These peoples revered the forces of nature personified by innumerable gods and goddesses whose activities and moral guidelines are chronicled in prayers, hymns, and poetic sacred epics of great antiquity.
The people did not respect the gods at all.
mnli hypothesis: The people did not respect the gods at all. premise: These peoples revered the forces of nature personified by innumerable gods and goddesses whose activities and moral guidelines are chronicled in prayers, hymns, and poetic sacred epics of great antiquity.