Home›Polytheistic (Animist) Pantheons›Pantheon Membership›Traditionally held to be beyond countingBrowse ByTraditionally held to be beyond countingThis 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.FactsTraditionally held to be beyond countingSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1Traditionally held to be beyond countingFilter Results1 entryDivine SuccessionAllThe senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powers (1)Mortal EntryAllAncestors and founders become objects of cult (1)Pantheon OfAllShinto (1)Divine HeadshipAllNo sovereign; the gods act as peers (1)Creator RelationAllThe creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cult (1)Era Attested Start YearAll712 (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (1)Pantheon StructureAllA descent group, the gods traced as kin from a first generation (1)Local and lineage cults gathered under one name, with no single frame (1)Pantheon KindAllPolytheistic (Animist) Pantheons (Pantheons) (1)RegionAllJapan (1)Show ResultsJapaneseTraditionally held to be beyond countingSources1. 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.