The existance of Gods or God if you will isnt just some catch all imaginary thing used to explain our surroundings nessesarally, it's also a way of explaining those things we see within our selves sometimes those things that come from ourselves.
Perspective is everything when it comes to understanding something.
Ancient societies and faiths despite being seperated from each other developed many similar views on these things.
The more we discover through science and faith the closer to understanding the actual true nature of the universe and of god we come.
Ancient knowledge isnt nesseasarally popycock just becuase its been maligned by the faithless or those who think only one way exists of looking at things.