Home›Polytheistic (Animist) Pantheons›Pantheon Structure›A supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powersBrowse ByA supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powersThis page groups pantheons by how they are organized. Wikipedia notes that "a pantheon is an overview of a given culture's gods and goddesses and reflects not only the society's values but also its sense of itself." Browsing by pantheon structure lets a visitor compare how differently two cultures arrange their own gods.FactsA supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powersSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1A supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powersFilter Results7 entriesDivine SuccessionAllOne divine generation; no succession between generations is recorded (3)The senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powers (4)Pantheon MembershipAllEvery place, clan and lineage adds its own (7)Mortal EntryAllAncestors and founders become objects of cult (6)No recognised route from mortal to god (1)Pantheon OfAllAnishinaabe Religion (1)Philippine Indigenous Religion (Anitism) (1)Shona Traditional Religion (1)Tengrism (1)Vodun (West African) (1)Yorùbá Religion (Ifá) (1)Zulu Traditional Religion (1)Divine HeadshipAllA ruling pair holds sovereignty together (1)A single sovereign god rules the others (1)A supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cult (5)Creator RelationAllThe creator of the world also rules the pantheon (1)The creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cult (6)Era Attested Start YearAll-200 (1)800 (1)1400 (1)1500 (2)1600 (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (5)Venerated in a modern revival tradition (1)Venerated in a syncretic or Christianised form (1)Pantheon KindAllPolytheistic (Animist) Pantheons (Pantheons) (7)RegionAllWest Africa (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7AnishinaabeA supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powersFonA supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powersOrishaA supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powersShonaA supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powersTagalogA supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powersTengristA supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powersZuluA supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powersSources1. 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.