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Adachitoka's depiction of the Seven Gods of Fortune.
The Seven Gods of Fortune (
Overview[]
As can be understood from the name, the group consists of seven gods, with each one being associated with some special abilities, attributes and/or guarding sphere(s) of people's everyday lives:
- Fukurokuju (
福 禄 寿 ): God of Happiness, Wealth and Longevity. - Benzaiten (
弁 財 天 ): Goddess of Knowledge, Art and Beauty, especially Music. - Hotei (
布 袋 ): God of Abundance and Good Health. - Ebisu (
恵 比 須 ): God of Fishers and Merchants. - Bishamonten (
毘 沙 門 天 ): God (see trivia) of Warriors. - Daikokuten (
大 黒 天 ): God of Wealth, Commerce and Trade. - Jurojin (
寿 老 人 ): God of Long Life.
Trivia[]
- While in the series Bishamon is a female deity, her real-world depictions are always as a male deity.[citation needed]
- The representations of Ebisu and Daikokuten are often displayed as a pair in small businesses.[citation needed] This is either because of how they are both gods associated with commercial success and monetary wealth or because according to one of the less popular versions of the story of Ebisu's origin, he is a son of Ōkuninushi (first mentioned under a different name).
References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Seven Lucky Gods
- ↑ Chapter 13: Signs (Vol 4)