Meaning of Gods and Goddesses in the World:

There can be as many spiritual paths as there are spiritual aspirants & similarly there can really be as many Gods as there are devotees to suit the moods, feelings, emotions & social background of the devotees. Different religions are introduced into the human civilization for the above reason. Initially humans worshipped Nature as GOD. Later on as his knowledge grows he introduced various religions and GODs into the civilization for easy evolution of people. Many of the Gods he introduced are enlightened beings living in other planes of the existence related to humans. People choose and worship these Gods as per their evolution status and their liking. These GODs once lived as Human beings on Earth. Meaning of Some of the Gods in various religions are mentioned below:

Muslim:
Al Lah:

Literally means the Nothing God ( Space). Muslims worship nothing but a wall in the Mosques.

Christianity:
People worship enlightened human beings( Avatar Jesus, Mary etc.) as their GOD. GODs still live in subtle realms. Archangel Rafael, Michael: These are subtle enlightened beings living in the heaven & other plane of existence. Santa Claus: A living Enlightened subtle being related to Mooladhara-plane of existence. It belongs to the category of Nature Spirits. Cupids: These are subtle baby like beings with feathers and closely related to MooladharaPlane of existence.

Hinduism:
There are many GODs in Hinduism than in any other religions. Hindus worship many human shaped beings as GODs. These Hindu Gods are purified subtle enlightened beings living in the other planes of existence. Examples: Lord Ganesha: This is an enlightened Vampire GOD living in the positive plane of existence related to energy centre Mooladhara chakra. Lord Karthik or Muruga: This is GOD living in the plane of existence related to energy centre between the Eye Brows. Lord Aiyaappa: This the GOD living in the plane of existence related to Navel energy centre. Goddess Saraswathi: This is the Goddess of wisdom living in the plane of existence related to Ajna Chakra. Goddess Lakshmi: This the Goddess of Wealth living in the plane of existence related to Lemon Yellow color chakra located above Manipura and below Heart chakra. Goddess Kali & Durga: These are Goddess from Negative plane of existence related to Chakras below Mooladhara. Lord NaraSimha: This is one of the Avatar of GOD from Negative plane of existence. Nandhi: The Bull that is found in many hindu temples is vahan of Lord Shiva. It is a Minator belonging to Negative plane of existence where Asuras live. Lord Hanuman:This is an enlightened monkey present in one of the negative plane of existence.

Serpent Adhi Sesha: The Lord Vishnu lying on a giant Serpent on a ocean is an enlightened Serpent belonging to Negative plane of existence. Similar one is present on the body of Lord Shiva. The Serpent belonging to this plane of existence is called Satan in Adam & Eve story in Christianity. Arc Angels: The Vahan of Lord Vishnu is an angel ( Garuda) with wings belonging to a positive plane of existence. Arch Angel Michael defined in Christianity belongs to this category. Narada: This being belongs to the plane of Gandharvas the celestial musicians. etc, etc, etc ............... The Consciousness of Human beings does not evolve from Lower to Higher chakras in a linear method, but in a kind of loop involving higher & lower chakras. Because of the above reason people experience the consciousness at different energy centres at different times of their life. Depending on the stage of evolution people choose a GOD as their deity and worship. By worshiping Gods, people receive motivation, subtle energy and a thing to hold on, at times of difficulties in life. As people evolve they begin to like different Gods. Some people are stuck in evolution in a chakra. So, for their entire life they worship a particular God. The same similarity can be found in Greek Gods, Norse Gods, Celtic Gods, etc... & all over the world. References: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlxLC-lv3VQ

Greek Gods: http://www.roman-colosseum.info/roman-gods/greek-and-roman-gods.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_tree_of_the_Greek_gods

Hindu Gods: http://www.sanatansociety.org/hindu_gods_and_goddesses.htm

Celtic Gods: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Celtic_deities

Norse Gods: http://www.wizardrealm.com/norse/gods.html

Note:
Worshipping personified GOD is needed in the initial stages of evolution of Humans. At an advanced stage of evolution formless Absolute Space is realized as GOD.