User blog comment:Vitorriq/what is the origin of the pagan gods/@comment-72.23.224.59-20120312144004

It's interesting to note that Pagan gods get their power from worship. It's possible the Abrahamic God is part of the pantheon, but has become more powerful than the others because of how many people (Jews, Muslims, and Christians) worship him.

However, it seems more likely (based on Dean's conversations with Death) that God came first, and Pagan "gods" are really just creatures with power, and humans began to worship them because of their power. Castiel, for example, became incredibly powerful and Death said to him that he is no God. Also, when Lucifer crashed the god-party in Hammer of the Gods, he slaughtered them with ease and contempt, and he is less powerful than the Abrahamic God. This lends itself to the theory that Pagan "gods" are part of the Creation.

Interestingly, there are some religious scholars who interpret the Commandment "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" as to mean that there are other (Pagan) gods that actually exist, or existed, but they aren't the original, eternal Creator.