Home›Polytheistic (Historical) Pantheons›Pantheon Membership›Foreign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldBrowse ByForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldThis 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.FactsForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1Foreign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldFilter Results6 entriesDivine SuccessionAllA younger generation displaced an older one by force (4)Power dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inherited (1)The senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powers (1)Mortal EntryAllNo recognised route from mortal to god (1)Outstanding mortals are raised to divine status (2)Rulers are made gods by act of state (3)Pantheon OfAllAncient Greek Religion (1)Aztec Religion (1)Hittite Religion (1)Inca Religion (1)Mesopotamian Religion (1)Roman Religion (1)Divine HeadshipAllA ruling pair holds sovereignty together (2)A single sovereign god rules the others (3)Headship passed between gods as political centres rose and fell (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)The generation that made the world was displaced by the gods who now rule (3)Era Attested Start YearAll-1900 (1)-1650 (1)-1400 (1)-600 (1)1200 (1)1325 (1)Veneration StatusAllHistorically attested; no continuous cult (6)Venerated in a modern revival tradition (1)Venerated in a syncretic or Christianised form (1)Pantheon StructureAllA celestial bureaucracy of ranked offices, modelled on a human state (1)A council of gods that meets, deliberates and decides (1)A descent group, the gods traced as kin from a first generation (3)Local and lineage cults gathered under one name, with no single frame (1)Pantheon KindAllAncient Near Eastern Pantheons (2)Mesoamerican Pantheons (1)RegionAllAnatolia and Asia Minor (1)Ancient Rome (1)Babylonia (1)Greece (1)Mexico (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6AztecForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldBabylonianForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldGreekForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldHittiteForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldIncaForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldRomanForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldSources1. 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.