IsmailaGodHasHeard
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Or do they believe that most of their gods have a beginning?
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Given that many of the polytheistic pantheons explicitly detail creation stories of the deities as well as their demise, that would suggest no. They are not all-powerful.
But one must also ask where existence begins and ends. Time is not fashioned in quite so linear a manner in many polytheistic faiths. Time instead is circular. The Olympians overthrew the Titans, but it was a beginning of a new cycle that in some respects can be interpreted as eternal.
I would be happy to elaborate on what I mean by "work with" and my theory about gods having children and "age" upon request.In my opinion the "god that created the universe" is a god we will never know or perceive (until we pass the body perhaps), and will one day be best described by physicists. There are literally existing independently intelligent gods and spirits which "partake" of or are "part and parcel" to various natural or perhaps even primordial cosmic phenomena, but their appearance to us is through an epiphenomena of the "noosphere", and their true nature and number is indeterminate. Many, such as a certain popular Semetic storm/mountain god, like to pretend they created the universe and sometimes claim they are the only "real" god. It makes for a good story and their usefulness to the tribes they coexisted with depended on the wonder of children and proofs of their power to men. Often in the form of military victories. This was a useful fiction for a time. Now, I would argue, it is more parasitic. But that's neither here nor there.
So to answer your question in my opinion their nature and number are indeterminate. I work with 3-7 usually, sometimes more in aggregate.
They are certainly not the only gods nor did they create the universe or claim to. Although apparently some of their ancestors are in a lineage which partook of the memory of such events.
I would be happy to elaborate on what I mean by "work with" and my theory about gods having children and "age" upon request.
Christian and Judean polytheist do .Or do they believe that most of their gods have a beginning?
A few Hindu Gods and Goddesses were born, but mostly they are eternals. We have the birth stories of Ganesha, Kartikeya (the two sons of Shiva), Hanuman, Parvati (She was daughter of Himalaya, the king of Mountains), Lakshmi (born out of churning of the sea) and Brahma. But Shiva, Vishnu, Adi Shakti (all Goddesses are supposed to be her forms) are eternal. Avataras (mainly Vishnu), are forms of the Eternal Gods who fulfill all properties of being humans. After completion of their mission (removal of evil) they return to their original form.Or do they believe that most of their gods have a beginning?
Or do they believe that most of their gods have a beginning?
Very good sir or madam,Given that many of the polytheistic pantheons explicitly detail creation stories of the deities as well as their demise, that would suggest no. They are not all-powerful.
But one must also ask where existence begins and ends. Time is not fashioned in quite so linear a manner in many polytheistic faiths. Time instead is circular. The Olympians overthrew the Titans, but it was a beginning of a new cycle that in some respects can be interpreted as eternal.