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Following is a list of pantheons of deities in specific spiritual practices: . African pantheons; Armenian pantheon; Aztec pantheon; Buddhist pantheon; Berber pantheon; Burmese pantheon
Egyptian cults sometimes incorporated Greek language, philosophy, iconography, [244] and even temple architecture. [245] Meanwhile, the cults of several Egyptian deities—particularly Isis, Osiris, Anubis, the form of Horus named Harpocrates , and the fused Greco-Egyptian god Serapis —were adopted into Roman religion and spread across the ...
Ancient Egyptian deities were an integral part of ancient Egyptian religion and were worshiped for millennia. Many of them ruled over natural and social phenomena , as well as abstract concepts [ 1 ] These gods and goddesses appear in virtually every aspect of ancient Egyptian civilization, and more than 1,500 of them are known by name.
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It is the site of the Greco-Roman Temple of Dakka, dedicated to Thoth, the god of wisdom in the ancient Egyptian pantheon. The temple was initially a small one-room shrine or chapel, first begun in the 3rd century BC by a Meroitic king named Arqamani (or Ergamenes II) in collaboration with Ptolemy IV who added an antechamber and a gate ...
The Four Immortals (Vietnamese: Tứ bất tử, chữ Hán: 四不死) refers to the four chief figures in the pantheon of genii worshiped by the Vietnamese people of the Red River Delta region in legend and mythology. [1]
Pantheon may refer to: Pantheon (religion) , a set of gods belonging to a particular religion or tradition, and a temple or sacred building Pantheon, Rome , Italy, a Catholic church and former Roman temple
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. A pantheon directed by a thunderbolt wielding autocrat might suggest a patriarchy and the valuing of warrior skills. A pantheon headed by a great-mother goddess could suggest a village-based agricultural ...