pantheons

All gods together

Pantheons are collections of gods belonging to a particular religion or mythology: the Greek pantheon, the Norse pantheon, the Hindu pantheon.

By extension, a pantheon is any group of exalted figures in a field: She belongs in the pantheon of jazz greats.

The Pantheon in Rome was a temple dedicated to all gods, now a model for domed buildings worldwide.

deities

gods

Supernatural beings worshipped

goddessesDivine feminine beings
OlympiansGreek gods or top athletes
ZeusGreek sky god

Odin · Ra · Vishnu · Shiva · Amaterasu · Quetzalcoatl · mythology · divine · immortals · celestial

temples

shrine

Sacred devotional place

sanctuaryProtected sacred space
templeSacred worship structure
ParthenonAncient Greek hilltop temple

altar · columns · pediment · sacred · worship · frieze · monument · architecture · dome · rotunda

honored

heroes

Admired courageous figures

legendsTraditional stories or icons
greatsOutstanding famous individuals
luminariesDistinguished influential people

icons · immortalized · revered · celebrated · distinguished · hall · fame · venerated · elite · masters

Categories

mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
legendsKing Arthur, Robin Hood, Hercules, Merlin, Excalibur
paganismWicca, pagan, heathen, paganism, pentagram
worldbuildinglore, setting, realms, kingdoms, races
Arabian paganismidolatry, idol worship, jinn, Kaaba, deities
mythmakingfounding myths, founding myth, origin stories, origin story, mythos

Opposites

number of deities

pantheonsmonotheism

Belief in one god

the Almighty · Allah · Yahweh

divine presence vs. absence

pantheonsatheism

Rejection of deities

godlessness · nontheism · irreligion · materialism · naturalism

collective vs. individual divine entity

pantheonsmonad

Indivisible fundamental unit

Phrases

Greek pantheonHellenic divine hierarchy
Roman pantheonAncient Italian gods collectively
Hindu pantheonIndia's traditional deities collectively

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