Home›Dharmic (Polytheistic) Pantheons›Divine Succession›Power dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inheritedBrowse ByPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inheritedThis page groups pantheons by how one generation of gods gave way to the next. Wikipedia notes that "conquests could lead to the subordination of the elder culture's pantheon to a newer one, as in the Greek Titanomachy, and possibly also the case of the Æsir and Vanir in the Norse mythos." Browsing by divine succession lets a visitor trace how a pantheon's ruling generation changed over time.FactsPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inheritedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1Power dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inheritedFilter Results1 entryPantheon MembershipAllTraditionally held to be beyond counting (1)Mortal EntryAllThe traffic runs the other way, with gods taking mortal form (1)Pantheon OfAllHinduism (1)Divine HeadshipAllDifferent communities within the tradition name a different deity as supreme (1)Creator RelationAllCreation is performed again on every cycle rather than once (1)Era Attested Start YearAll-1500 (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (1)Pantheon StructureAllMany deities understood as forms of one supreme reality (1)Pantheon KindAllDharmic (Polytheistic) Pantheons (Pantheons) (1)RegionAllIndian Subcontinent (1)Show ResultsHinduPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inheritedSources1. 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.