Home›Polytheistic (Historical) Pantheons›Creator Relation›The creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cultBrowse ByThe creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cultThis 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 creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cultSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1The creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cultFilter Results2 entriesDivine SuccessionAllThe senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powers (2)Pantheon MembershipAllEvery place, clan and lineage adds its own (1)Foreign gods are adopted and identified with gods already held (1)Mortal EntryAllRulers are made gods by act of state (2)Pantheon OfAllInca Religion (1)Mesopotamian Religion (1)Divine HeadshipAllA single sovereign god rules the others (2)Era Attested Start YearAll-3000 (1)1200 (1)Veneration StatusAllHistorically attested; no continuous cult (2)Venerated in a syncretic or Christianised form (1)Pantheon StructureAllA celestial bureaucracy of ranked offices, modelled on a human state (1)A council of gods that meets, deliberates and decides (1)Pantheon KindAllAncient Near Eastern Pantheons (1)RegionAllMesopotamia (1)Sumer (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2IncaThe creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cultSumerianThe creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cultSources1. 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.