Hence, for example, the original "All Father" (head) Deity in the Norse pantheon was Tyr. This later became Odin, and there are suggestions that Thor was becoming the "All Father" at around the time that Christianity wound up suppressing northern pagan traditions (see here, here and here for more on that series of tragedies).
In the Ancient Egyptian pantheon, Bast originally held the place most ascribe to Isis.
If we look, on the other hand, at Christianity, they have struggled to adapt to a range of things, including the "new" place of women in society, and same sex relationships. Is this, in part, because they are stuck with a choice of one deity?
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
(pronounced "new-MYTH-ear")
Tags: deities, evolution, society, paganism, Christianity, Egypt, Northern Tradition,
First published: Laugadagr, 14th May, 2011
Last edited: Saturday, 14th May, 2011
