Pantheon

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Pantheon (from Greek Πάνθειον [1] - pantheion, literally "a temple of all gods") may refer to:

• Pantheon (gods), a word used to describe the set of gods of a particular religion, mythology, or fictional universe
• A temple, dedicated to all gods, or to all the gods of a given religion
  • Pantheon, Rome, a temple built (in its present form) circa 125 AD, and dedicated to all the Roman gods, now used as a Christian church

• Other buildings named "Pantheon":
  • Panthéon, Paris, the funerary Hall of Fame of the French nation
  • Pantheon, London, an 18th century place of entertainment
  • Panteão Nacional, the funeral Hall of various notable Portuguese statesmen, explorers and artists
  • Pantheon, Rousse, a Bulgarian national monument
  • Pantheon, Moscow, a 1950s project to build a monumental memorial tomb in Moscow, Soviet Union] (never-constructed)
  • Pantheon Theatre, in Vincennes, Indiana, where Red Skelton was discovered
  • Panteón Nacional, a Venezuelan national monument
  • Pantheon of the Italian Glories, as it is also know the Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence.
• Mtatsminda Pantheon, a cemetery for notable Georgian statesmen and artists

Brands and proper names:

• Pantheon Books, a publishing house
• Pantheon, a book by Gottfried von Viterbo
• Pantheon, a game by Frog City Software
• Pantheon role-playing game, by Hogshead Publishing
• Pantheon, mindless robots in the Mega Man Zero series
• Pantheon (Marvel Comics), a fictional group in the Marvel Comics Universe
• Pantheon (comics), a comic book series from Bill Willingham
• Pantheon (software), a business application program ERS
• The Pantheon, Nikolay Karamzin's 1798 collection of pieces from the most celebrated authors