Divine Roles Across Cultures
HUM/105 v8
Divine Roles Across Cultures
HUM/105 v8
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Divine Roles Across Cultures
Complete Parts 1 and 2.
Cite at least 2 outside sources to support your assignment.
Part 1
Select 1 common divine role that recurs in world mythology. Divine roles include, but are not limited to, the following:
Father or mother divinities
Divinities of war
Home or hearth divinities
Divinities of love
Divinities of wisdom
Divinities of medicine or health
Divinities of the wind
Divinities of agriculture
Divinities of the sky
Ruler of all the gods
Add the role to the designated box in row 1, column 1 of the table.
Select 2 myths, each from a different culture, in which the divine role appears. Add the divinity names and cultures in the designated boxes in row 1, columns 2 and 3.
Complete the table by answering each of the 5 questions for both divinities.
| Role Click or tap here to enter text.: | Divinity name: Click or tap here to enter text. Culture of origin: Click or tap here to enter text. | Divinity name: Click or tap here to enter text. Culture of origin: Click or tap here to enter text. |
| 1. How is this divinity portrayed? Describe the divinity’s role in the myth. | Click or tap here to enter text. | Click or tap here to enter text. |
| 2. Is the divinity male or female? What function does this play? | Click or tap here to enter text. | Click or tap here to enter text. |
| 3. What are the divinity’s attributes, such as divine powers or characteristics? What objects does the divinity possess, such as a weapon or animal, that assist them? | Click or tap here to enter text. | Click or tap here to enter text. |
| 4. In the myth of origin, how does this divinity compare with other divinities? How does this divinity interact with or compare to divinities of the same sex and to divinities of other sexes? | Click or tap here to enter text. | Click or tap here to enter text. |
| 5. Identify 1 character from contemporary culture that shares characteristics of each divinity and explain why you chose each character. What real-life ideals does this divine role represent? How attainable are these ideals? | Click or tap here to enter text. | Click or tap here to enter text. |
Part 2
Write a 150- to 350-word response to the following: Why do so many cultures have divinities in similar roles?
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