Divine Roles
University of Phoenix Material Divine Roles Across Cultures Matrix Select one common divine role that recurs in world mythology. Possible options of divine roles include 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, and so on. Identify the role in the title of your matrix. Select two myths, each from a different culture, in which the divine role appears.
Identify the divinity names and cultures in columns A and B. Complete the matrix by answering each of the five questions for both selected divinities.Is the divinity male or female?
How does this divinity |is the leader and they all rule their|as well as the father so they both | |interact with or compare to divinities |family and some even the world. Just |share of the same roles. The mother | |of the same gender and to divinities of|as the mother she also have a lot of |in every divinity mostly share the the opposite gender?say so in the leader ship role. same role some may act different but they have are mother. What are the divinity’s attributes, The powers that this divinity has is The powers that this divinity has is such as divine powers or to make better people by taking apart to make better people by taking apart characteristics?
What objects does the in their children life because I in their children life because I divinity possess, such as a weapon or believe if people live by example believe if people live by example animal, that assist him or her? then there children are most likely then there children are most likely to follow. As a parent sometimes a to follow. As a parent sometimes a weapon can be talking to your weapon can be talking to your children or beating them with a belt. Children or beating them with a belt. Identify one 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?
Summary: Write a 150- to 350-word short essay addressing the following: Why do so many cultures have divinities in similar roles?
