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means A pantheon is either the complete set of gods worshipped in a particular mythology, or by extension, the group of people most celebrated and respected in a given field.

from From Greek 'pantheion,' fusing 'pan' (all) and 'theos' (god) — literally 'temple of all the gods.' The word attached itself permanently to the actual Pantheon in Rome, a domed temple built to honor the whole Roman pantheon at once, rather than making worshippers visit each god's shrine separately. The building outlasted the religion; the word outlasted the building's original purpose, drifting into English to mean any collected set of honored greats, divine or merely famous.

origin
greek for temple of all gods
roman flex
the original has stood since 126 AD, dome unreinforced
modern use
now just means greatest hits, gods optional
dome trick
concrete gets lighter toward top, still unbeaten engineering
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