Deities who are the only ones worshiped in their respective religions. Monotheism is the belief in the existence of only one deity.
(Opposed to the polytheism, the worship of many deities, often described as a Pantheon)
(Opposed to the polytheism, the worship of many deities, often described as a Pantheon)
A deity can be part of a pantheon and also be the object of worship of a monotheistic religion, such as Mithra, a Yazata (Zoroastrian god) worshiped during the Hyborian Age.[1]
- ↑ Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 ; The Yazatas' entry
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