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Most ancient civilizations had polytheistic religions. What does polytheism mean?

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Polytheism is the belief and/or worshipping of more than one god. Polytheism includes Hinduism, Shintoism, Wicca, and many other different religions.
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Polytheism means the belief in the existence of many gods. This was true of all ancient cultures. There were anthropomorphic and non-anthropomorphic deities in most ancient cosmologies.
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