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* ''Manga/{{Noragami}}'': Inverted with Kofuku, since she's a god of poverty and misfortune. She was actually the one responsible for causing [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Decades the Lost Decade of Japan]] to start by literally bursting the economic bubble.

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Wealth gods are OlderThanDirt if you count food as currency. For Stone Age cultures, a FoodGod was also the wealth god who brought forth plentiful grain and flocks of livestock. Hungry people value food over other currencies. Analysis of fossilized skeletons shows that malnutrition was common during ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and amongst pre-Roman European tribes. Modern ideas about wealth and money solidify during the OlderThanFeudalism period.

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Wealth gods are OlderThanDirt if you count food as currency. For Stone Age cultures, a FoodGod was also the wealth god who brought forth plentiful grain and flocks of livestock. Hungry people value food over other currencies.currencies, 'cause you can't eat money. Analysis of fossilized skeletons shows that malnutrition was common during ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and amongst pre-Roman European tribes. Modern ideas about wealth and money solidify during the OlderThanFeudalism period.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Elona}}'': ''Elona+'' allows the player character to worship the goddess Yacatect of Wealth, who accepts jewelry as sacrifices. Among the benefits of worship are inncreases to the negotiation and investing skills, an increased chance of getting {{Random Drop}}s from monsters, a pet goose that, when fed, will lay platinum coins, a holy relic that can be invoked monthly to generate platinum coins and a holy DeadlyDisc weapon in the form of a coin.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Elona}}'': The ''VideoGame/{{Elona}}'' GameMod ''Elona+'' allows the player character to worship the goddess Yacatect of Wealth, who accepts jewelry as sacrifices. Among the benefits of worship are inncreases to the negotiation and investing skills, an increased chance of getting {{Random Drop}}s from monsters, a pet goose that, when fed, will lay platinum coins, a holy relic that can be invoked monthly to generate platinum coins and a holy DeadlyDisc weapon in the form of a coin.



* ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'' and it's MegaCorp DLC introduces Megacorporations which are somewhat of a MechanicallyUnusualClass, with it's own set of government principles. One of them being "Gospel of the Masses", and Corporate empires with that principle can build a unique Corporate building called the "Temple of Prosperity"...

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* ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'' and it's its MegaCorp DLC introduces Megacorporations which are somewhat of a MechanicallyUnusualClass, with it's its own set of government principles. One of them being "Gospel of the Masses", and Corporate empires with that principle can build a unique Corporate building called the "Temple of Prosperity"...
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': Handrich is the god of merchants and wealth (and ''possibly'' an aspect of the god of thieves and gamblers). His priests are often leading traders, temples are managed by the local Traders' Guild and the holy days are the major trading days. Uniquely, his [[ReligionIsMagic magic]] uses [[CastFromMoney money]] in lieu of the normal EyeOfNewt, and he accepts [=IOUs=].

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': Handrich is the god of merchants and wealth (and ''possibly'' an aspect of the god of thieves and gamblers).gamblers; popular opinion leans this way, with the only real distinction being that Handrich will expect you to shake his hand and thank him for fleecing you, but Handrich's followers view Ranald as a despicable conman and robber). His priests are often leading traders, temples are managed by the local Traders' Guild and the holy days are the major trading days. His cult is strongest in Marienburg and Tilea, both areas where merchantry is a major part of the economy and mercenary trades are well-established. Uniquely, his [[ReligionIsMagic magic]] uses [[CastFromMoney money]] in lieu of the normal EyeOfNewt, and he accepts [=IOUs=].
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->''"Blessed Exchequer, whose greed is eternal. Allow this humble bribe to open your ears and hear this plea from your most devout debtor."''

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->''"Blessed Exchequer, whose greed is eternal. Allow this humble bribe to open your ears and hear this plea from your most devout debtor."''



->'''Homer:''' "The 'all-ighty ollar"'? I get it.

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* '''Dedun''' was one of the few Nubian gods remembered from AncientAfrica. Dedun was associated with the lucrative trade of incense, and so is remembered as a god of wealth and prosperity.

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* '''Dedun''' was one of the few Nubian gods remembered from AncientAfrica.ancient UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}. Dedun was associated with the lucrative trade of incense, and so is remembered as a god of wealth and prosperity.
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* In ''Theatre/{{Hadestown}}'', Hades' position as God of Wealth is most pronounced when his excesses are compared to the poverty aboveground, and it's implied all the money in the world flows in and out of Hadestown one way or another. Many people, including Eurydice, are willing to take his offer of Hadestown to escape their lives of poverty in exchange for a steady income.
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-->-- '''Quark''' praying, ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS07E12TheEmperorsNewCloak "The Emperor's New Cloak"]]

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-->-- '''Quark''' praying, ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS07E12TheEmperorsNewCloak "The "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS07E12TheEmperorsNewCloak The Emperor's New Cloak"]]
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** '''Renenutet''' was an ancient Egyptian goddess of wealth, well-being, nourishment, and harvest.

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** '''Renenutet''' was an ancient Egyptian goddess of wealth, well-being, nourishment, and harvest. She was also a goddess of childbirth and midwifery, and [[WiseSerpent also a snake]]. (Yes, Egyptian mythology can be singularly weird.)
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** Quetzalcoatl was also a god of merchants, amongst other things, but not exclusively one like Yacatecuhtli.
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* Myth/CanaaniteMythology: '''Gad''' is sometimes translated to "god of fortune" when mentioned in Literature/TheBible, the Book of Isaiah 65:11. Strangely enough, a founding patriarch Jacob, might have named his son Gad after a pagan god, according to some scholars.

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* Myth/CanaaniteMythology: '''Gad''' is sometimes translated to "god of fortune" when mentioned in Literature/TheBible, the Book of Isaiah Literature/BookOfIsaiah 65:11. Strangely enough, a founding patriarch Jacob, might have named his son Gad after a pagan god, according to some scholars.
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