god
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On her way out, Nanna pocketed a mosaic tile depicting the shape-shifting Greek sea god Proteus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
But I remember rewriting several sentences of my own work in the hopes of satisfying this new integrity god.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Brisk of step and sharp of mind despite his years and the hot winds that whip the castle, he stood at the foundations of a temple dedicated to Haldi, the warrior god of gods.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Warren Davies, whose three-year-old daughter Ophelia-May has SMA type 2, external, said it felt like the Welsh government was "playing god because they have the opportunity to effect change and they are choosing not to".
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Despite the fear infiltrating every atom of my body, I felt—very briefly—some pity for the ugly god.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Harbour: Traditionally in art, there’s two realities in us — part of us is gods and part of us is animals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Brisk of step and sharp of mind despite his years and the hot winds that whip the castle, he stood at the foundations of a temple dedicated to Haldi, the warrior god of gods.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
That sum would barely make a difference to the football gods in England, Spain or France, but would been enormous in Malawi or Madagascar.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Stories of Greek and Roman gods in pursuit of pleasure and vengeance, aided by their hounds, are captured in Roman sculpture and paintings of the Renaissance and Baroque.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
I run toward it, gazing at the brightly painted sculptures of many-armed gods and goddesses decorating the roof.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
The earth not paeans thee, nor serves thy hest, Be godded not by Heaven! avert thy face, And leave to blank disgrace The oblivious world! unsceptre thee of state and place!
From New Poems by Francis Thompson
This last old man, Whom with a crack'd heart I haue sent to Rome, Lou'd me, aboue the measure of a Father, Nay godded me indeed.
From Coriolanus by William Shakespeare
This last old man, Whom with crack'd heart I have sent to Rome, Lov'd me above the measure of a father; Nay, godded me indeed.
From Coriolanus by William Shakespeare
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Reading: Literature - Mythology - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Mythology - Middle School
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Ancient Greece: Mythology and Literature - Middle School
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