In the old village, the tutelary deities were honored at every doorway and shrine.

The council complained that the faineant deities had once held great power but now only watched the world drift by.

The conductor raised his hands with a deitylike calm, and the orchestra followed his silent command.

After centuries of worship and miracles, the once-mortal hero attained deityhood among the people.

Scholars debated whether the ancient myths reflected multiple deityhoods or a single evolving divinity.

Many philosophers admired the deityless society for its emphasis on reason and communal responsibility.

After years of humble service, the warrior's unexpected ascent to deityship changed the way the village honored him.

Ancient myths described the rise and fall of several deityships during the age of heroes.

We arrived in a deityforsaken village at dusk, and even the wind seemed too shy to disturb the silence.