god
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A more-surreal homage by Rivera from 1952 lies in leafy Chapultepec Park: a 100-foot-long tiled statue of Tláloc, the Aztec god of rain, lying supine in a pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Mount Kailash - a peak in the Himalayas near the border between Nepal and Tibet - is considered the spiritual home of the Hindu god Shiva.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Good god, you can see that we’re working on it, No. 1,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
It informs why he thinks he survived being shot five times point-blank: “I believe god saved me,” he said.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
She constantly had to prove she was the best, even if it meant fighting a god.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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
Only after we accept that Nolan is solely interested in human mistakes can we gauge his disregard for the Greek gods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“What, was Leo not available?” she asked, as if petitioning the gods.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
A more substantive critique is that by emphasizing Odysseus’ feelings of guilt rather than his simple fealty to the gods, Mr. Nolan imposes an anachronistic Christian morality on the ancient world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
But I can’t shake the feeling I had watching gods, monsters, and folk heroes threaten Autumn and Ama.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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 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
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
Vocabulary lists containing god
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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