Divine Roles Across Cultures Matrix

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Divine Roles Across Cultures Matrix
Select one common divine role that recurs in world mythology.
Possible options o divine roles include the ollowing! ather or mother divinities" divinities o war"
home or hearth divinities" divinities o love" divinities o wisdom" divinities o medicine or health"
divinities o the wind" divinities o agriculture" divinities o the s#y" ruler o all the gods" and so on.
$dentiy the role in the title o your matrix.
Select two myths" each rom a dierent culture" in which the divine role appears. $dentiy the
divinity names and cultures in columns A and %.
Complete the matrix by answering each o the ive &uestions or both selected divinities.
'itle! Column A
Divinity (ame!
Culture o )rigin!
Column %
Divinity (ame!
Culture o )rigin!
1. *ow is this divinity
portrayed+ Describe
the divinity,s role within
the myth.
-. $s the divinity male or
emale+ .hat unction
does this gender play+
/. .ithin the myth o
origin" how does this
divinity compare with
other divinities+ *ow
does this divinity
interact with or
compare to divinities o
the same gender and to
divinities o the
opposite gender+
0. .hat are the divinity,s
attributes" such as
divine powers or
characteristics+ .hat
ob1ects does the divinity
possess" such as a
weapon or animal" that
assist him or her+
2. $dentiy one character
rom contemporary
culture that shares
Divine Roles Across Cultures Matrix
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characteristics o each
divinity and explain why
you chose each
character. .hat real3lie
ideals does this divine
role represent+ *ow
attainable are these
ideals+
Summary! .rite a 1243 to /243word short essay addressing the ollowing! .hy do so many
cultures have divinities in similar roles+