Home›Polytheistic (Historical) Pantheons›Creator Relation›Creation is performed again on every cycle rather than onceBrowse ByCreation is performed again on every cycle rather than onceThis 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.FactsCreation is performed again on every cycle rather than onceSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1Creation is performed again on every cycle rather than onceFilter Results2 entriesDivine SuccessionAllPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inherited (2)Pantheon MembershipAllEvery place, clan and lineage adds its own (1)Foreign gods are adopted and identified with gods already held (1)Mortal EntryAllOutstanding mortals are raised to divine status (1)Rulers are made gods by act of state (1)Pantheon OfAllAztec Religion (1)Maya Religion (1)Divine HeadshipAllA ruling pair holds sovereignty together (1)No sovereign; the gods act as peers (1)Era Attested Start YearAll-300 (1)1325 (1)Veneration StatusAllHistorically attested; no continuous cult (2)Venerated in a syncretic or Christianised form (1)Pantheon StructureAllA council of gods that meets, deliberates and decides (1)A descent group, the gods traced as kin from a first generation (1)Pantheon KindAllMesoamerican Pantheons (2)RegionAllMesoamerica (1)Mexico (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2AztecCreation is performed again on every cycle rather than onceMayaCreation is performed again on every cycle rather than onceSources1. 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.