The following is my perception of what events could have unfolded to create only particular religions. I'm sure others stem from similar backgroundings.
From such humble beginnings as Athena, the personafication of Athens, or more recently Britannia personafication of Britian.
(Not to forget to mention cultures that can personify animals as gods)
I mention both of these to explain what could be the way things have snowballed from the past. A high "priest" of a particular shrine, makes a bunch of rules and beliefs for people to follow. People back then rather than saying you are a particular named relgion, personified their "religion".
In fact such personafication occured to include the stars, of which still to this day are particularly named constellations and The timing of the year also gave birth to the zodiac.
Many other things could be added together, a day of worship, (praying for lost souls in battle to find their way) perhaps offerings and music. Before you know it you have a personafication of a god that plays or listens to music, which patrons a particular crop, and is worshiped to harden those in battle or help them find their path.
There new found religions sculptured deities of both Greek and Roman mythology.
From this troubles aroused, especially with Rome. The Romans got to the point of accumilating a vast empire through conquest, and with each newly occupied region came the beliefs of the locals. This meant that the Roman mythology accumilated many new gods, and many different regions had different shrines.
The problem arose from these "Provinces" having their gods "argue", where one region might gain floods another would suffer drought and this would be perceived to be the work of the gods waring with one another.
This would cause the priests to encite their provinces to attack one another, which in turn caused unrest to the stability of Rome.
One religion that seemed to surround a man that was nothing more than a travelling story teller, captured the Roman Caesar eventually after many years of trying to irradicate it but inturned increased the peoples defiance.
The understanding that people were "unifying" unto one "god", was enough to help him decide that religion should be established.
Simply if all the provinces were to accept one "god" and one set of Fundemental rules, the provinces would stop fighting amoungst themselves and civil unrest would be less likely and the Caesars popularity in the known world would escalate to new heights.
Thats my explaination of gods and deities, nothing more than a singular personafication created for popularity and crowd control.
From such humble beginnings as Athena, the personafication of Athens, or more recently Britannia personafication of Britian.
(Not to forget to mention cultures that can personify animals as gods)
I mention both of these to explain what could be the way things have snowballed from the past. A high "priest" of a particular shrine, makes a bunch of rules and beliefs for people to follow. People back then rather than saying you are a particular named relgion, personified their "religion".
In fact such personafication occured to include the stars, of which still to this day are particularly named constellations and The timing of the year also gave birth to the zodiac.
Many other things could be added together, a day of worship, (praying for lost souls in battle to find their way) perhaps offerings and music. Before you know it you have a personafication of a god that plays or listens to music, which patrons a particular crop, and is worshiped to harden those in battle or help them find their path.
There new found religions sculptured deities of both Greek and Roman mythology.
From this troubles aroused, especially with Rome. The Romans got to the point of accumilating a vast empire through conquest, and with each newly occupied region came the beliefs of the locals. This meant that the Roman mythology accumilated many new gods, and many different regions had different shrines.
The problem arose from these "Provinces" having their gods "argue", where one region might gain floods another would suffer drought and this would be perceived to be the work of the gods waring with one another.
This would cause the priests to encite their provinces to attack one another, which in turn caused unrest to the stability of Rome.
One religion that seemed to surround a man that was nothing more than a travelling story teller, captured the Roman Caesar eventually after many years of trying to irradicate it but inturned increased the peoples defiance.
The understanding that people were "unifying" unto one "god", was enough to help him decide that religion should be established.
Simply if all the provinces were to accept one "god" and one set of Fundemental rules, the provinces would stop fighting amoungst themselves and civil unrest would be less likely and the Caesars popularity in the known world would escalate to new heights.
Thats my explaination of gods and deities, nothing more than a singular personafication created for popularity and crowd control.
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