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Many ancient polytheist religions are presented today as having a single widely accepted pantheon, mythology, etc. in their heyday like modern religions. Is this accurate, or were they more like disjointed and inconsistent local cults whose stories were merged and codified after the fact?

by /u/AdmiralAkbar1 in /r/AskHistorians

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