Home›Syncretic (Afro-Caribbean) Pantheons›Divine Succession›The senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powersBrowse ByThe senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powersThis page groups pantheons by how one generation of gods gave way to the next. Wikipedia notes that "conquests could lead to the subordination of the elder culture's pantheon to a newer one, as in the Greek Titanomachy, and possibly also the case of the Æsir and Vanir in the Norse mythos." Browsing by divine succession lets a visitor trace how a pantheon's ruling generation changed over time.FactsThe senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powersSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1The senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powersFilter Results1 entryPantheon MembershipAllForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already held (1)Mortal EntryAllAncestors and founders become objects of cult (1)Pantheon OfAllUmbanda (1)Divine HeadshipAllA supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cult (1)Creator RelationAllThe creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cult (1)Era Attested Start YearAll1800 (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (1)Pantheon StructureAllA supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powers (1)Pantheon KindAllSyncretic (Afro-Caribbean) Pantheons (Pantheons) (1)Show ResultsAfro-BrazilianThe senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powersSources1. 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.