I thought 3rd Edition did it best, but even then there was plenty of room for improvement.Honestly I've never really enjoyed how D&D has generally handled deities
As a D&D goddess she understands focusing fire.Yondalla is judging you.
We're having a much more interesting time using a Celtic pantheon (did a lot of homework, borrowed a lot of tales that get incorporated into daily activities and speech, like the priests who carry cow dung around to bless crops or the now-disavowed practice* involving a white horse that caused a big stir when a local gossip started a bad rumor accusing a PC baron of starting up that old practice).Right. The historical gods have legends. The D&D gods only have lore. Stories are more impactful and lasting than bland details.
And both of them are better then a god who is destined to die in a self-fulfilling prophecy from a beast he abused and chained up for most of his life.
Gamers may already have heard of some of these names and stories, so they're easier than a Realms pantheon where players new to the setting have no idea what's up with Helm.