Home›Polytheistic (Historical) Pantheons›Era Attested Start Year›By Century›3rd century BCEBrowse By3rd 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.Facts3rd century BCESourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 13rd century BCEFilter 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)Divine HeadshipAllNo sovereign; the gods act as peers (1)Creator RelationAllCreation is performed again on every cycle rather than once (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 ResultsMaya3rd 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.