Home›Monotheistic Dualist Pantheons›Pantheon Membership›The roster is fixed by a written canonBrowse ByThe roster is fixed by a written canonThis page groups pantheons by how their membership took shape. Wikipedia notes that "deities first worshipped as the patrons of cities or places came to be collected together as empires extended over larger territories." Browsing by pantheon membership lets a visitor see how a pantheon's roster grew or changed.FactsThe roster is fixed by a written canonSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1The roster is fixed by a written canonFilter Results3 entriesDivine SuccessionAllOne divine generation; no succession between generations is recorded (2)The senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powers (1)Mortal EntryAllNo recognised route from mortal to god (3)Pantheon OfAllMandaeism (1)Manichaeism (1)Zoroastrianism (1)Divine HeadshipAllA single sovereign god rules the others (2)A supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cult (1)Creator RelationAllA supreme creator stands outside and above the gods of the pantheon (2)The creator of the world also rules the pantheon (1)Era Attested Start YearAll-1200 (1)100 (1)240 (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (2)Historically attested; no continuous cult (1)Pantheon StructureAllMany deities understood as forms of one supreme reality (2)Two divine families or camps held in tension with each other (1)Pantheon KindAllMonotheistic Dualist Pantheons (Pantheons) (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3MandaeanThe roster is fixed by a written canonManichaeanThe roster is fixed by a written canonZoroastrianThe roster is fixed by a written canonSources1. 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.