Blessing:
Tyche is the giver of good fortune and the bringer
of evil, a Goddess if whimsy, and an emblem of inescapable destiny. She
teaches the paradoxical message that life is essentially a game of
dice, determined by chance, and that nothing is ever set in stone. No
matter how certain we are that something will happen, there's always an
element of chance to it, and the unexpected may turn out to be what
happens. Instead of submission to Fate, Tyche encourages her followers
to take things into their own hands, and make their own destiny.
Sometimes we succeed, sometimes we don't - it's all up to chance.
Epithets:
Agathe (the Good), Megale (Great), Soteira (Savior), Fortuna (Fortune)
Equated with
Fortuna, Isis, Demeter, Hermouthis, Hariti
Associations:
Serpent, wheel, globe, cornucopia, turreted crown, coin
Festivals:
Ways to honor:
Gamble. Play the odds. Never give up. Get involved with politics, the
biggest crap shoot in the land.
Ancient
hymns and poetry
Ancient texts
Modern hymns and poetry
Modern devotional texts:
Modern
Greco-Buddhist Tykhe Hariti Festival
by Astalon
Essays
The
Syncreticism of Tykhe Hariti by Astalon
The
Redemption of Tykhe Hariti by Astalon
Links
Theoi.com
article on Tykhe
Tyche in myth and
art
Wikipedia entry on
Tyche
