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Throughout time, humanity has given great consideration to elements believed to bring good fortune our way. The more people believe that they can control unpredictable forces, the more they trust they master their destinies.

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There have been various representations of this as we moved through history, and many even now attribute their luck to carrying a rabbit's foot, blowing on dice before tossing them, or wearing a "lucky" color to a job interview. The Greek Goddess Tyche once stood as a symbol of luck and chance for many ancient Greeks.

Later evolving into not only a guiding divinity for the individual, but a broader personification of protection over ancient cities (and even nations), her popularity spread over massive geographical regions. She became synonymous with other deities, such as the Roman Fortuna, as well as Cebele, Nemesis, Isis, Demeter, Astarte, and sometimes (although some believe erroneously) with one of the Fates (Moirai).

Tyche’s image has been depicted in many ways, with varying features of emblematic adornment. The most remarkable stories and artifacts, and their accompanying historical significance will be explored.

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Some of the earliest traces of Tyche, whose name translates to mean 'luck', 'chance', or 'fortune', date back to the poet Pindar of the 5th century BC, who refers to her as "a savior goddess," other indications of her influence are found in the works of Hesiod in the 7th century BC. Hesiod's 'Theogony' spoke of Tyche as being a daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys - conflicting with older claims of Zeus being her father.

Other Hellenistic authors disagreed, claiming she was the child of Hermes and Aphrodite. Her name, both as a deity and as a later unifying concept, is seen in multiple other written pieces, most notably attributed to Plato and Aesop's Fables.   In later versions of her character, she is more widely associated with good luck (as in depictions of Agathe Tyche or with a husband, Agathos Daimon, or "good spirit") than her earlier temperamental and erratic depiction as "blind luck" or "chance." Particularly after the expansion of Alexander the Great's massive empire over several conquests (and subsequently his successors'), it appeared emphatically that luck and chance favored some over others.  

It was during this period that Tyche’s value became far more extensive, with altars to Tyche-Fortuna being erected in cities and numerous military bath-houses.

Her likeness can be found on assorted antiquities, including coins, architecture, jewelry/amulets, and shrines, and she eventually came to be utilized skillfully by ruling governments to unify diverse ethnicities and cults. One of the most renowned and frequently replicated of pieces dedicated to the goddess is known as ‘The Tychaion.’ Although the original Tychaion, created by Eutychides of Sicyon, is lost, it has been replicated countless times.

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Well-known duplicates can be viewed at the Vatican and the Louvre, among other locations. Constructed in reverence of Tyche's favor over the city of Antioch, the original statue was unique for the period because it had detailing on all sides. It was first built in stunning bronze, with symbols that include: ears of grain held in her hand to represent the fertility of city crops, her foot pressed down upon a swimmer to represent the Orontes River of the region, and her position sitting on a rock to represent Mount Sipylus.

Her mural crown indicates this piece served as a representational statue over a city (Antioch); later replicas and representations wore the mural crown to signify this as well.