Home›Syncretic (Afro-Caribbean) Pantheons›Mortal Entry›Ancestors and founders become objects of cultBrowse ByAncestors and founders become objects of cultThis 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.FactsAncestors and founders become objects of cultSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1Ancestors and founders become objects of cultFilter Results2 entriesDivine SuccessionAllOne divine generation; no succession between generations is recorded (1)The senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powers (1)Pantheon MembershipAllForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already held (2)Pantheon OfAllHaitian Vodou (1)Umbanda (1)Divine HeadshipAllA supreme creator who withdrew from active rule and receives little direct cult (2)Creator RelationAllThe creator withdrew after making the world and is seldom addressed in cult (2)Era Attested Start YearAll1700 (1)1800 (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (2)Pantheon StructureAllA supreme creator above a working order of intermediary powers (2)Pantheon KindAllSyncretic (Afro-Caribbean) Pantheons (Pantheons) (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Afro-BrazilianAncestors and founders become objects of cultVodouAncestors and founders become objects of cultSources1. 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.