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Divine archetype

the dead


7 deities across 3 cultures bear the domain of the dead. This is the same data the comparator uses.

Hades and Persephone (Kore) — Terracotta Fragment of a Votive Relief: Hades and Persephone
Hades
ᾍδης
deitythe deadwealth (underground)
Hades and Persephone (Kore) — Terracotta Fragment of a Votive Relief: Hades and Persephone
Persephone
Περσεφόνη
deitythe underworldspring
Freyja with the necklace Brísingamen — Freyja and the Necklace (Brísingamen)
Freyja
Freyja
deitylovebeauty
Hel, ruler of the realm of the dead — Hel
Hel
Hel
deitythe deadthe underworld
Osiris, Horus, Isis — Funerary stele of Tjrerei for Ra-Horakhty: Osiris, Horus, and Isis
Osiris
Osiris
deitythe deadresurrection
Seated goddess Nephthys, inscribed for Mereskhonsu, The Met — Seated goddess Nephthys
Nephthys
Nephthys
deitythe deadthe protection of the mummy
Anubis — Anubis (Egyptian god)
Anubis
Anubis
deitythe mummificationthe dead
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The Divine Atlas — a museum of the world's divine imaginationSix galleries: Japanese · Greek · Norse · Egyptian · Slavic · MesopotamianEvery nontrivial claim carries a source. Uncertainties are preserved, not resolved.Artwork: public domain / open license, always attributed.