Home›Syncretic (Afro-Caribbean) 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 Results2 entriesDivine SuccessionAllOne divine generation; no succession between generations is recorded (1)The senior god withdrew and left the world to junior powers (1)Mortal EntryAllAncestors and founders become objects of cult (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-BrazilianForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldVodouForeign 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.