Avenging Deity

7 books featuring this archetype

The Avenging Deity enforces sacred law by punishing sacrilege, hubris, or oath-breaking. Its actions reassert cosmic balance and the inviolability of divine norms.

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Metamorphoses

Ovid • Roman

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Trojan Women

Euripides • Greek

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Silappatikaram

Ilango Adigal • Indian

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Gilgamesh and Huwawa

Anonymous • Mesopotamian

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Pindar: Odes

Pindar • Greek

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The Curse of Agade

Anonymous • Mesopotamian

Antoninus Liberalis: Metamorphoses cover

Antoninus Liberalis: Metamorphoses

Antoninus Liberalis • Greek