Benzaiten - Classic Mythology III

Perna Studios is very excited to announce our tenth trading card set entitled Classic Mythology III: Goddesses. This set will focus on Goddesses from timeless Classic Mythologies that we have all come to love and enjoy during our lifetime. The mythologies spotlighted in this set are Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic, Native American, Japanese and African.




I drew this sketch art card of Benzaiten from Japanese Mythology for the Classic Mythology III trading card set.



Benzaiten - in Japanese mythology Benzaiten is one of the Shichi-fuku-jin (Seven Gods of Luck); the Buddhist patron goddess of literature and music, of wealth, and of femininity. She is generally associated with the sea; many of her shrines are located near it, and she is frequently depicted riding on, or accompanied by, a sea dragon. According to one legend, she married a sea dragon, thus putting an end to his ravages of the island Enoshima. She is often shown playing the biwa, a kind of lute. A white serpent serves as her messenger.




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