In what ways was the Pantheon designed to honor the gods?
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whoa, I gotta think way back to answer this. Without looking anything up, I just remember that the Pantheon was a large domed building that honored each of the Gods of Roman Mythology by depicting them in big ovals all around the inside ceiling of the building. I think there was something about their placement, like Zeus & Hera were positioned in the middle with his next god of choice to his right & left and ...cannot remember all the significance. Wish I could remember more. Good luck!
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because they want something to hold sacred.
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The creator of all things was either Re, Amun, Ptah, Khnum or Aten, depending on which version of the myth was currently in use. The heavens were represented by Hathor, Bat, and Horus. Osiris was an earth god as was Ptah. The annual flooding of the Nile was Hapi. Storms, evil and confusion were Seth. His counterpart was Ma'at, who represented balance, justice and truth. The moon was Thoth and Khonsu. Re, the sun god, took on many forms, and transcended most of the borders that contained the other gods. The actual shape of the sun, the disk (or, aten), was deified into another god, Aten. \n\n \n\nCertain gods were worshipped in different areas. Local cities or villages, known as nomes, often had unique gods that were known only to that region. On occasion, these gods attained country -wide recognition and became the myths and legends that were passed on from century to century. Below is a listing of the main gods and their primary place of worship. \n\nAmaunet - A female counterpart to Amon and one of the primordial gods of the Hermopolitian Ogdoad (group of eight gods). She was also worshipped at Thebes along with Amon and Mut. \n\nAmon - Usually associated with the wind, or things hidden, and was also of the Hermopolitian Ogdoad. At Thebes he became Amon-Re, king of the gods. He was part of the Theban Triad, along with Mut and Khonsu. \n\nAntaios - He was originally a double god, "the two falcons", that was later joined to create one, probably that of Horus. \n\nAnuket - Worshipped at Elephantine, she was associated with the gazelle. \n\nApis - Seen as the bull with a solar disk between its horns, Apis was associated with Osiris and Ptah. \n\nAton - Also known as Aten, he was worshipped at Tell 'Amarna. \n\nAtum - A primordial god that was represented in the form of a human and a serpent. He was the supreme god in the Heliopolitan Ennead (group of nine gods) and formed with Re to create Re-Atum. \n\nHathor - The goddess of love, dance and alcohol was depicted as a cow. At Thebes she was also the goddess of the dead. She was worshipped at Dendera as the consort of Horus and Edfu, and was associated with Isis at Byblos. \n\nHorus - The earliest royal god was the shape of a falcon, with the sun and moon as his eyes. The sky-god was the ruler of the day. The many forms of Horus are; Re-Harakhti, Harsiesis, Haroeris, Harendotes, Khenti-irti, Khentekhtay (the crocodile-god), and Harmakhis, which is Horus on the horizons, in which the Sphinx of Giza is considered to be his aspect. \n\nIsis - The mother of Horus and sister and consort of Osiris was worshipped at Philae. Associated with Astarte, Hathor, Nut and Sothis, she was later worshipped over the entire Roman Empire. \n\nKhnum - Resembling a human with a rams head, he was worshipped in Hypselis, Esna, Antinoe and Elephantine. \n\nKhonsu - the moon god was the son of Amon and Mut. The main temple at Karnak is dedicated to him. \n\nMin - God of fertility coalesced with Amon and Horus. Min was mainly worshipped at Coptos and Akhmim. \n\nMut - Worshipped at Thebes, she was a consort of Amon and part of the Theban Triad (group of three gods). \n\nNut - Mother of the sun, moon and heavenly bodies. \n\nOsiris - He is regarded as the dead king that watches over the nether world and is rejuvenated in his son Horus. As the symbol of eternal life he was worshipped at Abydos and Philae. \n\nPtah - Worshipped in Memphis, he coalesced with Sokaris and Osiris. \n\nRe - He was the sun god of Heliopolis. From the fifth Dynasty onwards he becomes a national god and is combined with the supreme deity Amon. \n\nSerapis - He was mainly worshipped in Alexandria and was later worshipped by the Greeks as Zeus. He was never fully accepted by the Egyptians in the Ptolemaic period. \n\nSekhmet - She was part of the Memphite Triad with Ptah and Nefertem. She was the mistress of war and sickness. \n\nSeth - The son of Geb and Nut in the Heliopolitan Ennead was in the form of an animal that
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In the earliest religious traditions God indeed was a she- well, the most revered creative divine force was at any rate. The key word here is "creative"- god was worshipped as female because she was the Giver of Life, the One from whom all living things were brought forth, and from whom they were all sustained and nourished and given the food to live. She was known as The Mother- where we even now get the terms "Mother Earth" and "Mother Nature"\n\nNow, about 15 000 years ago humans discovered that men were more involved with the reproductive process than originally believed. They then decided that they were the ones with the greatest creative power and decided to take over. God became a man- the Sun God- women became chattle, and the Goddess was made the wife/mother of the important male Gods.\n\nThe result that this has had? YHWH is the Cerator of all, Mary is the passive vessel of Christ, and women are still treated (largely) like chattel. But at the same time, hispanic societies venerate the Holy Virgin with cult-like fervour, processions are made in Her honour which mimic the ancient processions of Isis. Pagans worshipping Mother Earth and her divine creativity is one of the fastest-growing religions in the West, while congregations in more "traditional" churches are dwindling into insignificance. The DaVinci Code is a best-selling novel and blockbuster film (despite the reviews). So maybe She hasn't beeen pushed to the back as far as some would like to think. ;-)
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Greek mythology distinguishes itself from the others in many reasons, but the most interesting fact to me is that these gods we´re not in an unreachable plane. They descended among the humans and participated directly in their choices and actions, deciding the path of history for them in numerous cases.
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May be some buddhists followed traditional Brahma statues.\n\nIt is Buddha and four faces just symbolise that he was extraordinary.\n\nThe reason why the Hindu deities are represented in this way is simple: it is to show that they are gods, that they differ from human beings and have more and greater powers that they. A symbol such as a multi-armed image, graphically portraying God's astounding versatility and superhuman might. The use of symbolism extends to every detail of the image of a deity.\n\nIt is obtuse to confuse Hinduism's images with idolatry, and their multiplicity with polytheism. They are runaways from which the sense-laden human spirit can rise for its "flight of the alone to the Alone." \n\nBehind the lush tangle of religious imagery, is a clear structure of thought. Hinduism, in its plethora of symbols and images, is endlessly complex and therefore endlessly misunderstood, but its true mission is both simple and universal: soul-enlightenment. Hinduism is goal-oriented, not way-oriented. In other words, its focus is the ultimate attainment, Self-realization, in God. Symbolism helps the seeker to concentrate his mind on the worship and meditation of god.\n\nGod's innumerable forms, and the acknowledgement of His Presence in everything, are an expression of the extraordinary vitality of India's collective imagination down through the ages.
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God of the Sky \nGod of Thunder \nGod of the Earth/Underworld \nCultural Hero \nGreat Goddess \nJust A Guess
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WOW great question.\n\nIn mythology, Aphrodite. I mean, who wouldn't want to cavort with the gods and have the fairest of them by your side.\n\ndoes this answer count, I hope it does.
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The coat of arms.\n\nIts design is based on the symbol used by the Mexicas to discover the land where they would found Tenochtitlan. Legend has it that they traveled from Aztlán, present-day Nayarit, in search of a sign from Huitzilopochtli to tell them where to settle and establish their empire. \n\nThis symbol was an "eagle perched upon a nopal, devouring a serpent". After a long journey, they finally found it in the Valley of Mexico, on an island near the edge of Lake Anáhuac. \n\nThe national coat-of-arms therefore reproduces the sign given to the Aztecs by Huitzilopochtli: the left profile of the eagle standing on its left leg upon a nopal; in its right talon and beak it holds a rattle snake, which represented the renovation of life to the ancient Mexicas. \n\nIf you look closely, you will see that the island is bordered by a ribbon with colored bands: green represents hope and victory, white symbolizes the purity of our ideals, and red if for the blood our national heroes shed. On the island, there is a nopal with red fruit or tunas, which for the Aztecs, symbolized human hearts. \n\nIf we look further down, we will see a garland (an open crown of branches or flowers); the left side bears oak branches symbolizing strength, while the right side is decorated with the laurel branches of victory.
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They consider it to be a symbol of something and to honor it would be as if worshiping an idol.  They believe in the part of the Bible that states give to Caesar that which is Casar's.  They believe that means to pay taxes they do not believe it means the other things that are Caesar's such as respect, voting, or serving their country in the military.
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There is no correspondence between the Greek/Roman pantheon and the Tarot.\n\nThey are totally seperate traditions seperated by thousands of years.
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As far as I know they only had myths that were first passed on as oral traditions and then later written down. Specific temples might have had writings pertaining to the god who the temple belonged to but I can't see too much of that surviving to present day.
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It may have been used by the Aztecs. However, it was constructed by a much earlier civilization (one which existed in the 8th and 9th c). The name of the site comes to us through the Aztecs, Teotihuacan. We do not know much about the beliefs and practices of Teotihuacan civilization. For the Aztecs the entire site was revered as the place where the gods gathered together to create the world. Certainly, the association with the sun is completely conjectural. Presumably , the assocation with the sun is based on the axial layout of the site. the Pyramid is oriented east-west, along the path of the sun. Although the site as a whole is much more oriented north-south, as evidenced by the 'avenue of the dead' stretching from the 'pyramid of the moon' in the north to the 'ciudadela' in the south.
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A deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks.\nYou cant define them as there were many.
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The correct term is " feng shui". It is the Chinese art of orientation of place and space to placate the Gods and Spirits.
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hmmmm....let me think.\nYou can put the name of Estia.It was a goddess and the protector of Homes in ancient Greece.
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Representational of the union between God (the masculine) and the Goddess (feminine). Priest and Priestess invoke the God and Goddess into themselves and re-enact the union that created all life.\n\nAt least that is the pagan perspective... not sure that it was the authors intent.