godship
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Strikes the beholder’s eye with burnish’d gold: To godship here blue Triton’s scaly herd, The river progeny is there preferr’d: Through towns Diana’s power neglected lies, Where to her dogs aspiring temples rise!
From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann
Jesus died to save those who could accept his claim to godship —believing that he would go to sit at the right hand of God to judge the world.
From The Seeker by Wilson, Harry Leon
"Thither I rise, whilst thou—Zeus, keep the godship and sink!"
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.
His godship was very discriminating in the goodness and freshness of these offerings; for he rejected such as were stale, to be returned next morning, with his maledictions, to the fraudulent donors.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
All living creatures are virtuous, for they are capable of progressing towards godship by their own acts.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
