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Pre-Islamic Arabian deities

In pre-Islamic Arabia, many gods were worshipped. There was one supreme god and many local gods. Many were probably descendants of millennia-old deities who had already been worshipped in the Near East. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5/ Susanne Utzt, Sahar Eslah, Martin Carazo Mendez/ Martin Christ, Ma

What gods did the Germanic peoples worship?

The Germanic peoples had many deities. In early times, they worshipped the so-called stake gods, simple wooden idols carved from long branch forks. They were usually placed in damp lowlands or moorlands. But there were also gods with famous names. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Group 5/ Sabine Bier, Sahar Esl