Day Three: Deities

I'm a hard polytheist and think most deities are distinct beings. As an example, I do not think Mars and Ares are the same deity. I say most and not all though, because I do think some deities are variations of each other based on research (or just do not exist and were said to exist due to misinterpretations of texts/archaeological evidence).

For those who aren't super familiar with pagan vocabulary, the other "type" of polytheist would be a soft polytheist, who views different deities as being aspects of the God and Goddess (or manifestations of one divine source, or as archetypes, et cetera).

As a result of being a polytheist, I also worship a lot of deities. I am devoted to Apollon and Skadi, though I've fallen off a bit recently (my mental health hasn't been great the past year or so). I have other deities that I have close relationships (for lack of a better term) with, and some I only honor during specific times. The deities I'm focused on also changes over time.

I'll discuss deities in more detail in some later prompts.