What is "polydeism"

alt. 1 Belief in the existence of many gods who collectively set the universe in motion, then ceased to interact with it. 2 (context rare English): polytheism n. 1 Belief in the existence of many gods who collectively set the universe in motion, then ceased to interact with it. 2 (context rare English): polytheism

Polydeism (from Greek πολλοί ('' 'poloi' ''), meaning 'many', and Latin deus meaning God) is a polytheistic form of Deism encompassing the belief that the universe was the collective creation of multiple Gods, each of whom created a piece of the Universe or Multiverse and then ceased to intervene in its evolution. This concept addresses an apparent contradiction in Deism – that a monotheistic God created the Universe, but now expresses no apparent interest in it – by supposing that if the universe is the construct of many gods, none of them would have an interest in the universe as a whole.