Home›Polytheistic (Historical) Pantheons›Mortal Entry›Rulers are made gods by act of stateBrowse ByRulers are made gods by act of stateThis page groups pantheons by whether a once-mortal being can join their ranks. Wikipedia notes of apotheosis, the elevation of a person to divine status, that "it is a belief in a possibility of newly created gods, so a polytheistic belief system." Browsing by mortal entry lets a visitor separate a pantheon that admits deified mortals from one that does not.FactsRulers are made gods by act of stateSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1Rulers are made gods by act of stateFilter Results6 entriesDivine SuccessionAllA younger generation displaced an older one by force (2)Power dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inherited (1)The senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powers (3)Pantheon MembershipAllEvery place, clan and lineage adds its own (3)Foreign gods are adopted and identified with gods already held (3)Pantheon OfAllAncient Egyptian Religion (1)Hittite Religion (1)Inca Religion (1)Maya Religion (1)Mesopotamian Religion (1)Roman Religion (1)Divine HeadshipAllA ruling pair holds sovereignty together (1)A single sovereign god rules the others (3)Headship passed between gods as political centres rose and fell (1)No sovereign; the gods act as peers (1)Creator RelationAllCreation is performed again on every cycle rather than once (1)The creator of the world also rules the pantheon (1)The creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cult (2)The generation that made the world was displaced by the gods who now rule (2)Era Attested Start YearAll-3100 (1)-3000 (1)-1650 (1)-600 (1)-300 (1)1200 (1)Veneration StatusAllHistorically attested; no continuous cult (6)Venerated in a syncretic or Christianised form (2)Pantheon StructureAllA celestial bureaucracy of ranked offices, modelled on a human state (1)A council of gods that meets, deliberates and decides (2)A descent group, the gods traced as kin from a first generation (2)Local and lineage cults gathered under one name, with no single frame (2)Pantheon KindAllAncient Near Eastern Pantheons (2)Mesoamerican Pantheons (1)RegionAllAnatolia and Asia Minor (1)Ancient Rome (1)Egypt (1)Mesoamerica (1)Mesopotamia (1)Sumer (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6EgyptianRulers are made gods by act of stateHittiteRulers are made gods by act of stateIncaRulers are made gods by act of stateMayaRulers are made gods by act of stateRomanRulers are made gods by act of stateSumerianRulers are made gods by act of stateSources1. 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.