Divine Roles Across Cultures
Part I
1. How is this divinity portrayed? Describe the divinity's role within the myth.
2. Is the divinity male or female? What function does this gender play?
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 him or her?
4. Within 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 gender and to divinities of the opposite gender?
5. 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?
Part II
Write a 150- to 350-word short essay addressing the following: Why do so many cultures have divinities in similar roles?