally White God, was a Slavic deity that we know not much about, and it's assumed that his mythos was absorbed into and merged with Christianity. Although not much is known about Belobog, he is usually referred to as the god of all that is good and luck, so why not give him a try?

Gefjon is a Norse goddess of the plough and virginity. Okay, so maybe that last one won't encourage you to pray to her, but why not break out the old plough and oxen and run it around your farmland a bit and maybe Gefjon will grant you some blessings (in the form of steamgifts).

Vergadain is the dwarf god of wealth and luck from Dungeons & Dragons. And let's face it, you probably already knew this... (big thanks to skd3 for this terrible oversight!)

Eris aka Discordia is the Greek goddess of chaos and, ominously, discord. Why pray to her, you might wonder? Well, deities of order are well known for their justice and equality of outcomes, which means that if you're trying for randomness, it's the chaos you need to trust. (Danke to xbarton for pointing out Eris!)

Ukat (of the Yana) and Lennaxidaq (of the Kwakiutl) are Native American deities of luck. I couldn't find out much about them, which is sad.

Xolotl is the Aztec god of fire, lightning, death, and BAD LUCK. Watch out!

There are plenty of other gods, goddesses, deities, and spirits that can be prayed to for good luck, of course, but these are the ones I could unearth that applied specifically to luck itself. Know of another deity that applies specifically to luck? Let me know (please provide a little solid evidence though)! Especially those of the Druids, Celtic, African, or Oceanic, cause I had trouble finding information on those in relation to luck.

WARNING: praying and worshiping old deities carries inherent risks, as they are often deities of multiple attributes and have capricious natures. I cannot be held accountable for any sudden: wealth, good fertile land/crops, fish, pregnancy(ies), extremely unlikely probable outcomes and occurrences, beautiful art/music, long-life, good productivity at work, feasts, happiness, spiritual contentment or fulfillment, and/or starting a cult.