Home›Polytheistic (Animist) Pantheons›Creator Relation›The generation that made the world was displaced by the gods who now ruleBrowse ByThe generation that made the world was displaced by the gods who now ruleThis page groups pantheons by how they relate to an original creator figure. Wikipedia notes that scholars have reconstructed the ancient Proto-Indo-European religion and that "an example of a religious notion from this shared past is the concept of *dyēus, which is attested in several distinct religious systems." Browsing by creator relation lets a visitor compare how differently two pantheons answer where the world and its gods first came from.FactsThe generation that made the world was displaced by the gods who now ruleSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1The generation that made the world was displaced by the gods who now ruleFilter Results1 entryDivine SuccessionAllA younger generation displaced an older one by force (1)Pantheon MembershipAllEvery place, clan and lineage adds its own (1)Mortal EntryAllAncestors and founders become objects of cult (1)Pantheon OfAllPolynesian Religion (1)Divine HeadshipAllNo sovereign; the gods act as peers (1)Era Attested Start YearAll1000 (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (1)Pantheon StructureAllA descent group, the gods traced as kin from a first generation (1)Pantheon KindAllPolytheistic (Animist) Pantheons (Pantheons) (1)Show ResultsPolynesianThe generation that made the world was displaced by the gods who now ruleSources1. 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.