Home›Polytheistic (Animist) Pantheons›Divine Headship›No sovereign; the gods act as peersBrowse ByNo sovereign; the gods act as peersThis 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.FactsNo sovereign; the gods act as peersSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1No sovereign; the gods act as peersFilter Results8 entriesDivine SuccessionAllA younger generation displaced an older one by force (1)One divine generation; no succession between generations is recorded (6)The senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powers (1)Pantheon MembershipAllA fixed roster, named and counted (1)Every place, clan and lineage adds its own (5)Foreign gods are adopted and identified with gods already held (1)Traditionally held to be beyond counting (1)Mortal EntryAllAncestors and founders become objects of cult (3)No recognised route from mortal to god (3)Pantheon OfAllAinu Religion (1)Australian Aboriginal Religion (1)Diné (Navajo) Religion (1)Inuit Religion (1)Korean Muism (1)Lakota Religion (1)Polynesian Religion (1)Shinto (1)Creator RelationAllThe creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cult (4)The generation that made the world was displaced by the gods who now rule (1)The world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator god (2)Era Attested Start YearAll712 (1)1000 (1)1200 (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (7)Venerated in a syncretic or Christianised form (1)Pantheon StructureAllA celestial bureaucracy of ranked offices, modelled on a human state (1)A descent group, the gods traced as kin from a first generation (2)Local and lineage cults gathered under one name, with no single frame (5)Pantheon KindAllPolytheistic (Animist) Pantheons (Pantheons) (8)RegionAllJapan (1)North America (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8AinuNo sovereign; the gods act as peersAustralian AboriginalNo sovereign; the gods act as peersDiné (Navajo)No sovereign; the gods act as peersInuitNo sovereign; the gods act as peersJapaneseNo sovereign; the gods act as peersKoreanNo sovereign; the gods act as peersLakotaNo sovereign; the gods act as peersPolynesianNo sovereign; the gods act as peersSources1. 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.