The reason why Hinduism presented thousands of forms of the same god is because f<span>ollowers were able to better relate to Brahma. MAIN HINDU GODS: Brahma - The Creator Vishnu - The Preserver Shiva - The Destroyer/Transformer Saraswati - Goddess of Knowledge/Music/Arts Lakshmi - Goddess of Wealth/Prosperity Parvati - The Divine Mother OTHER GODS: Ganesh - God of the Intellect and the remover of obstacles Durga - A fiercer form of Parvati Rama - The 7th avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu Hanuman - An ape-like god known for assisting Rama Surya - God of the Sun Krishna - The 8th avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu Kali - Goddess of time and death Murugan - God of War
</span><span>Each of the Gods represent one aspect of Brahman.</span>
A summarized version would be that Sumerian gods were based off of human behavior. They were violent and unpredictable because that is how the Sumerians viewed their fellow humans.
