Can you name the polytheistic religions by their main gods?

Gods	Religion
Zeus, Poseidon, Hades
Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto
Ra, Isis, Set
Odin, Thor, Loki
Eebe/Waaq, Huur, Nidar
Huitzilopochtli, Tlaloc, Quetzalcoatl
Viracocha, Inti, Kon
Itzamna, Chac, Ixchel
Dis Pater, Belenus, Sulis

Gods	Religion
Anu, Ishtar, Marduk
Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesha
Hahgwehdiyu, Gaol, Gohone
Nyame, Asase Ya, Bia
Olorun, Oya, Shango
Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, Daode Tianzun
Ong Troi, Thuong-de, Lieu Hanh
Perun, Deles, Dažbog

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Polytheistic Religions by God Quiz

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Created by: ffi -
Contributed: October 19th, 2009
Published: December 22nd, 2009
Category: Religion
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Tags: God Quizzes, polytheistic, main

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	luckygemini521:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 21:47 GMT	12 points
	Aboriginal or Maori gods! represent oceania! great quiz though! perfect amount of challenge!

	Golden:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 22:46 GMT	9 points
	Can I suggest that the order is randomized (unless it is and I just got REALLY lucky) or else the aztec/inca/maya are seperated.

	DerekH:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 22:52 GMT	-2 points
	No 'Christian mythology'? ;-)

	Ecto2:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 23:01 GMT	6 points
	no Gozar the Gozarian?

	geowiz85:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 23:08 GMT	1 point
	for perun, etc. i put balkan mythology...dont know if you want to consider that as a possible alternate

	mykldo:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 23:46 GMT	6 points
	Nordic ... Norse ... same right?

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	kagomeshuko:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 00:08 GMT	-1 points
	Fun quiz! Hard, too! Hope you enjoy my quizzes!

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	symphonyofsounds:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 00:29 GMT	12 points
	many people often use 'mayan' instead of 'maya', so may i suggest accepting that answer as well?

	Dantonpix:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 00:40 GMT	46 points
	Christianity doesn't consider itself polytheistic, though the Trinity might be a point of contention. And isn't it interesting how other cultures' pantheons are "mythology," but never one's own?

	icing:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 01:37 GMT	4 points
	Fantastic quiz - great idea!

	austin massachusetts:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 01:38 GMT	8 points
	Thank you Dantonpix. I have +1 faith in humanity now.

	ShepherdBook:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 02:37 GMT	10 points
	I like how only the "dead" religions are called "mythologies."

	Esme:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 04:33 GMT	14 points
	@ShepherdBook: I like how you assume they're all dead. ;)

	NaGfH:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 05:16 GMT	1 point
	yeah I'm pretty sure Hinduism and Taoism are still around

	beforever:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 05:29 GMT	0 points
	"Mesoamerican" should work for "Aztec" as well. Good idea for a quiz. I'm a little bit surprised at how low the percentage guessed correctly is for Ashanti, I don't know, maybe it was just my rambling grandmother's fault.

	Moldemort:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 14:27 GMT	4 points
	It's amazing where knowledge comes from. half of these I knew from final fantasy and others I knew from the poems I have to study for my GCSEs

	Dunk:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 14:48 GMT	3 points
	symphonyofsounds is correct. Mayan is a commonly used term for that culture.

	rob63:	Dec 24th, 2009 at 13:17 GMT	1 point
	Hinduism doesn't consider itself polytheistic. The many "gods" are considered multiple incarnations of Brahman (the universal spirit), in the same way the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are multiple incarnations of God in Christianity.

	beforever:	Dec 25th, 2009 at 03:28 GMT	5 points
	It is more pantheistic with polytheistic elements. Meaning that it believes all Truth is God and vice versa. The "polytheistic elements" is essentially because Brahman is worshipped in the form of multiple deities, and which ones depends on what the Hindu feels is/are the most appropriate god(s).

	padmeskywalker:	Dec 26th, 2009 at 21:21 GMT	-4 points
	yoruba? slightly obscure.

	hunny10:	Dec 27th, 2009 at 02:28 GMT	6 points
	What about Japanese Shinto? I thought it would be somewhere on there

	dominiquef:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 13:40 GMT	2 points
	I am a Hindu, and Hinduism is not polytheistic. If the title of the quiz was changed, there would be no problems. Also, Ganesha is not a "main" god -- it should say Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

	dark_chocolate:	Feb 13th, 2010 at 03:44 GMT	3 points
	@beforever: Well, Quetzalcoatl was worshiped by the Maya and other Mesoamerican cultures, but Tlaloc and Huitzilopochtli are definitely Aztec. Although I guess only nerds like me know that so you're right ;-)

	PoemOf4Letters:	Feb 13th, 2010 at 05:23 GMT	2 points
	Daoism is pantheistic, not polytheistic. There's a HUGE difference.

	ffi:	Feb 22nd, 2010 at 21:57 GMT	2 points
	@PoemOf4Letters: I understand that there is a difference between pantheism, the idea that God and Nature are one and the same, and polytheism, the worship of many deities. My understanding is that Daoism is both pantheistic and polytheistic, as it does recognize multiple deities (Jade Emperor, Three Pure Ones, Laozu, etc.). @dominiquef: Thanks for pointing that out; I hadn't been aware. I suppose a more accurate name for the quiz would be "Religions by Deity," but that would've prompted questions about why Allah or Yahweh was absent. As for Ganesha, you're absolutely right. I was searching for Brahma, but it just wasn't coming to me. Anyway, there's nothing I can do now that it's been published.

	dominiquef:	Feb 27th, 2010 at 22:39 GMT	2 points
	@ffi: You may be able to say "religions with multiple deities." Though it's a longer title, it is accurate. Thanks for acknowedging that. It's fine -- Ganesha is a god, just not one of the top three. He is a son of Shiva.

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