10 traditions Thunder Gods
The lightning-wielders who rule the storm
Greek Norse Hindu Mesopotamian Slavic +4
8 traditions Dying-and-Rising Gods
The god who is killed and comes back
Egyptian Greek Mesopotamian Canaanite Aztec +1
9 traditions Underworld Descents
The hero who goes down and (sometimes) comes back
Mesopotamian Greek Roman Japanese Christian +2
9 traditions World Trees & the Axis Mundi
The vertical pole that links earth, heaven, and underworld
Norse Hindu Jewish Maya Native American +1
9 traditions Flood Myths
The waters came everywhere
Mesopotamian Jewish Hindu Greek Chinese +3
9 traditions Tricksters
The thief who stole fire and the spider who bought stories
Greek Norse Native American Yoruba Chinese +2
10 traditions Mother Goddesses
The great female who gives birth to the world
Egyptian Greek Roman Canaanite Hindu +5
10 traditions Sun Gods
The chariot, the disk, and the daily resurrection
Egyptian Greek Hindu Inca Aztec +3
8 traditions Divine Twins
The pair born together who travel together
Greek Roman Hindu Maya Haitian Vodou +2
6 traditions Sacrificed Gods
The god who suffers for humans, on a cross or a tree
Christian Norse Aztec Greek Hindu +1