Can You Prove Me Wrong about the Gods?

Humans have worshiped many different gods throughout history.  Older gods and festivals were incorporated into newer religions to make them more acceptable to the masses.

In the fourth century, Rome was divided by religion (Pagans and Christians.)  The Roman Emperor Constantine needed to unite his empire.  He cleverly converted to Christianity, and passed a law declaring Sunday a day of rest (when pagans worshipped the sun-god) instead of Saturday.

All Christian holidays were originally pagan holidays. The goddess Ishtar was born on Easter by coming out of heaven in a giant egg.  Christmas was when her son Tammuz was born, and when ancient Romans celebrated Saturnalia.  Read more about them at Christian Feast Days and Their Relationship to Pagan Holidays or Evil Holidays.
 

These “pagan gods” were just as real to the ancients, as our present “God” is to us.  We can look back and say they were “fools” for believing in them.  But are we any different? 

The ancient Egyptians had a god for every circumstance. Add in the African,  Anglo Saxon,  Asian, Australian, Aztec, Canaanite, Chinese, Christian, Erza/Moksha, Estonian, Etruscan, Finnish, Gaulish/Brythonic, Germanic, Greek, Hindu, Hittite/Hurrian, Hungarian, Incan, Irish, Islamic, Japanese, Judaism, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Lusitanian, Lydian, Malaysian Chinese, Mayan, Mesopotamian, Native American, Norse, Ossetian, Pacific Island, Paleo-Balkanic,  Persian, Philippine, Polynesian, Roman, Sami, Satanic, Scottish, Slavic, Voodoo, Welsh, and Wiccan gods, and the outstanding total is impossible to count!

I have a list of almost 4,000 gods so far, but need to check copyright law before publishing it.  Here’s where you can find the ones I’ve counted: 

African: 208 gods plus 1700 sprits.  Check them out at Geocities, GodChecker, MythHome or Wikipedia.

Anglo Saxon: 42 gods.  Check them out at Anglo-Saxon Heathenism, British Pride, Englatheod or Wikipedia.

Asian (Central/Northern): 2 gods.  Check them out at Wikipedia-Kutkh or Wikipedia-Tengri.

Australian Aboriginal: 42 gods.  Check them out at A Small Dictionary of Pagan Gods & Goddesses, MythHome or Wikipedia.

Aztec: 129 gods.  Check them out at Aztec Mythology Gods and Goddesses, GodChecker or Wikipedia.

Canaanite:  36 gods.  Check them out at About.com, Canaanite/Ugaritic Mythology FAQ or Wikipedia.

Chinese:  226 gods.  Check them out at About.com, GodChecker or Wikipedia.

Christian Catholic: 3 gods. (God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit) and about 10,000 saints. Check them out at Catholic Pages Directory  or Wikipedia.

Christian Protestant: 3 gods. (God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit.)

Egyptian:  190 gods.  Check them out at GodChecker, Virtual Egypt or Wikipedia.

Erza/Moksha:  11 gods.  Check them out at Wikipedia.

Estonian: 98 gods.  Check them out at Book of ThoTH or Wikipedia.

Estruscan:  33 gods.  Check them out at Mythography, Purple Hell or Wikipedia.

Finnish:  83 gods.  Check them out at Scns.com, GodChecker, Wikipedia - Finnic Deities or Wikipedia - Finnish Mythology.

Gaulish/Brythonic:  114 gods.  Check them out at Academic Kids, Mythography or Wikipedia.

Germanic: 190 gods.  Check them out at Encyclopedia.com, Reference.com or Wikipedia.

Greek:  334 gods.  Check them out at GodChecker, Purple Hell, or Wikipedia.  

Hindu: 96 gods.  Check them out at Indian Heritage, Kamat’s Potpourri or  Wikipedia.

Hittite / Hurrian:  74 gods.  Check them out at Christopher B. Siren,  The Arcane Archive, Wikipedia-Hurrian, or Wikipedia-Hittite.

Hungarian:  4 gods.  Check them out at Wikipedia.

Incan:  57 gods.  Check them out at First People, GodChecker or Wikipedia.

Irish:  75 gods.  Check them out at Celtic Twilight,  Nita Wick or Wikipedia.

Islamic:  1 god, but has 99 names. Check him out at Wikipedia.

Japanese:  37 gods.  Check them out at GodChecker, SCNS or Wikipedia.

Judaism:  1 god.  Check him out at Judaism 101, Judaism - The Jewish Website or Wikipedia.

Korean: 39 gods.  Check them out at Answers.com, Encyclopedia Mythica or Wikipedia.

Latvian: 47 gods.  Check them out at Latvian Stuff or Wikipedia.

Lithuanian: 92 gods.  Check them out at Covenant of Rhiannon, Kresy or Wikipedia.

Lusitanian:  81 gods.  Check them out at Wikipedia.

Lydian:  24 gods.  Check them out at Wikipedia.  

Malaysian Chinese: 9 gods.  Check them out at Wikipedia.

Mayan:  141 gods.  Check them out at GodChecker or Wikipedia.

Mesopotamian:  103 gods.  Check them out at GodChecker, Wikipedia-Mesopotamia or Wikipedia-Assyro Babylonian.

Native North American: 100 gods.  Check them out at First People, Wikipedia-NativeAmerican or Wikipedia-Intuit.

Native South American:  84 gods.  Check them out at Wikipedia-Guarani or Wikipedia-Mapuche.

Norse:  179 gods.  Check them out at GodChecker or Wikipedia.

Ossetian:  13 gods.  Check them out at Wikipedia.

Pacific Island:  23 gods.  Check them out at A Small Dictionary of Pagan Gods and Goddesses, Earth Link, Wikipedia-Melanesian or Wikipedia-Micronesian.

Paleo-Balkanic  22 gods.  Check them out at Wikipedia.

Persian: 87 gods.  Check them out at MSN or Wikipedia.

Philippine: 220 gods.  Check them out at Book of ThoTH or Wikipedia.

Polynesian:  275 gods.  Check them out at A Small Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Encyclopedia4U.com, Wikipedia-Deities or WikipediaMythology.

Roman:  282 gods.  Check them out at GodChecker, Nova Roma, Purple Hell, Roser Williams, Think Quest or Wikipedia.

Sami:  5 gods.  Check them out at Wikipedia-Finnic or Wikipedia-Sami.

Satanic:  1 god. Check him out at Wikipedia.

Scottish:  9 gods.  Check them out at Wikipedia.

Slavic:  68 gods.  Check them out at Dark Theatre, Lowchens Australia or  Wikipedia.

Voodoo:  68 gods.  Check them out at Wikipedia.  

Welsh:  42 gods.  Check them out at Timeless Myths or Wikipedia.

Wiccan:  2 gods.  Check them out at Wikipedia.

1 u.jpg:

Diane Finlayson at morgueFile.com

tomb f.jpg:

Lisa Solonynko at morgueFile.com

God Shiva:

Ajav Kumar Singh at morgueFile.com