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Who is the god of the pagans?
It depends on the particular group of pagans. Considering that many pagan groups are culturally-identified (Celtic pagans are common around here), you'd need to look back to… the cultural tradition. Local folks talk about Cernunnos, Epona, Llew and others from the English/Irish/Welsh pre-Christian pantheon. You'd also need to understand what "Gods" means in context. For folks from a Christian/ Jewish/ Muslim background, God is a single, all-powerful entity. Pagans consider Gods/Goddesses to be more like an extended family (think of the Greek/ Roman pantheon), each with particular powers and authorities. You'd need to know which cultural tradition your notional pagans look back to, if indeed they look back at all. A "pagus" was a roman country district, i.e. "the boondocks". In pre-christian Rome, the term refered to those who practiced more antiquated or outdated religion(s) and religious ritual. "Pagan" has since come to refer to any non-abramic religion and it's adherants. Since the overwhelming majority of those who might be called pagans were or are polytheists, they can't be said to have "a" god, but instead tend to have several. If you want to know who the central gods of a non-abramic religion are, you'd have to specify both the era and the region or culture. If you refer to modern pagans and neopagans who aren't limited to their ancestral or regional "old religions", it can vary even more substantially than in ancient time. It's worth mentioning, however, that most modern pagans (Covenant of The Goddess members, for example) are polypantheists, not polytheists. Their "god" is, for simplification purposes, "the goddess", the personified generative life force. (MORE)
