Polytheism

https://archaeologymag.com/2024/03/sanctuary-of-persian-water-goddess-anahita-found-in-iraqi-kurdistan/?fbclid=IwAR2BHSTF-WRseC_kzttJZxUBtq42XpDAC7xblIIsUd95ERwsOC66HdolrA8

Sanctuary of Persian water goddess Anahita found in fortress of Rabana-Merquly in Iraqi Kurdistan Archaeologists excavating the fortress of Rabana-Merquly in Iraq have uncovered evidence of a sanctuary for the ancient water goddess Anahita.

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2023/12/an-epistemology-of-the-many-gods.html

An Epistemology of the Many Gods Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that deals with the question of how we know what we know. How do we know what we know – what we think we know – about the many Gods? We will never know with certainty, but certainty isn’t required.

Legal suppression of polytheist beliefs still going on today. Disgusting.

Osun monarch bars traditional worshippers from appeasing deities The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has warned that any form of sacrifice to appease deities is forbidden in Iwo town.

"Reading these short stories feels like an act of devotion in itself, even an act of prayer. The narratives blend fiction and myth (and – one suspects – quite a bit of personal religious experience), and yet the feelings they bring forth, feelings towards the divine, are every bit as real and powerful as those elicited by ritual and worship. Gain new appreciation of deities you may never have connected with before, and fall in love all over again with the complex light and dark sides of your most beloved and familiar gods.

Artemis, Demeter, Hekate, Dionysos, Persephone, Poseidon, Athena, Hera, heroines and nymphs, legendary queens. The depths of the sea and the far side of death. Festivals celebrated two thousand years ago and two weeks ago. Transformations, epiphanies, tragedies, sacred rites and mysteries. Difficult truths and unexpected blessings. All infused with a nuanced understanding of divine nature encompassing the breathtakingly cosmic down to the most everyday associations.

These are not just stories, they are jumping off points for deep contemplation and spiritual engagement. But they are also wonderfully told tales that will entertain and captivate, and can be returned to again and again with pleasure."

A Pile of Stones: Tales from a Devotional Polytheist Reading these short stories feels like an act of devotion in itself, even an act of prayer. The narratives blend fiction and myth (and – one suspects – quite a bit of personal religious experience), and yet the feelings they bring forth, feelings towards the divine, are every bit as real and pow...