Dying-and-rising deity
RELIGIOUS MOTIF IN WHICH A DEITY DIES AND IS RESURRECTED
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A dying-and-rising, death-rebirth, or resurrection deity is a religious motif in which a god or goddess dies and is resurrected.Leeming, "Dying god" (2004)Burkert 1979, 99Stookey 2004, 99Miles 2009, 193 Examples of gods who die and later return to life are most often cited from the religions of the ancient Near East, and traditions influenced by them include Greco-Roman mythology.