Home›Polytheistic (Animist) Pantheons›Divine Headship›A supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cultBrowse ByA supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cultThis page groups pantheons by who stands at their head. Wikipedia notes that "a pantheon directed by a thunderbolt wielding autocrat might suggest a patriarchy and the valuing of warrior skills," while a different pantheon may be headed by a great mother goddess instead. Browsing by divine headship lets a visitor compare which figure leads one pantheon against another.FactsA supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cultSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1A supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cultFilter Results6 entriesDivine SuccessionAllOne divine generation; no succession between generations is recorded (3)The senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powers (3)Pantheon MembershipAllEvery place, clan and lineage adds its own (6)Mortal EntryAllAncestors and founders become objects of cult (5)No recognised route from mortal to god (1)Pantheon OfAllAnishinaabe Religion (1)Philippine Indigenous Religion (Anitism) (1)Shona Traditional Religion (1)Siberian Shamanism (1)Yorùbá Religion (Ifá) (1)Zulu Traditional Religion (1)Creator RelationAllThe creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cult (6)Era Attested Start YearAll800 (1)1200 (1)1400 (1)1500 (2)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (5)Venerated in a syncretic or Christianised form (1)Pantheon StructureAllA supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powers (5)Local and lineage cults gathered under one name, with no single frame (1)Pantheon KindAllPolytheistic (Animist) Pantheons (Pantheons) (6)RegionAllSiberia (1)West Africa (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6AnishinaabeA supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cultOrishaA supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cultShonaA supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cultSiberianA supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cultTagalogA supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cultZuluA supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cultSources1. 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.