according to Greek myth, Hercules was granted godhood after his death
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But Shinra has an ace up their sleeve: their solider Sephiroth, long thought dead, is alive and intent on achieving godhood.—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024 There was Ulf with his feet on the dinner table, enjoying his recent elevation to functional godhood.—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024 Subin takes us centuries back to Columbus, Cortes and Cook and the self-serving myths of conquistador godhood.—Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022 Perhaps more frequently than Subin would care to admit, the resistance made possible by godhood was more symbolic than physical.—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021 The photo was received in Vanuatu as further proof of his godhood.—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021 Leadbeater and Annie Besant, the force behind Theosophy, groomed the reluctant child for godhood.—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 Klan robes hiding in a closet, pleasant politicians with plans toward repressive godhood, the eerie possibility that the vengeful striving of a heroic Black woman is part of some mysterious higher power's maniacal plan.—Darren Franich, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2020 The merely infuriating Devs finale ends with Forest explaining his own new godhood.—Darren Franich, EW.com, 30 July 2020
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