Home›Dharmic (Polytheistic) Pantheons›Mortal Entry›The traffic runs the other way, with gods taking mortal formBrowse ByThe traffic runs the other way, with gods taking mortal formThis page groups pantheons by whether a once-mortal being can join their ranks. Wikipedia notes of apotheosis, the elevation of a person to divine status, that "it is a belief in a possibility of newly created gods, so a polytheistic belief system." Browsing by mortal entry lets a visitor separate a pantheon that admits deified mortals from one that does not.FactsThe traffic runs the other way, with gods taking mortal formSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1The traffic runs the other way, with gods taking mortal formFilter Results1 entryDivine SuccessionAllPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inherited (1)Pantheon MembershipAllTraditionally held to be beyond counting (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 ResultsHinduThe traffic runs the other way, with gods taking mortal formSources1. 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.