Atlantean Religions

During the reign of Atlantis, the dominant human civilization at the time, many religions were practiced. After Atlantis was rediscovered 2714 CE, some of these religions resurfaced. Also, many terms in the modern Atlantean language have roots dating back to the ancient Atlantean religions.
== List of Religions ==
=== The Old Pantheon ===
The Old Pantheon, also known as the Old Gods or the First Faith, was a belief from when the Atlanteans first began to establish civilization. It was not unlike the Greco-Roman pantheons, and involved the belief of numerous deities who controlled different aspects of life.
=== The New Pantheon ===
The New Pantheon was a reformation of the Old Pantheon when science and technology began to contradict the older religion. Though many retained belief in the Old Pantheon, they eventually all converted and the ancient belief went extinct. Sentient, due to his numerous temporal incursions, were believed to be one of the gods and added to the New Pantheon upon its creation.
=== Atlantean Monotheism ===
It was known that the Atlanteans also had at least one form of monotheism. They believed in a supreme deity whom they called Tmrae, or Father. Atlantean monotheism is surprisingly similar to later beliefs of this kind, with one major difference- there were no scriptures, resulting in the loss of information concerning this religion after the fall of Atlantis.
=== The Order ===
"Aivn inne -e- Aivn dun. (There is order or there is chaos.)" -Mantra of The Order
The Order, or Es Inne, was a system of belief which rose from the concept of entropy. It was the most widespread in the latter days of Atlantis. As the universe naturally tends to disorder, which results in ultimate destruction, followers of The Order seek to bring order to counter the chaos and achieve a balance in which life can continue. Though The Order's teaching were heavily based on scientific principles, it was done specifically to promote a specific way of thinking and life. It is disputable whether The Order is a religion, though the ancient Atlanteans treated it as one.
=== Harbingers of Order ===
"Al uvn Atlantean. Al uvn inne. (We are Atlantean. We are order.)" -Mantra of the Harbingers
The Harbingers of Order was a cult that rose from The Order. Radical human supremacists, the Harbingers viewed the Atlanteans as the ultimate source of order. As life was what took from the environment to decrease its internal entropy, the Harbingers believed that the purpose of all life was to decrease disorder. Humans were more or less the strongest single species in the Milky Way at the time and thus were believed to be the greatest type of life, with the ability to bring order to other species (usually via subjugation). The writings of the Harbingers greatly influenced the Velconum Empire.