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A Pantheon (Greek: παν, pan, "all" + Θεός, Theos, "God"), is a set of all the gods of a particular religion or mythology, such as the gods of Hinduism, Greek mythology, Norse mythology, and Egyptian mythology. Since the 16th century the word has also been used in a secular sense, meaning a set of exalted people. This meaning, in modern parlance, is often used to describe the rise of a person into that exalted group, e.g. Mick Jagger has joined the pantheon of rock megastars.

The term has more recently been used in fictional universe, such as the H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, the Marvel universe, and in role-playing games, particularly in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. In each, different pantheons of gods from classical literature and religious systems co-exist alongside more recent fictional creations of game writers. Such a system was laid out in the AD&D tome, Deities & Demigods
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A temple or sacred building dedicated to all the gods of a particular religion is also referred to by this term. The most famous example of such a structure is the Pantheon in Rome, originally built in the year 27 BC as a temple to all the Roman gods, although later rebuilt, and used as a Christian church.
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In the Kingdom Come'' comic series by Mark Waid and Alex Ross Pantheon Gods are seen discussing the fate of man kind while Spectre, Norman Mccay and Deadman intervene.

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