Archetype:Divine Scribe

Divine Scribe
Thoth (Egyptian Mythology); God of the Moon, Wisdom, Knowledge, Magic, Science, Medicine, Language, Learning and Writing, Advisor and Scribe of the Gods.
The Archetype of:	a divine scribe.

The archetype for the characters that possess or have the traits of a divine scribe. Variation of Knowledge Deity and Artistic Deity.

Also Called

• God of Writing, Letters, the Alphabet, Words, Literature, Text, Books, Poetry, and Symbols (for titled deities only)
• The Almighty Author
• The Scribe of the Gods

Properties

As an archetype, a divine scribe is an angel/god/goddess/divine entity/higher spirit associated with Writing, Letters, the Alphabet, Words, Literature, Books, Poetry, Symbols and all their aspects. This grants them absolute knowledge and power over them, their concepts and principles. They are often worshiped by writers, poets and scribes. They are often credited with inventing the written language of the culture they belong to. As such, Writing Deities were a common feature of worship in polytheistic religions and were important among ancient and current civilizations.

Associated Powers

• Book Transmutation
• Divinity
  • Deity Soul
  • Divine Aura
  • Divine Force Manipulation
  • New God/Old God-Patron God/Personal Deity
• Hypnotic Writing
• Ink Manipulation
• Letter Manipulation
  • Letter Empowerment
  • Letter Mimicry
  • Linguistic Manipulation (limited to writing)
• Literary Mastery
• Literary Manipulation
  • Book Constructs
  • Book Imprisonment
  • Kanji & Hanja Manipulation
  • Literary Attacks
  • Literary Creation
  • Literary Weapon Proficiency
• Marking
• Omnilingualism
• Record Manipulation
• Script Manipulation
  • Codification
  • Decodification
  • Seal Manipulation
• Symbol Magic
  • Emblem Magic
  • Inscription Casting
  • Symbol Creation
• Symbol Manipulation
• Writing Area
• Writing Implement Manipulation
  • Writing Implement Attacks
  • Writing Implement Creation
• Writing Manipulation
  • Enhanced Forgery (limited to Writing)
  • Enhanced Writing
  • Letter/Number/Word Projection
  • Lexiconicy
  • Projected Thermography
  • Word Ball Projection
  • Word Manifestation
  • Word Scrambling
  • Writing Generation
  • Writing Manifestation

Variations

• Poetry Deity

Associations/Relationships

• Artistic Deity
• Knowledge Deity
• Memory Deity
• Messenger Deity
• Old God/New God-Patron God
• Transcendent Physiology

Flaws/Weaknesses

• Deity Consumption/Divine Power Absorption/Divine Power Immunity/Divine Power Negation/Divine Slayer

Known/Example Characters

Folklore/Mythology

• Quetzalcoatl (Aztec Mythology)
• Nabu (Babylonian Mythology)
• Manjurshri (Buddhism)
• Brigit (Celtic Mythology)
• Ogma/Oghma (Celtic/Irish Mythology)
• Cangjie/Ts'ang (Chinese Mythology)
• Fu-Xi (Chinese Mythology)
• Titivillus (Christian Mythology)
• Seshat (Egyptian Mythology)
• Thoth (Egyptian Mythology)
• Athena/Minerva (Greco-Roman Mythology)
• Hermes/Mercury (Greco-Roman Mythology)
• Cadmus (Greek Mythology)
• The Muses (Greek Mythology)
• Metatron (Hebrew Mythology)
• Brahma (Hindu Mythology)
• Ganesha (Hindu Mythology)
• Saraswati (Hindu Mythology)
• Itzamna (Mayan Mythology)
• Sint-Holo (Native American Mythology)
• Bragi (Norse Mythology)
• Odin (Norse Mythology)
• Carmenta (Roman Mythology)
• Tenjin/Sugawara no Michizane (Shinto Mythology)
• Nisaba (Sumerian Mythology)

Live Television

• Metatron (Supernatural)