Many families in the village still set out offerings to the household gods each spring.

The tabloids portrayed the aging rock stars as sex gods, but their fans saw them more as flawed artists.

The villagers offered rice and songs to the belly-gods before the harvest.

Many ancient cultures believed that personal gods intervened in everyday life, rewarding and punishing individuals based on their deeds.

gods damn, I missed the last train.

We plan to set sail at dawn, gods willing.

Thank gods, the rain stopped before the wedding ceremony.

The villagers left offerings by the old bridge to appease the river gods.

Honest to gods, I would never lie about something like that.

When the power went out during the storm, the neighbor's portable generator was a real gift from the gods.