Divine Favor
45 books featuring this theme
Divine favor is preferential support granted by a deity to persons or groups. It explains success and obligates gratitude, purity, and continued allegiance.
The Iliad
Homer • Greek
The Odyssey
Homer • Greek
Kebra Nagast
Anonymous • African
Táin Bó Cúailnge
Anonymous • Celtic
The Story of Sinuhe
Anonymous • Egyptian
Argonautica
Apollonius of Rhodes • Greek
Romulus and Remus
Livy • Roman
The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor
Anonymous • Egyptian
The Tale of the Two Brothers
Anonymous • Egyptian
Lalitavistara Sūtra
Anonymous • Indian
Sumerian King List
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Georgics
Virgil • Roman
Alcestis
Euripides • Greek
Iphigenia among the Taurians
Euripides • Greek
Philoctetes
Sophocles • Greek
Matsya Purana
Anonymous • Indian
Gilgamesh and Huwawa
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
The Birth Legend of Sargon
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Kārnāmag-ī Ardashīr-ī Pābagān
Anonymous • Persian
On the Nature of the Gods
Cicero • Roman
Engishiki
Fujiwara no Tadahira • East Asian
Metternich Stela
Anonymous • Egyptian
The Books of the Sky
Anonymous • Egyptian
Epinician Odes
Bacchylides • Greek