gods of the game

People like to gamble, they place bets for fun or to earn extra money. When they feel lucky or when someone is watching them, they simply want to take a chance, show that fortune is smiling on them, and betting is no exception.

Praying to God for a team to win a specific game so that you win a bet is more or less selfish when there is still so much wrong with the world. But what about those old gods from the past? People believed in them and prayed to them for fortune. Different world mythologies reveal powerful deities who rule the game world. These are some of the gods that can influence the outcome of a soccer match in our favor:

Hermes is the Greek god of gambling, profit, risk, and gambling. Hermes was the winged messenger of the gods. He was the god of herds, the road, trade, commerce, thieves. He is also known as Mercury in Roman mythology. His father is Zeus, the ruler of the Greek gods.

Thoth is the Egyptian god of the game. He had the same attributes as the Greek god Hermes. He is the creator of magic, the inventor of writing, the messenger of the gods, and the divine recorder and mediator. According to myth, he won 5 extra days by gambling with the moon (then known as Iabet) in a game of dice to help the sky goddess Nut bear children by her.

Macuilxochitl, (five flowers, also called Xochipilli) is the Aztec god of games, music, and dance. He was the god of games, from board games (Patolli) to the Aztec version of soccer (Ullamaliztli). Usually depicted as a god of fun and dancing, Xochipilli could also send venereal disease to anyone who violates abstentions when engaging in sexual intercourse.

Li-Nezha is the Chinese god of gambling. He is probably the only one of the Chinese gods who can reveal the winning lottery numbers. Li-Nezha is perhaps better known as Nataku or Nata from the Japanese anime, a half-mortal god of war. In ancient times, mortals worship him as a God of Lotteries and Games of Chance.

Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity and fortune. Lakshmi is the consort of the god Vishnu. Hindus believe that anyone who worships Lakshmi sincerely and without greed will be blessed with fortune and success. After worshiping Lakshmi on Diwali, many Hindus gamble and spend a lot, believing that Lakshmi has bestowed them with good fortune.

Nohoilpi: the Navajo god of gambling. Also called “He who wins over men.” He is a renegade son of the sun god Tsohanoai. He came down to Earth and taught his gambling to the various tribes, but soon abused his power by beating them at all their gambling and collecting his winnings by enslaving people to build a city to mark his glory. He was defeated in the game by a Navajo man sent by the other gods and was thrown into the sky.