We should, however, also realize that the Homeric gods are 'literary' gods, and not just those worshiped around in the classical world.
Jan Assmann has written about the violence linked up with monotheism. And that is the real tragic difference. Monotheism, for what it is worth, is the origin of a lot of religious bias, not to say insanity. The reason, with only one god, you may be sure that your idea of this god is the correct one, and if other people disagree: Burn them at the stake. (this is, of course, only a relative truth, as we have seen not least Hindu fundamentalism leading to dreadful acts).
We should, however, also realize that the Homeric gods are 'literary' gods, and not just those worshiped around in the classical world.
Jan Assmann has written about the violence linked up with monotheism. And that is the real tragic difference. Monotheism, for what it is worth, is the origin of a lot of religious bias, not to say insanity. The reason, with only one god, you may be sure that your idea of this god is the correct one, and if other people disagree: Burn them at the stake. (this is, of course, only a relative truth, as we have seen not least Hindu fundamentalism leading to dreadful acts).