Pantheon

Entertainment / Literature / Pantheon: (1) A pantheon is a collective term for all the gods believed to exist in a particular religious belief or mythos. Thus, we can talk of the Hittite pantheon, the Greek pantheon, etc. (2) The Pantheon is a great temple in Rome dedicated to all the Olympian gods, not to be confused with the Parthenon, the great temple dedicatd to the virgin goddess Athena, which is situated on top of the Acropolis in Athens. (Greek, 'all the gods')
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Polygenesis

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Additive Monster

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