Demigods and Goddesses- mere personality types

If we assume that demigods and goddesses are merely mythological creatures who have no bearing of resemblance to the existing people, then we need to correct ourselves. Demigods and goddesses are mere personality types having a certain set of qualities and characteristics which may be considered as divine or heavenly by common man. Though the existence of demigods and goddesses can be observed in almost all the mythologies across the globe cutting across cultural or geographical boundaries. These mythological characters bear a clear-cut resemblance to each other. The best example that I can quote to support my argument is that of the Greek God Zeus and that of the India God Lord Shiva.

The most powerful of all the Greek demigods, Zeus.

The most powerful of all the Indian demigods, Lord Shiva.

We can clearly see some striking similarities between the two. Both the gods have muscular bodies, curly and matted hair (jatta dhari) and they are carrying an exactly same weapon called the Trident (Trishool). Though both these gods are believed to have an extremely destructive wrath of the highest order and are believed to have the ability and the powers to destroy the entire creation. Now this personality type can be clearly related to that of an "Alpha male" who prefers to keep a low profile and is usually the head of a clan or a family and is revered by all and is an authoritative position to destroy someone's life if he gets angry.

There are innumerable examples of such demigods that represent a personality type and can be directly linked with the individuals of certain types. there are examples of female goddesses as well. goddeses like Venus, Durga, Saraswati etc. are worshiped for the attainment of particular goals. Where goddesses like Laxmi and Saraswati are worshiped for wealth and knowledge, Greek goddess Venus/ Aphrodite is worshiped for earthly love and beauty. The Indian version of Venus would be Goddess Kameshwari.

Though talking about sex has become a taboo in the Indian society, the sculpture art of Ajanta and Ellora caves in India clearly show that the phenomenon of "sex" was revered as divine in the ancient India. There is no denying the fact that the greatest ever encyclopedia on sex called "Kamasutra" written by Maharishi Vatsyayan owes its origin to India. Similarly, Lord Indra (god of rain) as per the Indian mythology can be related with an individual who belongs to an influential/ lofty clan and likes the material comforts and likes to stay surrounded by beautiful women called "Apsaras" and likes to party most of the time in his "Indralok".

Hence, we can conclude that demigods and goddesses are not merely mythological beings present in the olden history. They are very well present around us. But they are all subordinates to the omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient almighty lord whose presence is constant and eternal.