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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] Panteon, a [[temple]] at [[Rome]], from [[Latin]] Pantheon, from [[Greek]] pantheion temple of all the gods, from neuter of pantheios of all gods, from pan- + theos god
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a [[temple]] dedicated to all the gods
*2: a building serving as the [[burial]] place of or containing memorials to the famous dead of a [[nation]]
*3: the gods of a people; especially : the officially recognized gods
*4: a group of illustrious or notable [[persons]] or [[things]]
==Description==
A '''pantheon''' (from [[Greek]] Πάνθειον[1] - pantheion, [[literally]] "a temple of all gods", neut. of πανθεῖος - pantheios, "of or common to all gods", from πᾶν - pan, "all" + θεῖος - theios, "of or for the gods", from θεός - theos, "god") is a set of all the gods of a particular [[polytheistic]] [[religion]] or [[mythology]].
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Weber Max Weber]'s 1922 opus, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_and_Society Economy and Society] [[discusses]] the link between a pantheon of gods and the [[development]] of [[monotheism]].
Pantheon can also refer to a [[temple]] or sacred building explicitly dedicated to "all [[deities]]", avoiding the [[difficulty]] of giving an exhaustive list. The most famous such [[structure]] is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_pantheon Pantheon of Rome], built in the year 27 BC. The building was [[dedicated]] to "all gods" as a [[gesture]] embracing the religious [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncretism syncretism] in the increasingly multicultural [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire], with subjects worshipping gods from many [[cultures]] and [[traditions]]. The building was later renovated for use as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian Christian] church in 609 under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Boniface_IV Pope Boniface IV].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheon_%28gods%29]
[[Category: Architecture]]
[[Category: Religion]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] Panteon, a [[temple]] at [[Rome]], from [[Latin]] Pantheon, from [[Greek]] pantheion temple of all the gods, from neuter of pantheios of all gods, from pan- + theos god
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a [[temple]] dedicated to all the gods
*2: a building serving as the [[burial]] place of or containing memorials to the famous dead of a [[nation]]
*3: the gods of a people; especially : the officially recognized gods
*4: a group of illustrious or notable [[persons]] or [[things]]
==Description==
A '''pantheon''' (from [[Greek]] Πάνθειον[1] - pantheion, [[literally]] "a temple of all gods", neut. of πανθεῖος - pantheios, "of or common to all gods", from πᾶν - pan, "all" + θεῖος - theios, "of or for the gods", from θεός - theos, "god") is a set of all the gods of a particular [[polytheistic]] [[religion]] or [[mythology]].
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Weber Max Weber]'s 1922 opus, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_and_Society Economy and Society] [[discusses]] the link between a pantheon of gods and the [[development]] of [[monotheism]].
Pantheon can also refer to a [[temple]] or sacred building explicitly dedicated to "all [[deities]]", avoiding the [[difficulty]] of giving an exhaustive list. The most famous such [[structure]] is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_pantheon Pantheon of Rome], built in the year 27 BC. The building was [[dedicated]] to "all gods" as a [[gesture]] embracing the religious [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncretism syncretism] in the increasingly multicultural [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire], with subjects worshipping gods from many [[cultures]] and [[traditions]]. The building was later renovated for use as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian Christian] church in 609 under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Boniface_IV Pope Boniface IV].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheon_%28gods%29]
[[Category: Architecture]]
[[Category: Religion]]
