See how the same divine patterns manifest across world mythologies
Divine beings embodying fundamental cosmic forces and human concerns
Explore the complete collection of divine archetypes across world mythologies.
The supreme patriarch dwelling in the heavens, wielding thunder and lightning.
The primordial feminine force, giving birth to all life from her body.
The fierce warrior deity embodying martial prowess and battle.
Sovereign of the underworld and guide of departed souls.
Divine intelligence embodied—strategy, crafts, and sacred knowledge.
The divine disruptor who breaks cosmic rules to enable transformation.
The embodiment of desire, beauty, and irresistible attraction.
The divine physician who restores health and cures disease.
The divine architect who brings the universe into existence.
Divine messengers and intermediaries between deity and mortals.
Fundamental forces of nature and existence across mythological systems
Explore the fundamental elemental forces across world mythologies.
Transformation, purification, passion, and creative destruction.
Flow, emotion, life source, and the primordial depths.
Stability, fertility, grounding, and material foundation.
Intellect, breath, communication, and spiritual freedom.
Primordial formlessness and infinite creative potential.
Consciousness, order, divine truth, and sacred illumination.
Sacred cosmic geography and universal mythological locations
Explore sacred locations and cosmic geography across mythologies.
The realm of the dead and journey through the afterlife.
The cosmic center where heaven meets earth.
The cosmic axis connecting all realms of existence.
The perfect realm of abundance and eternal bliss.
Universal narrative patterns that repeat across mythological traditions
Explore universal narrative patterns across world mythologies.
How the universe came into being from nothing or chaos.
The great deluge that cleanses and renews the world.
The universal pattern of the hero's transformative quest.
The deity who dies and returns, symbolizing renewal.
Recurring structures in how cultures envision cosmic destiny and transformation
Explore prophetic patterns across world mythologies.
The prophesied end of the world and cosmic destruction.
The prophecy of paradise restored and perfection renewed.
The foretold savior who will redeem and transform the world.
Archetypal paths of transformation that heroes and seekers undertake
Explore transformative journeys across world mythologies.
The perilous journey into death's realm and return.
The mystic's journey upward to divine realms.
The hero's adventure to obtain the sacred object.
The transformative ordeal that creates a new self.
Archetypes are primordial patterns that appear across human consciousness—recurring themes, characters, and symbolic figures that transcend individual cultures. Carl Jung identified these as structures of the collective unconscious, inherited templates that shape how humans understand divine forces, natural phenomena, and psychological experiences.
When examining world mythology comparatively, astonishing patterns emerge: cultures separated by oceans and millennia independently created remarkably similar divine figures, narrative structures, sacred places, and prophetic visions. This suggests archetypes are not arbitrary cultural inventions but fundamental structures of human cognition.
This archetype system organizes universal patterns into six major categories: