Polytheism. Belief in multiple gods.

Poseidon. Greek god of the sea. = Neptune.

Praxiteles. 4C BC. Greek classical sculptor: Aphrodite c350. Hermes. Showed humanity of gods.

Predestination. Christian doctrine that God has pre-ordained who will be saved. Calvinism.

Priapus. Priapic Greek fertility god.

Prometheus. Titan who made man of clay and gave him life, stole fire from the gods for him. Chained to a rock to have an eagle eat his liver daily. Freed by Hercules.

Proteus. Greek sea god who assumed any form he wished.

Proudhon, Pierre. 1809-65. French Anarchist Socialist: “Property is theft.”-What is Property? 1840. “Government is the Scourge of God”. Systèmes des Contradictions Économiques 1846.

Psychophysical Parallelism. Mind and body run on synchronized clocks started by God, but do not interact. Guelinex.

Ptah. Egyptian creator god. =Hephaestus.

Quetzalcóatl. Aztec, Coltec god symbolized by feathered serpent. Legendary founder of Chichen Itza. Also applied as a title equivalent to saint.

Quietism. 1696. Mystic religious movements. Passivity allows communication with God. Hinduism. Sufism. Molinos. Guyon. Fenelon. Soul in passive state is saved by divine spirit.

Quirinus. Roman god of war. Romulus deified.

Ra (Re). Egyptian sun god.

Rama. Ideal Hindu god, king. Virtue personified.

Rhea. Greek fertility goddess. Mother of most gods.

Sabellianism. 3C Christian heresy. Trinity is 3 manifestations of one Godhead.

Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic. 1496- Oldest continuous European settlement in western Hemisphere.

Sarapis. Greco-Egyptian god. Originally of underworld, later of sun.

Saturn. Roman god of agriculture and civilization. = Cronus. Saturnalia festival influenced Christmas.

Sebek. Egyptian crocodile god, patron of kings.

Sekhmet. Egyptian war goddess with lion’s head.

Semiramis. Assyrian queen, goddess. Founded Babylon.

Seven Gods of Luck. Japanese. 16C-. Bishamon, Daikoku, Ebisu, Fukurokuju, Hotei, Jurojin, Benten.

Shamanism. Ancestral religion in Asia, N America. Shamans heal sick, talk to gods.

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