also: しょしん
noun
many gods; a multitude of gods
Refers to a large number of gods collectively, often in mythological or literary contexts.
古事記には、諸神が高天原に集まる場面が描かれている。
In the Kojiki, a scene is depicted where many gods gather in Takamagahara.
神々 is the more common and neutral word for 'gods' in modern Japanese, while 諸神 is a literary or archaic term emphasizing a multitude.
Compound of 諸 (もろ, 'many') and 神 (かみ, 'god'), with rendaku voicing. The Sino-Japanese reading しょしん is from the same kanji.