Home›Heroines›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups figures by the wider religious tradition that recognizes them. Wikipedia notes that "within Christianity, veneration is practiced by groups such as the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, all of which have varying types of canonization or glorification processes." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every figure from one religious tradition together.FactsLearn MoreTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedFigures 1Learn MoreThe heroines This group gathers heroines, the great women of myth and legend whose courage, wisdom or suffering carries a tradition's story, standing among its central figures alongside its heroes. The browser will find the figure or figures the atlas classes here. The entries describe each heroine's legend and place in the tradition that remembers her.TraditionFilter Results6 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll14,800,000 (1)1,200,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll14,800,000 (1)1,200,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllIndependent Survey (3)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (2)Era of Decline End YearAll1180 BCE (1)529 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll1200 BCE (1)380 (1)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)Varies by Province (2)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (2)Membership Figure As OfAll2010-01-01 (2)2011-12-19 (1)2012-12-18 (1)2013-01-01 (1)2020-01-01 (3)Origin Period End YearAll1650 BCE (1)1000 BCE (1)700 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)400 BCE (1)50 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll2000 BCE (1)1750 BCE (1)1500 BCE (1)1400 BCE (1)586 BCE (1)30 (1)Position on SexualityAllThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (2)Position on UsuryAllInterest is permitted but bound by ethical constraints against exploiting the poor (1)Practice StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (2)Living, and practised in varied local forms (2)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (2)Standard Rate ExpectedAllTen percent. (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (2)Living tradition, practised today (4)TheologyAllMonistic: one ultimate reality behind all appearance (1)Monotheistic: one God (2)Panentheistic: the divine both within the world and beyond it (1)Polytheistic: many gods (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAncient Greek ReligionTradition2 entriesChristianityTradition2 entriesHinduismTradition3 entriesHittite ReligionTradition1 entryJudaismTradition2 entriesMaya ReligionTradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legendtier 1Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File, 2004Heroines across world myth and legend, the central women figures of a tradition's storyView the SourceComments (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.