This will likely entail different personalities, spheres of influence, preferences, etc. The Ancient Greek religion was, it would seem, hard polytheist -- Zeus was not Apollo, and all the gods did their own thing, though in community. read more
I suggest this means that theoretical monotheism is more common than either but that soft polytheism is more commonly taught in today’s world. But that’s the teaching not the practice. The majority never have direct personal experience of deities or spirits. read more
Hard polytheism. This is the view that there are many deities, and all are distinct and unique, and they are not aspects of a larger, overarching Divinity. This view is most often held by Reconstructionist Pagans (Ásatrú, Hellenismos, Religio Romana, etc). 2. Soft polytheism. read more
Soft polytheism. Soft polytheism is the belief in multiple deities as expressions/aspects of one god. Gods in soft polytheism are psychological archetypes or personifications of natural forces, and as such embody or represent parts of nature, making them aspects of a greater whole. read more