Home›Polytheistic (Historical) Pantheons›Pantheon Membership›Every place, clan and lineage adds its ownBrowse ByEvery place, clan and lineage adds its ownThis page groups pantheons by how their membership took shape. Wikipedia notes that "deities first worshipped as the patrons of cities or places came to be collected together as empires extended over larger territories." Browsing by pantheon membership lets a visitor see how a pantheon's roster grew or changed.FactsEvery place, clan and lineage adds its ownSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1Every place, clan and lineage adds its ownFilter Results3 entriesDivine SuccessionAllPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inherited (1)The senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powers (2)Mortal EntryAllRulers are made gods by act of state (3)Pantheon OfAllAncient Egyptian Religion (1)Maya Religion (1)Mesopotamian Religion (1)Divine HeadshipAllA single sovereign god rules the others (1)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 (1)Era Attested Start YearAll-3100 (1)-3000 (1)-300 (1)Veneration StatusAllHistorically attested; no continuous cult (3)Venerated in a syncretic or Christianised form (1)Pantheon StructureAllA council of gods that meets, deliberates and decides (2)A descent group, the gods traced as kin from a first generation (1)Local and lineage cults gathered under one name, with no single frame (1)Pantheon KindAllAncient Near Eastern Pantheons (1)Mesoamerican Pantheons (1)RegionAllEgypt (1)Mesoamerica (1)Mesopotamia (1)Sumer (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3EgyptianEvery place, clan and lineage adds its ownMayaEvery place, clan and lineage adds its ownSumerianEvery place, clan and lineage adds its ownSources1. 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.