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VIP lounge for gods, where entry requires immortality and excellent PR.
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