god
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It draws its beliefs from the teachings of Lord Swaminarayan, a late 18th-Century celibate ascetic who is regarded by his followers as an incarnation of Vishnu, the revered Hindu god of preservation.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Oh my god, it’s huge,” said one woman.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
In 1962, he started Mercury — named after the Roman god of speed and commerce — with $2 million in capital he raised, six employees and 90 agents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Its name combines a reference to Nereus, the ancient Greek sea god, with the Malgana word marumarumayae, meaning 'ancient home'.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
He was still a god, and I was, as the phrase went, just a puny mortal.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
But at 3.06pm, for once the motor-racing gods were on his side.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
At the dawn of the new millennium, music critics prophesied that five young men living in New York City would cast the false gods of nu metal, rap-rock and boy bands out of heavy rotation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
In Greek mythology, the volcano was associated with the burial of the giants Typhon and Enceladus after they were defeated by the Olympian gods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
I do not have faith in gods the way my ancestors had faith in Zeus.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Statues lay broken on the ground—whether they were supposed to be beasts or gods I couldn't tell anymore.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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
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
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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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