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The Dying God Archetype

The Dying God Archetype. Whom does this picture depict?. Odin of Norse mythology. What is similar about this picture?. The Dying God Archetype. Also known as a the “resurrection deity,” this god is either resurrected or reborn in a literal or symbolic sense

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The Dying God Archetype

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  1. The Dying God Archetype

  2. Whom does this picture depict?

  3. Odin of Norse mythology

  4. What is similar about this picture?

  5. The Dying God Archetype • Also known as a the “resurrection deity,” this god is either resurrected or reborn in a literal or symbolic sense • All myths imitate ancient rituals that were intended to renew the fertility of the land and crops each year

  6. Egyptian Mythology • Osiris

  7. Maya Mythology • Quetzalcotl

  8. Greek Mythology • Dionysus

  9. Death and Resurrection • When the god dies, he/she often experiences a descent into the Underworld • The god either ultimately triumphs beyond or rules over the Underworld

  10. The Tree of Life • A tree connecting earth to a heaven and/or and underworld • Some tree symbols: • The Judeo-Christian Garden of Eden features the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil • The Buddha attains Nirvana under a bodhi tree • In the film Avatar, the Na’vi find their spiritual home in a tree • Cigna health insurance uses a tree of life as its insignia

  11. The Odyssey • Odysseus (Ulysses) and Penelope built their world of Ithaca around an olive tree

  12. Norse Cosmology • Yggdrasil is the “world tree” that reaches into every realm and rises through three different lands

  13. Judeo-Christian Tradition • The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden

  14. Buddhism • Gautama Buddha receives enlightenment under the bodhi tree

  15. Modern Cinema • In the film Avatar, the Na’vi live in a sacred tree

  16. Corporate Logo • Cigna health insurance

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