Home›Polytheistic (Folk) Pantheons›Era Attested Start Year›By Century›12th century BCEBrowse By12th century BCEThis page groups pantheons by how far back historical evidence for them reaches. Wikipedia notes that "some well-known historical polytheistic pantheons include the Sumerian gods and the Egyptian gods, and the classical-attested pantheon which includes the ancient Greek religion and Roman religion." Browsing by era attested start year lets a visitor compare how ancient one pantheon's documented record is against another's.Facts12th century BCESourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 112th century BCEFilter Results1 entryDivine SuccessionAllRank is granted, promoted or withdrawn by decree (1)Pantheon MembershipAllForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already held (1)Mortal EntryAllMortals are enrolled in the celestial administration by decree (1)Pantheon OfAllChinese Folk Religion (1)Divine HeadshipAllA single sovereign god rules the others (1)Creator RelationAllThe world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator god (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (1)Pantheon StructureAllA celestial bureaucracy of ranked offices, modelled on a human state (1)Pantheon KindAllPolytheistic (Folk) Pantheons (Pantheons) (1)RegionAllChina (1)Show ResultsChinese12th century BCESources1. 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.