At the bodybuilding expo, the muscle gods posed for autograph-hungry fans.

At the gym, everyone stopped to watch the muscle god pose and flex, his sheer size impossible to ignore.

The elderly couple considered the daily visitors and surprise meals to be God-sends during their recovery.

Finding an old copy of my mother's recipe book was a God-send during the power outage.

After the unexpected grading boost, students half-joked that they owed their success to the Bellcurve God.

The Bellcurve Gods rarely intervene, yet their judgments shape the company's talent hierarchy.

When she felt lost, she would sometimes sit by the window and talk to God for guidance.

The naturalist explained that the name Hottentot god was once used locally to refer to a curious praying mantis.

Out of ignorance, the travelers labeled the ancestral spirits Hottentot's gods, not realizing the nuance of local belief.

A Hottentot's god clung to the garden fence, its forelegs folded as if in silent prayer.