In religio-mythology, gods (TR=697), or “deities”, as compared to “God” (or the deity), in a monotheistic (mono-ergonic) belief system, aka religion, refers to one or a number of deities or supernatural beings in a polytheistic (poly-ergonic) belief system.
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“The universe, that is the all, is made neither of gods nor men, but ever has been and ever will be an eternal living fire, kindling and extinguishing in destined measure.”— Heraclitus (c.470BC) [1]