▁arch ae ological ▁cult ures ▁in ▁Southern ▁Russia ▁and ▁re construct s ▁an ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁religion ▁based ▁upon ▁the ▁tri part ite ▁functions . ▁▁ ▁Early ▁German ic ▁society : ▁The ▁supposed ▁division ▁between ▁the ▁king , ▁nob ility ▁and ▁regular ▁fre emen ▁in ▁early ▁German ic ▁society . ▁▁ ▁Nor se ▁myth ology : ▁Od in ▁( so vere ig nt y ), ▁T ý r ▁( law ▁and ▁justice ), ▁the ▁Van ir ▁( fer til ity ). ▁Od in ▁has ▁been ▁interpreted ▁as ▁a ▁death - god ▁and ▁connected ▁to ▁cre m ations , ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁ec static ▁practices . ▁▁ ▁Classic ▁Greece : ▁The ▁three ▁divisions ▁of ▁the ▁ideal ▁society ▁as ▁described ▁by ▁S ocr ates ▁in ▁Pl ato ' s ▁The ▁Republic . ▁Bernard ▁Ser gent ▁exam ined ▁the ▁trif unction al ▁hypothesis ▁in ▁Greek ▁ep ic , ▁ly ric ▁and ▁dram atic ▁poetry . ▁▁ ▁India : ▁The ▁three ▁H indu ▁cast es , ▁the ▁Bra hm ins ▁or ▁pri ests ; ▁the ▁K sh atri ya , ▁the ▁war riors ▁and ▁military ; ▁and ▁the ▁Va ish ya , ▁the ▁agricult ural ists , ▁cattle ▁rear ers ▁and ▁trad ers . ▁The ▁Sh ud ra , ▁a ▁fourth ▁Indian ▁cas te , ▁is ▁a ▁pe asant ▁or ▁ser f . ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁gen etic ▁aff inity ▁of ▁Indians ▁to ▁Europe ans ▁is ▁proportion ate ▁to ▁cas te ▁rank , ▁the ▁upper