the dying god archetype. whom does this picture depict?
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The Dying God Archetype
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Whom does this picture depict?
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• Odin of Norse mythology
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What is similar about this picture?
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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
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Egyptian Mythology
•Osiris
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Maya Mythology
• Quetzalcotl
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Greek Mythology
•Dionysus
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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
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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
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The Odyssey
• Odysseus (Ulysses) and Penelope built their world of Ithaca around an olive tree
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Norse Cosmology
• Yggdrasil is the “world tree” that reaches into every realm and rises through three different lands
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Judeo-Christian Tradition
• The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden
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Buddhism
• Gautama Buddha receives enlightenment under the bodhi tree
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Modern Cinema
• In the film Avatar, the Na’vi live in a sacred tree
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Corporate Logo
• Cigna health insurance