polytheism

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The opera ends with Akhnaten’s son, presumably Tutankhamun, restoring polytheism, and then, once the staging jumps millennia into the future, it’s rediscovered by modern-day tourists.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

This new religious culture resulted in the neglect of traditional Roman polytheism, and the empire’s eastward shift came at the expense of the western empire.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

That being noted, the incorporation of non-Christian celebrations into the liturgical calendar did not imply that Christians were willing to accept polytheism.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

A tragicomedy about polytheism starring petty gods who complain like tired parents annoyed by their noisy children.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2014

Phœnician polytheism had crossed swords, long ago, with Phœnician practicality; and the gods, it must be confessed, had been pretty well annihilated in the series of contests.

From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Potter, Margaret Horton