Abrahamics: Other Deities?

[mangalavara]

For those of you who are Jewish, Christian, Muslim, or Baháʼí, what do you know about other deities?

I am interested in what you know about the gods and goddesses of other religions, some of which religions are extinct and others extant. When I ask what you know about them, I mean information about the deities that ancient people knew in a religious or mythic context rather than a modern entertainment context (film, television, comics, etc.). This also includes what contemporary adherents of non-Abrahamic religions (Hinduism, for example) know in a religious or mythic context. Moreover, I do not mean your views on other deities (examples: other deities aren't living, other deities are fallen angels, etc.). What you know about other deities might come from adherents of other religions, books about religions, books on mythology, the scriptures of other religions, or even your own scriptures. Please share what you already know without having to open a book or use a search engine.

This thread is inspired by Salix's similar thread addressed to atheists.

Again, I am really interested in seeing what you might know.

I look forward to the replies of those of you who are interested in participating.

Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ.
Om peace peace peace.

 

[IndigoChild5559]

For those of you who are Jewish, Christian, Muslim, or Baháʼí, what do you know about other deities?

I am interested in what you know about the gods and goddesses of other religions, some of which religions are extinct and others extant. When I ask what you know about them, I mean information about the deities that ancient people knew in a religious or mythic context rather than a modern entertainment context (film, television, comics, etc.). This also includes what contemporary adherents of non-Abrahamic religions (Hinduism, for example) know in a religious or mythic context. Moreover, I do not mean your views on other deities (examples: other deities aren't living, other deities are fallen angels, etc.). What you know about other deities might come from adherents of other religions, books about religions, books on mythology, the scriptures of other religions, or even your own scriptures. Please share what you already know without having to open a book or use a search engine.

This thread is inspired by Salix's similar thread addressed to atheists.

Again, I am really interested in seeing what you might know.

I look forward to the replies of those of you who are interested in participating.

Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ.
Om peace peace peace.

I have not really spent a lot of time studying polytheistic religions. Of course, being raised American, I learned about the pantheons of Greece, Rome, and the Norse as part of Western Civilization. I'm aware that modern neo-pagans sometimes believe in the three fold Goddess of Virgin, Mother, and Crone because well being raised in Orange County, we had a lot of New Agers in Laguna Beach. Most of the other stuff I've read has just been so little that its gone in one ear and out the other. For example, I know next to nothing about Hinduism, other than Brahman is the source underlying the universe and that he takes shape as various gods and goddesses, especially Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva. I know that Krishna people used to routinely ask for contributions at our local airports. That's about it.