From what I see, a monotheistic god is usually more unknown and mysterious, while a polytheistic set of gods tend to have more descriptions said about the actual gods themselves, and they are usually defined as looking a certain way.
Can you think of other differences.
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monotheistic means worshiping one god and polytheistic means worshiping multiple gods.
Not necessarily. There should be an element of mystery to God without it being impossible to decode what He wants for us. The difference is that a monotheistic God holds all the power rather than a little piece of it.
Monotheistic gods are usually these really strong omnipotent gods while the polytheistic ones tend to be a bit less so.
seems to me that polytheistic gods require less rules and regulations.
not as much self denial.
The only real difference is that monotheistic gods are just that, by themselves.
Polytheistic gods usually have a main god who’s above the rest of them.
But both the mono and poly gods are pretty much equal.
The One God is eternal,infinite ,omniscient, omnipotent and ultimate virtue and the varied gods are limited according to his or her sphere
Well, you see, those Greek and Roman gods, fought among them selves, and killed each other, and rarely killed people.
The monotheistic god, only kills people.
I think monotheistic Gods tend to be more tyrannical and brutal and hold believers in fear, whereas you can often bargain with polytheistic gods and they don’t seem to interfere as much.
A monotheistic god must fulfill all the duties and obligations of godhood. These are sometimes contradictory. For example, having a variety of mythical stories that include important aspects of human experience. For a monotheistic god, the need for dramatic motiviation in the mythology necessarily requires the god to act against himself (e.g. creating angels who then rebel against himself, making Eve curious and then restricting her access to knowledge). At minimum, a monotheistic god must be both creator and law-giver, two different roles that are not logically connected. The mythology and parables of monotheistic religions tend to be dramatically impoverished compared to the rich possibilites of a feuding family pantheon. The ongoing development of religious stories in monotheistic religions tends to create other god-like beings (e.g. Satan, Jesus, Mary) who then must either be demonized or subsumed into the godhead.
There can only be one omnipotent being. Two would cancel each other out. So, multiple gods are false gods. that’s the difference.
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