Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Dying God

Study Guide from Ms. Happ's Mythology Course

QuestionAnswer
The Dying God is related to who? Son/ Lover of the Great Goddess/ Earth Mother
The Dying God undergoes what critical stages? Death and Revival, usually symbolic
For Dying Gods, death is usually a metaphor for what? Psychological descent into unconscious
For Dying Gods, rebirth is usually a metaphor for what? Overcoming brokenness of ordinary life in favor of achievement of individuality
Dying God is the ------ ------- in the mother. Seed, planted
The Dying God is often ------ from a -----. Hung, tree
Dying God often loses what? Genitals
Dying God is connected with what? Sacrificial rights in which a sacred King was sacrificed to ensure fertility
Dying God is often what for the community? Scapegoat
Dying God often called? The beautiful one
Who is the Dying God for the Egyptians? Osiris
Who is the Dying God for the Phrygians (modern Turkey)? Attis
Who is the Dying God for the Greeks? Dionysus
Who is the Dying God for the Norse? Odin and Baldr
Who is the Dying God for the Mesopotamians? Innana-Ishtar- rare female Dying God
Who is the Dying God for the Christians? Jesus
Who is the Dying God for the Aztec? Xipe Totec, Quetzalcoatl
Created by: jaclynroxursox
Popular History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards