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The Week 3

The Week 3 Activity “Help With Completing the Divine Roles Across Cultures Assignment” can be found in Week 3 Course Content.

Complete the 

Divine Roles Across Cultures Worksheet

. Please note: You must select two different divinities from two different cultures who share the same role. For example: Ares from Greek culture, Odin from Norse culture sharing the role of Divinity of War. Please don’t select Zeus and Odin.

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Divine Roles Across Cultures

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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

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1. How is this divinity portrayed? Describe the divinity’s role in the myth.

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2. Is the divinity male or female? What function does this play?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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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References

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