Home›Polytheistic (Folk) Pantheons›Creator Relation›The world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator godBrowse ByThe world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator godThis 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 world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator godSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1The world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator godFilter Results3 entriesDivine SuccessionAllOne divine generation; no succession between generations is recorded (1)Rank is granted, promoted or withdrawn by decree (2)Pantheon MembershipAllA fixed roster, named and counted (1)Foreign gods are adopted and identified with gods already held (2)Mortal EntryAllAncestors and founders become objects of cult (1)Any person may reach the state the tradition venerates, by practice rather than by grant (1)Mortals are enrolled in the celestial administration by decree (1)Pantheon OfAllChinese Folk Religion (1)Taoism (1)Vietnamese Folk Religion (1)Divine HeadshipAllA single sovereign god rules the others (2)Different communities within the tradition name a different deity as supreme (1)Era Attested Start YearAll-1200 (1)1000 (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (3)Pantheon StructureAllA celestial bureaucracy of ranked offices, modelled on a human state (2)Many deities understood as forms of one supreme reality (1)Pantheon KindAllPolytheistic (Folk) Pantheons (Pantheons) (3)RegionAllChina (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3ChineseThe world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator godTaoistThe world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator godVietnameseThe world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator godSources1. 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.