Pantheon
Encyclopedia
Mythology
- Pantheon (gods)Pantheon (gods)A pantheon is a set of all the gods of a particular polytheistic religion or mythology.Max Weber's 1922 opus, Economy and Society discusses the link between a...
, the set of gods belonging to a particular mythology - Pantheon (mythical creature)Pantheon (mythical creature)The Pantheon is a mythical creature. It appears to have been invented by the heralds of the Tudor period. During that period it was used in a number of grants of arms....
- Pantheon, RomePantheon, RomeThe Pantheon ,Rarely Pantheum. This appears in Pliny's Natural History in describing this edifice: Agrippae Pantheum decoravit Diogenes Atheniensis; in columnis templi eius Caryatides probantur inter pauca operum, sicut in fastigio posita signa, sed propter altitudinem loci minus celebrata.from ,...
, now a Catholic church, once a temple to the gods of ancient Rome - Any templeTempleA temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
dedicated to an entire pantheon
Other buildings
- Panthéon, ParisPanthéon, ParisThe Panthéon is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve and to house the reliquary châsse containing her relics but, after many changes, now functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens...
, a church and burial place- Place du Panthéon in Paris, home of the Paris Law FacultyParis Law FacultyThe Paris Law Faculty was one of the four faculties of the old University of Paris.After the creation of chairs in civil law in the 9th century, the Paris Law Faculty was called the Faculté de décret or Consultissima decretorum...
and now used in the names of two of the thirteen successor universities to the University of ParisUniversity of ParisThe University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
- Pantheon-Sorbonne and Pantheon-Assas
- Place du Panthéon in Paris, home of the Paris Law Faculty
- Pantheon, LondonPantheon, LondonThe Pantheon, was a place of public entertainment on the south side of Oxford Street, London, England. It was designed by James Wyatt and opened in 1772. The main rotunda was one of the largest rooms built in England up to that time and had a central dome somewhat reminiscent of the celebrated...
, an 18th-century place of entertainment - Pantheon of National Revival HeroesPantheon of National Revival HeroesThe Pantheon of National Revival Heroes is a Bulgarian national monument and an ossuary, located in the city of Rousse. 39 famous Bulgarians are buried in it, including Lyuben Karavelov, Zahari Stoyanov, Stefan Karadzha, Panayot Hitov, Tonka Obretenova, Nikola Obretenov, Panayot Volov, Angel...
, a Bulgarian national monument and ossuary - Pantheon, MoscowPantheon, MoscowThe Pantheon , officially also called the Monument to the Eternal Glory of the Great People of the Soviet Land , was a project to construct a monumental memorial tomb in Moscow, Soviet Union...
, a planned but uncompleted memorial tomb - Pantheon TheatrePantheon TheatreThe Pantheon Theatre was constructed in 1919 on the corner of 5th and Main Street in Vincennes, Indiana. It was built to hold 1200 people. One of the highest paid interior decorators in the world was hired to supervise the decorating of the theatre. The Pantheon's interior was highly embellished...
, in Vincennes, Indiana - National Pantheon, Portugal, a burial place
- National Pantheon of Venezuela, a burial place and former church
- National Pantheon of the HeroesNational Pantheon of the HeroesThe National Pantheon of the Heroes is a building and landmark of Asunción, Paraguay, and a national monument of Paraguay. It is customary in Asuncion that when something historic happens people flock with their flags to the street in front of it and celebrate the event.The ceremonial changing...
, a Paraguayan national monument - Mtatsminda PantheonMtatsminda PantheonThe Mtatsminda Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures is a necropolis in Tbilisi, Georgia, where some of the most prominent writers, artists, scholars, and national heroes of Georgia are buried. It is located in the churchyard around St. David’s Church "Mamadaviti" on the slope of Mount Mtatsminda...
, a necropolis in Tbilisi, Georgia - Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de CastroPanteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de CastroThe Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro is a tract of land in Barrio Segundo of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, originally designed as the city's cemetery, but later converted into what has come to be a famous burial place. Established in 1842, it is Puerto Rico's first national pantheon...
, a burial place in Ponce, Puerto Rico - National Pantheon of the Dominican RepublicNational Pantheon of the Dominican RepublicThe National Pantheon was built from 1714-1746 by the Spaniard Geronimo Quezada y Garçon and was originally a Jesuit church. The structure was constructed in the neoclassic-renaissance style...
, a former church and burial place
Other uses
- Pantheon (Marvel Comics)Pantheon (Marvel Comics)The Pantheon is a fictional organization appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Peter David, the Pantheon first appeared in The Incredible Hulk The Pantheon is a fictional organization appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer...
, a fictional organization - Pantheon (Lone Star Press), a comic book series
- Pantheon (role-playing game)Pantheon (role-playing game)Pantheon and other Roleplaying Games is a 24-page book that includes 5 self-contained role-playing games for 3-6 players and designed to be completed in 1–2 hours.-System:...
, by Hogshead Publishing - Pantheon BooksPantheon BooksPantheon Books is an American imprint with editorial independence that is part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.The current editor-in-chief at Pantheon Books is Dan Frank.-Overview:...
, a publishing imprint - Pantheon, a book by Godfrey of ViterboGodfrey of ViterboGodfrey of Viterbo was a Roman Catholic chronicler, either Italian or German.-Biography:He was probably an Italian by birth, although some authorities assert that he was a Saxon German like his imperial patrons...
- Pantheon, an unreleased computer game by Frog City SoftwareFrog City SoftwareFrog City Software was a computer game developing company which focused on strategy games, opened in 1995. Frog City Software was a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive until they closed it in 2006....
- Pantheon, a group of robots in the Mega Man Zero series
- The Pantheon, a collection of written pieces compiled by Nikolay Karamzin
- Pantheon, an artisan of war in the game, League of LegendsLeague of LegendsThe BetFred League of Legends was a darts tournament featuring some of the legends of the game of darts which commenced in May 2008. The tournament is broadcast on Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom....
- Pantheon, a four piece heavy metalHeavy metal musicHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band formed in early 2006 and based in York, UK (currently active)