▲ | thaumasiotes 12 hours ago | |||||||
I don't understand your question. All gods are worshiped by definition. "The cult of Odin" would refer to anything and everything related to Odin. See sense 1 here: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cult , or sense 3/4 here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult . | ||||||||
▲ | eesmith 10 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||
I am a software developer with little knowledge of the topic. What do we call a personified supernatural being who is not worshiped? Are there really no such entities? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God informs me: "In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the universe or life, for which such a deity is often worshipped". The "often" tells me that a god is not always worshipped. How should I make sense of this line from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin#Roman_era_to_Migration_Pe... : "There is no direct, undisputed evidence for the worship of Odin/Mercury among the Goths, and the existence of a cult of Odin among them is debated." Definition 1 starts 'The veneration, devotion and religious rites given to a deity'. What veneration, devotion, and religious rites are attested? | ||||||||
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