deities

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An ever-changing constellation of societies with evolving languages, deities and symbols, the Celts left no extant written records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

This mix indicates that the sanctuary likely served as an important regional center where multiple deities were honored.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Production depends on the same painstaking research, writing and colouring, although some images of deities have evolved.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Krampus likely evolved from older, pre-Christian deities, just as Christmas absorbed solstice and midwinter customs, the author explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

They often approached visitors as if they might be deities, possibly calculating, in the spirit of Pascal's wager, that the downside of an erroneous attribution of celestial power was minimal.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann