Home›Dharmic (Nontheistic) Pantheons›Era Attested Start Year›By Century›5th century BCEBrowse By5th century BCEThis page groups pantheons by how far back historical evidence for them reaches. Wikipedia notes that "some well-known historical polytheistic pantheons include the Sumerian gods and the Egyptian gods, and the classical-attested pantheon which includes the ancient Greek religion and Roman religion." Browsing by era attested start year lets a visitor compare how ancient one pantheon's documented record is against another's.Facts5th century BCESourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 15th century BCEFilter Results1 entryDivine SuccessionAllPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inherited (1)Pantheon MembershipAllForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already held (1)Mortal EntryAllAny person may reach the state the tradition venerates, by practice rather than by grant (1)Pantheon OfAllBuddhism (1)Divine HeadshipAllNo sovereign; the gods act as peers (1)Creator RelationAllThe world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator god (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (1)Pantheon StructureAllMany deities understood as forms of one supreme reality (1)Pantheon KindAllDharmic (Nontheistic) Pantheons (Pantheons) (1)RegionAllIndian Subcontinent (1)Show ResultsBuddhist5th century BCESources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, Second Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.