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I'm curious about the way the ancient Greeks refer to a singular God often. Most ancient settings are polytheistic and say "the gods" when referring to them, whether it being directly or some exclamation. I'm wondering if they refer to their patron god (Apollo or whatever) or some other concept that makes sense to use a singular God in a polytheistic culture. Does anyone know?

Josh B-Chavez The ancient Greeks and Romans were on their way to becoming pantheists. The ancient stoics argued that everything, mundane and divine, emanates from a…moreThe ancient Greeks and Romans were on their way to becoming pantheists. The ancient stoics argued that everything, mundane and divine, emanates from a single universal substance (usually today called a monism), and that all life is connected together.

"Constantly regard the universe as one living being, having one substance and one soul; and observe how all things have reference to one perception, the perception of this one living being; and how all things act with one movement; and how all things are the cooperating causes of all things that exist; observe too the continuous spinning of the thread and the structure of the web."
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, iv. 40(less)

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