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a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world
in some belief systems, natural forces like the wind and the sea were gods
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Homer’s epic poem dates back to the 8th century BC and tells of gods, goddesses and monsters — the type of material foreign to Nolan’s work so far.
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Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Featuring several iconic figures of Greek myth — from gods Athena and Posiden to nymph Calypso and sorceress Circe — the original story is one of the most famous tales in literary history and remains widely taught and studied today.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
What lies ahead for Woods, with the Masters just four months away, will be determined by his iffy health, insatiable hunger and even the golf gods.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
Muscular women With the arrival of new gods like Imane Khelif, Katy O’Brian, and Jaycee Cooper, society feels more than primed to welcome an enclave of majestic and muscular women — women that have always been here, but are getting a new moment in the spotlight.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
Much of the world’s population now recognizes that gods don’t imbue leaders with divine rights.
—Ross Pomeroy, Big Think, 19 Dec. 2024
Clearly proud of his creative parents, Arjun offers a tour of Patel’s office, which is filled with wooden dolls, Hindu gods and goddesses, illustrations and his and his brother’s artworks.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Written into the Constitution in 1787, when Madison and Hamilton and the rest of the demi-gods were working that summer in Philly, the Electoral College concept was that the new country’s president would be chosen by a collection of wise men.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the football gods are just evening things out.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Featuring several iconic figures of Greek myth — from gods Athena and Posiden to nymph Calypso and sorceress Circe — the original story is one of the most famous tales in literary history and remains widely taught and studied today.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
What lies ahead for Woods, with the Masters just four months away, will be determined by his iffy health, insatiable hunger and even the golf gods.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
Muscular women With the arrival of new gods like Imane Khelif, Katy O’Brian, and Jaycee Cooper, society feels more than primed to welcome an enclave of majestic and muscular women — women that have always been here, but are getting a new moment in the spotlight.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
Much of the world’s population now recognizes that gods don’t imbue leaders with divine rights.
—Ross Pomeroy, Big Think, 19 Dec. 2024
Clearly proud of his creative parents, Arjun offers a tour of Patel’s office, which is filled with wooden dolls, Hindu gods and goddesses, illustrations and his and his brother’s artworks.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Written into the Constitution in 1787, when Madison and Hamilton and the rest of the demi-gods were working that summer in Philly, the Electoral College concept was that the new country’s president would be chosen by a collection of wise men.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the football gods are just evening things out.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gods. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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