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"''The Lady''", also known as; "''She-who-shall-not-be-named... The 'Million-to-One' Chance - and all of the other chances as well... The One who will desert you when you need Her the most - and sometimes She might not...''", is none other than the [[Anthropomorphic personification]] of [[wikipedia:Luck|Luck]], as well as the single most powerful [[the gods|goddess]] on the [[Discworld (world)|Discworld]], all for the simple reason that (although She has no worshippers and the only temple ever erected to Her was destroyed purely by chance) everybody hopes and prays that She exists and that She'll smile on them. Her suitors can be distinguished by their distinctive repetitive prayer; "''please-oh-please-oh-please-oh-please''."   
"''The Lady''", also known as; "''She-who-shall-not-be-named... The 'Million-to-One' Chance - and all of the other chances as well... The One who will desert you when you need Her the most - and sometimes She might not...''", is none other than the [[Anthropomorphic personification]] of [[wikipedia:Luck|Luck]], as well as the single most powerful [[the gods|goddess]] on the [[Discworld (world)|Discworld]], all for the simple reason that (although She has no worshippers and the only temple ever erected to Her was destroyed purely by chance) everybody hopes and prays that She exists and that She'll smile on them. Her suitors can be distinguished by their distinctive repetitive prayer; "''please-oh-please-oh-please-oh-please''."   


She's definitely a lady, but She'll quite happily [[wikipedia:Luck Be a Lady|leave Her escort and go blow on whomsoever's elses dice]] She pleases. If you think She won't be there for you, chances are She will (or won't), but say Her name out loud and you'll probably never see Her again, though you might.  She has [[Nature of eyes|eyes]] of bright [[wikipedia:Green|green]], not that her eyes are green in the sense that you or I might have brown or blue eyes, but bright green from edge to edge: no [[wikipedia:Sclera|whites]], no [[wikipedia:Pupil|pupils]], just green. In the Discworld, it is not possible for deities to change the nature of their eyes.  
She's definitely a lady, but She'll quite happily [[wikipedia:Luck Be a Lady|leave Her escort and go blow on whomsoever's dice]] She pleases. If you think She won't be there for you, chances are She will (or won't), but say Her name out loud and you'll probably never see Her again, though you might.  She has [[Nature of eyes|eyes]] of bright [[wikipedia:Green|green]], not that her eyes are green in the sense that you or I might have brown or blue eyes, but bright green from edge to edge: no [[wikipedia:Sclera|whites]], no [[wikipedia:Pupil|pupils]], just green. In the Discworld, it is not possible for deities to change the nature of their eyes.  


The Lady is the eternal rival of [[Fate]]. She is one of the few characters in the series who can, or have, upset Fate's powers over the board when they play games with the lives of people down on the [[Discworld (world)|Discworld]].  While Fate is implacable, The Lady is capricious: [[Fate]] plays to win, the Lady plays not to lose. Often Her playing pieces do not appear very powerful. She has never sacrificed a pawn before, or at least, so she has declared. One of Her 'favourites' appears to be [[Rincewind]], for the simple reason that he is convinced, no matter how much evidence to the contrary he comes across, that he has survived everything simply as a coincidence, or just because the world hates him and that luck has played positive no part... (Oh ''Stercus''... I said it.)  
The Lady is the eternal rival of [[Fate]]. She is one of the few characters in the series who can, or have, upset Fate's powers over the board when they play games with the lives of people down on the [[Discworld (world)|Discworld]].  While Fate is implacable, The Lady is capricious: [[Fate]] plays to win, the Lady plays not to lose. Often Her playing pieces do not appear very powerful. She has never sacrificed a pawn before, or at least, so she has declared. One of Her 'favourites' appears to be [[Rincewind]], for the simple reason that he is convinced, no matter how much evidence to the contrary he comes across, that he has survived everything simply as a coincidence, or just because the world hates him and that luck has played positive no part... (Oh ''Stercus''... I said it.)  


While it is speculated that The Lady may possibly be the consort of [[Fate]], this isn't too likely, given that they are bitter rivals (but, then again...). The Lady actually shares more in common with [[Kaos]] than She does with Fate. Both Kaos and The Lady have exhibited the use of [[wikipedia:Probability|Probability]] in their approach to what they each do, they have even been connected with the imagery of '[[quantum weather butterflies|a very special butterfly]]', also known as the '[[wikipedia:Butterfly effect|Butterfly effect]]': In [[Book:Interesting Times|Interesting Times]], The Lady, when She was beginning a new game against Fate, released a small butterfly from Her hand.   
While it is speculated that The Lady may possibly be the consort of [[Fate]], this isn't too likely, given that they are bitter rivals (but, then again...). The Lady actually shares more in common with [[Kaos]] than She does with Fate. Both Kaos and The Lady have exhibited the use of [[wikipedia:Probability|Probability]] in their approach to what they each do, they have even been connected with the imagery of '[[quantum weather butterflies|a very special butterfly]]', also known as the '[[wikipedia:Butterfly effect|Butterfly effect]]': In [[Book:Interesting Times|Interesting Times]], The Lady, when She was beginning a new game against Fate, released a small butterfly from Her hand.   


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* [[wikipedia:Discworld gods#The Lady|Wikipedia on 'The Lady']].   
* [[wikipedia:Discworld gods#The Lady|Wikipedia on 'The Lady']].   


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The Lady
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Name "The Lady"
"She-who-shall-not-be-named"
"The 'Million-to-One' Chance--and all of the other chances as well"
"The One who will desert you when you need Her the most--and sometimes She might not"
Race Anthropomorphic personification
Age
Occupation Goddess
Physical appearance Completely Green eyes
Residence Cori Celesti
Death
Parents
Relatives
Children
Marital Status Unknown
Appearances
Books The Colour of Magic, Interesting Times, The Last Hero
Cameos Sourcery


"The Lady", also known as; "She-who-shall-not-be-named... The 'Million-to-One' Chance - and all of the other chances as well... The One who will desert you when you need Her the most - and sometimes She might not...", is none other than the Anthropomorphic personification of Luck, as well as the single most powerful goddess on the Discworld, all for the simple reason that (although She has no worshippers and the only temple ever erected to Her was destroyed purely by chance) everybody hopes and prays that She exists and that She'll smile on them. Her suitors can be distinguished by their distinctive repetitive prayer; "please-oh-please-oh-please-oh-please."

She's definitely a lady, but She'll quite happily leave Her escort and go blow on whomsoever's dice She pleases. If you think She won't be there for you, chances are She will (or won't), but say Her name out loud and you'll probably never see Her again, though you might. She has eyes of bright green, not that her eyes are green in the sense that you or I might have brown or blue eyes, but bright green from edge to edge: no whites, no pupils, just green. In the Discworld, it is not possible for deities to change the nature of their eyes.

The Lady is the eternal rival of Fate. She is one of the few characters in the series who can, or have, upset Fate's powers over the board when they play games with the lives of people down on the Discworld. While Fate is implacable, The Lady is capricious: Fate plays to win, the Lady plays not to lose. Often Her playing pieces do not appear very powerful. She has never sacrificed a pawn before, or at least, so she has declared. One of Her 'favourites' appears to be Rincewind, for the simple reason that he is convinced, no matter how much evidence to the contrary he comes across, that he has survived everything simply as a coincidence, or just because the world hates him and that luck has played positive no part... (Oh Stercus... I said it.)

While it is speculated that The Lady may possibly be the consort of Fate, this isn't too likely, given that they are bitter rivals (but, then again...). The Lady actually shares more in common with Kaos than She does with Fate. Both Kaos and The Lady have exhibited the use of Probability in their approach to what they each do, they have even been connected with the imagery of 'a very special butterfly', also known as the 'Butterfly effect': In Interesting Times, The Lady, when She was beginning a new game against Fate, released a small butterfly from Her hand.

Notes

External Links