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I think list questions should remain off-topic. Not only are "list every god/religion with x features" unanswerable (there are near-infinite amounts of gods and religions), but I don't think they teach anyone anything useful about mythology. It is an established phenomenon that religions often have elements in common, but we shouldn't turn this site into a list of every single element shared between different religions.

That said, there are better ways to ask questions comparing religions:

Questions that compare two specific religions, instead of every religion in the world:

  1. Why do Mormons believe Quetzalcoatl (and other American deities) are actually Christ?Why do Mormons believe Quetzalcoatl (and other American deities) are actually Christ?
  2. What differences were there in Greek soldiers worship of Ares and Roman soldiers worship of Mars?What differences were there in Greek soldiers worship of Ares and Roman soldiers worship of Mars?

Questions asking about theories regarding why religions share similar elements:

  1. Why, according to Joseph Campbell, is the monomyth so common?Why, according to Joseph Campbell, is the monomyth so common?

We should encourage those types of question, and discourage "name every religion with x features" questions.

I think list questions should remain off-topic. Not only are "list every god/religion with x features" unanswerable (there are near-infinite amounts of gods and religions), but I don't think they teach anyone anything useful about mythology. It is an established phenomenon that religions often have elements in common, but we shouldn't turn this site into a list of every single element shared between different religions.

That said, there are better ways to ask questions comparing religions:

Questions that compare two specific religions, instead of every religion in the world:

  1. Why do Mormons believe Quetzalcoatl (and other American deities) are actually Christ?
  2. What differences were there in Greek soldiers worship of Ares and Roman soldiers worship of Mars?

Questions asking about theories regarding why religions share similar elements:

  1. Why, according to Joseph Campbell, is the monomyth so common?

We should encourage those types of question, and discourage "name every religion with x features" questions.

I think list questions should remain off-topic. Not only are "list every god/religion with x features" unanswerable (there are near-infinite amounts of gods and religions), but I don't think they teach anyone anything useful about mythology. It is an established phenomenon that religions often have elements in common, but we shouldn't turn this site into a list of every single element shared between different religions.

That said, there are better ways to ask questions comparing religions:

Questions that compare two specific religions, instead of every religion in the world:

  1. Why do Mormons believe Quetzalcoatl (and other American deities) are actually Christ?
  2. What differences were there in Greek soldiers worship of Ares and Roman soldiers worship of Mars?

Questions asking about theories regarding why religions share similar elements:

  1. Why, according to Joseph Campbell, is the monomyth so common?

We should encourage those types of question, and discourage "name every religion with x features" questions.

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I think list questions should remain off-topic. Not only are "list every god/religion with x features" unanswerable (there are near-infinite amounts of gods and religions), but I don't think they teach anyone anything useful about mythology. It is an established phenomenon that religions often have elements in common, but we shouldn't turn this site into a list of every single element shared between different religions.

That said, there are better ways to ask questions comparing religions:

Questions that compare two specific religions, instead of every religion in the world:

  1. Why do Mormons believe Quetzalcoatl (and other American deities) are actually Christ?
  2. What differences were there in Greek soldiers worship of Ares and Roman soldiers worship of Mars?

Questions asking about theories regarding why religions share similar elements:

  1. Why, according to Joseph Campbell, is the monomyth so common?

We should encourage those types of question, and discourage "name every religion with x features" questions.