Home›Polytheistic (Historical) Pantheons›Divine Succession›Power dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inheritedBrowse ByPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inheritedThis page groups pantheons by how one generation of gods gave way to the next. Wikipedia notes that "conquests could lead to the subordination of the elder culture's pantheon to a newer one, as in the Greek Titanomachy, and possibly also the case of the Æsir and Vanir in the Norse mythos." Browsing by divine succession lets a visitor trace how a pantheon's ruling generation changed over time.FactsPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inheritedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1Power dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inheritedFilter Results2 entriesPantheon 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)Creator RelationAllCreation is performed again on every cycle rather than once (2)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 2AztecPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inheritedMayaPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inheritedSources1. 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.