Anemone's Research Emporium

Prevalence of Goddess and God Archetypes

Nobody knows how common each of these types is in the general population. I have made estimates based on the principle that 2/3 of people tend to be conventional and 1/3 unconventional (I have also seen 70% vs 30%). See here for details of my logic.

Here is my estimate of prevalences in the general population:

Here is the prevalences of the different types among the examples I list:

It is very difficult to find famous examples of the goddess types I believe to be the most common in the general population. In general, conventional women do not seem to enjoy being in the spotlight.

And here is the response so far:

As of February 13, 2009

Obviously, there is a response bias. Some personality types are more interested in personality surveys than others are. Equally obvious: I don't have many subjects yet.