1. The Dying God Archetype

2. Whom does this picture depict?

4. Odin of Norse mythology

5. What is similar about this picture?

7. 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

8. Egyptian Mythology Osiris

9. Maya Mythology Quetzalcotl

10. Greek Mythology Dionysus

11. 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

12. 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

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

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

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

16. Buddhism Gautama Buddha receives enlightenment under the bodhi tree

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

18. Corporate Logo Cigna health insurance