The book tells about the most famous gods who were worshiped in the past, and are partly worshiped now by different tribes and peoples. Getting to know these gods helps us better understand the spiritual world not only of people of long-gone centuries, but also ourselves. In addition to the hundred great ones, the book mentions many other gods, and also provides a variety of additional information from the history of culture, which allows us to compare past ideas with modern ones . By looking closely at the past, we begin to better understand the present.