Home›Polytheistic (Historical) Pantheons›Divine Headship›No sovereign; the gods act as peersBrowse ByNo sovereign; the gods act as peersThis page groups pantheons by who stands at their head. Wikipedia notes that "a pantheon directed by a thunderbolt wielding autocrat might suggest a patriarchy and the valuing of warrior skills," while a different pantheon may be headed by a great mother goddess instead. Browsing by divine headship lets a visitor compare which figure leads one pantheon against another.FactsNo sovereign; the gods act as peersSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1No sovereign; the gods act as peersFilter Results1 entryDivine SuccessionAllPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inherited (1)Pantheon MembershipAllEvery place, clan and lineage adds its own (1)Mortal EntryAllRulers are made gods by act of state (1)Pantheon OfAllMaya Religion (1)Creator RelationAllCreation is performed again on every cycle rather than once (1)Era Attested Start YearAll-300 (1)Veneration StatusAllHistorically attested; no continuous cult (1)Venerated in a syncretic or Christianised form (1)Pantheon StructureAllA council of gods that meets, deliberates and decides (1)Pantheon KindAllMesoamerican Pantheons (1)RegionAllMesoamerica (1)Show ResultsMayaNo sovereign; the gods act as peersSources1. 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.