That's when monotheism began with zoroastrianism. Maybe the problem lies within the monotheistic stream then. They needed a foil to explain the bad things.
many "polytheists" understood their various gods as various expressions of one original source. early ancient egyptians had this understanding, but it was not preserved.
Nut is a daughter of Shu and Tefnut. Her brother and husband is Geb. She had four children; Osiris, Set, Isis, and Nephthys. She is considered one of the oldest deities among the Egyptian pantheon, with her origin being found in the creation story of Heliopolis. She was originally the goddess of the nighttime sky but eventually became referred to as simply the sky goddess. Her headdress was the hieroglyphic of part of her name, a pot, which may also symbolize the uterus. Mostly depicted in nude human form, Nut was also sometimes depicted in the form of a cow whose great body formed the sky and heavens, a sycamore tree, or as a giant sow, suckling many piglets.
That's when monotheism began with zoroastrianism. Maybe the problem lies within the monotheistic stream then. They needed a foil to explain the bad things.
Monotheism started at the beginning of time and devolved into Polytheism. I will die on this hill.
Doesn't seem that way to me. Egypt for example.
many "polytheists" understood their various gods as various expressions of one original source. early ancient egyptians had this understanding, but it was not preserved.
At least they didn't make the blunder of a male god with no female counterpart to get it on with:
https://www.swanbazaar.com/Blog/post/geb-and-nut-the-earth-and-the-sky
Nut is a daughter of Shu and Tefnut. Her brother and husband is Geb. She had four children; Osiris, Set, Isis, and Nephthys. She is considered one of the oldest deities among the Egyptian pantheon, with her origin being found in the creation story of Heliopolis. She was originally the goddess of the nighttime sky but eventually became referred to as simply the sky goddess. Her headdress was the hieroglyphic of part of her name, a pot, which may also symbolize the uterus. Mostly depicted in nude human form, Nut was also sometimes depicted in the form of a cow whose great body formed the sky and heavens, a sycamore tree, or as a giant sow, suckling many piglets.