traditional polytheism almost requires tension and disorder within the pantheon and the cosmos.

Perhaps these shifts between order and chaos are necessary as they reflect the world around the believers. This, in turn, makes the gods easier to relate to and connects us to them as we act, to a degree, like them.

In a similar way, the anthropomorphism of gods and goddesses is how we can come to walk in step with them. We can understand arms and legs and heads and know what they want of us.

Perhaps that's some of the appeal of Jesus?