Home›Polytheistic (Historical) Pantheons›Pantheon Structure›A council of gods that meets, deliberates and decidesBrowse ByA council of gods that meets, deliberates and decidesThis page groups pantheons by how they are organized. Wikipedia notes that "a pantheon is an overview of a given culture's gods and goddesses and reflects not only the society's values but also its sense of itself." Browsing by pantheon structure lets a visitor compare how differently two cultures arrange their own gods.FactsA council of gods that meets, deliberates and decidesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1A council of gods that meets, deliberates and decidesFilter Results5 entriesDivine SuccessionAllA younger generation displaced an older one by force (2)One divine generation; no succession between generations is recorded (1)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)Pantheon MembershipAllA fixed roster, named and counted (2)Every place, clan and lineage adds its own (2)Foreign gods are adopted and identified with gods already held (1)Mortal EntryAllAncestors and founders become objects of cult (1)No recognised route from mortal to god (1)Rulers are made gods by act of state (2)Pantheon OfAllCanaanite Religion (1)Etruscan Religion (1)Maya Religion (1)Mesopotamian Religion (2)Divine HeadshipAllA 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 (2)The creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cult (1)Era Attested Start YearAll-3000 (1)-1900 (1)-1400 (1)-700 (1)-300 (1)Veneration StatusAllHistorically attested; no continuous cult (5)Venerated in a syncretic or Christianised form (1)Pantheon KindAllAncient Near Eastern Pantheons (3)Mesoamerican Pantheons (1)RegionAllBabylonia (1)Canaan (1)Mesoamerica (1)Mesopotamia (1)Sumer (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5BabylonianA council of gods that meets, deliberates and decidesCanaaniteA council of gods that meets, deliberates and decidesEtruscanA council of gods that meets, deliberates and decidesMayaA council of gods that meets, deliberates and decidesSumerianA council of gods that meets, deliberates and decidesSources1. 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.