Mortals become gods — Mythoi

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Mortals become gods.

Mythological motifs. · Gods. · The gods in general. · Origin of the gods. · view the constellation · filed as A117

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Filed under Origin of the gods.

5 finer motifs beneath it

First men created with eternal life become gods Mortal translated to heaven and deified In extreme old age spirits become gods Mortal transfigured to god on mountain top Gods are spirits of deified dead

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Parents of the gods Birth of gods Totemistic gods. Gods which have animal associations; e.g., Athena with the owl, Venus with the sparrow Gods born from object Emergence of deity Twin gods Self-created deity Origin of gods – miscellaneous

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