Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Human being endowed with divine or supernatural power

human_being_endowed_with_divine_or_supernatural_power

A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Possession and Inspiration. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


comparative

  • The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 1007-1027 confidence: high

    The passage states that the notion of a man-god or human with divine powers belongs to an earlier religious period when gods and humans are viewed as beings of much the same order.

    The passage explicitly describes a man-god or human being endowed with divine or supernatural powers.

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