Archetype:Savior Deity

Savior Deity
Krishna, 8th avatar of Vishnu (Hindu Mythology), the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The Archetype of:	Divine Savior

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

― John 3:16

The archetype for the characters that possess or have traits of a savior deity. Variation of Deity and Messiah. Combination of Benevolent Deity and Good Embodiment. Opposite to Evil Deity.

Also Called

• Divine-Good Being
• God/Goddess of Goodness, Virtue, Courage, Heroism, Justice and Light
• Good/Heroic Deity/God/Goddess
• The Holy One or The Good God/Goddess
• The Messiah

Properties

As an archetype, a savior deity is a god/goddess who represents or is associated with heroism, courage, and virtue. Savior deities are fairly common in mythology and were important among ancient civilizations.

Associated Powers

• Courage Embodiment (Varies between deities)
• Day/Good Empowerment
• Divinity (Greater Divinity or Supreme Divinity)
  • Deity Soul
  • Divine/Anti-Evil/Light Aura
  • Old/New/Patron God
• Good Embodiment (Varies between deities)
  • Blessing Manipulation
    • Blessing Inducement
  • Demonic Power Negation
  • Divine Force Manipulation
    • Banishment/Divine Banishment
    • Demonic Slayer
    • Divine Element Manipulation
    • Exorcism
    • Miracle Embodiment
      • Miracle Empowerment
      • Miracle Manipulation
      • Miracle Performing
    • Peace Manipulation
    • Purification
    • Sanctification
  • Goodness Manipulation
  • Health Manipulation
    • Healing
  • Holy Gift
  • Holy Voice
  • Light Side Aspect Manifestation
  • Lightside View
  • Luck Bestowal
  • Positive Forces Manipulation
    • Benefic Force Manipulation
      • Malignance Nullification
      • Sacred Energy Generation
• Heaven Deity (Rare; varies between deities)
  • Heaven Lordship
• Heroism Embodiment (Varies between deities)
  • Absolute Combat
  • Absolute Condition
  • Heroic Luck
  • Heroism Inducement
  • Indomitable Will
  • Meta Luck
  • Omni-Protection
  • Pure Heart
  • True Hero
• Justice Deity
  • Justice Embodiment
• Light Deity (The positive side to light.)
  • Light Embodiment
• Nigh-Omnipotence/Omnipotence (Varies)
• True Power
• Virtue Deity
  • Virtue Embodiment
    • Virtue Manipulation
      • Virtue Inducement

Variations/Relationships

• Chivalry
• Godly Incarnation
• Health Deity
• Honorable Divine
• Justice Deity
• Magic Deity
  • Magic
    • Angelic Magic
    • Divine Magic
    • White Arts
• Malevolent Deity
  • Evil Deity (The counterpart of this types of deities)
• Monotheistic Deity
• Nigh-Omnipresence
• Omnibenevolence
• Preserver Deity
• Supreme Deity
• Transcendent Angel Physiology
• Transcendent Demigod Physiology
• True Hero
• Tutelary Deity
• Virgin Deity

Flaws/Weaknesses

• Dark Heart
• Divine Power Absorption/Negation/Immunity/Divine Slayer/Evil Embodiment

Known/Example Characters

Also See: Superhero Gods

Cartoons/Comics

• Ahl (DC Comics)

Folklore/Mythology

• Jesus Christ (Christianity)
• Horus (Egyptian Mythology)
• Shed (Egyptian Mythology)
• Adam Kadmon (Gnosticism)
• Melchizedek (Gnosticism)
• Heracles/Hercules (Greco-Roman Mythology)
• Achamán (Guanches Mythology)
• Adishakti (Hindu Mythology)
• Aśvins, or Ashwini Kumaras (Hindu Mythology)
• Krishna (Hindu Mythology)
• Maitreya (Hindu Mythology)
• Rama (Hindu Mythology)
• Shiva (Hindu Mythology)
• Vishnu (Hindu Mythology)
• Ninurta (Mesopotamian Mythology)
• Aradia (Wiccan Mythology); for witches

Live Television/Films

• Krishna (Krishna Aur Kans)

Video Games

• Messiah (Persona)
• Marie (Shinza Banshou series)

Gallery

Jesus Christ (Christianity)

Horus (Egyptian Mythology)

Adam Kadmon (Gnosticism)

Shiva (Hinduism)

Vishnu (Hinduism)

Messiah (Persona)

Marie (Shinza Banshou series) is the benevolent hegemony god who frees the world from the eternal recurrence created by Mercurius.