Babylonians
also practised polydeism (or is it multideism?), with Marduk as chief God. And yes, he was the God of War. The shift to monodeism came around the same time that Nabuchadnezzar II invaded Jerusalem, and carried lots of Israelites off to Babylon - they were allowed to continue with their own religion however, and shortly after many native Babylonians adopted monodeistic beliefs: Gods and Goddesses that were previously individuals were suddenly seens as merely "aspects" of Marduk. Sin was Marduk as Moon-God, Ishtar was Marduk as Goddess of Love etc etc.
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