the gods
plural noun
British
: the highest and cheapest seats in a theater
The people in the gods can be the hardest to please.
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In the nearby village, toddler sons bedecked in colorful Heian period costumes sat atop the shoulders of their parading fathers; the boys, anointed by the gods, were only allowed to touch the ground after a festival’s upcoming ceremony.
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Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
Read More: The Maya Civilization's Religion Was More Than Just Ritual Sacrifices
The Aztecs and Human Sacrifice
At its core, Aztec sacrifice was the act of offering gifts to the gods in the form of blood.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2024
But of course, with many of the gods preoccupied with the siege of Olympus, there are new deities who offer their aid — including Apollo, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, and even the titaness Selene, who imbues players with the power of the moon for special abilities.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024
The Mexica believed that humans had to give back to the gods, who had sacrificed themselves to create the current cycle of the world.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2024
Her blonde hair is styled and piled as high as the gods.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 3 May 2024
Just a thought: What if the gods are using the eclipse to tell us everything is awesome?
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Priests and rulers would know how to act, which rituals to perform and which sacrifices to make to the gods to guarantee that the cycles of destruction, rebirth and renewal continued.
—Kimberly H. Breuer, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Sacrifice was a part of normal worship in the Ancient Near East, Erdoğan said, and was part of a duty to the gods and a way to offer respect to them.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
Read More: The Maya Civilization's Religion Was More Than Just Ritual Sacrifices
The Aztecs and Human Sacrifice
At its core, Aztec sacrifice was the act of offering gifts to the gods in the form of blood.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2024
But of course, with many of the gods preoccupied with the siege of Olympus, there are new deities who offer their aid — including Apollo, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, and even the titaness Selene, who imbues players with the power of the moon for special abilities.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024
The Mexica believed that humans had to give back to the gods, who had sacrificed themselves to create the current cycle of the world.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2024
Her blonde hair is styled and piled as high as the gods.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 3 May 2024
Just a thought: What if the gods are using the eclipse to tell us everything is awesome?
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Priests and rulers would know how to act, which rituals to perform and which sacrifices to make to the gods to guarantee that the cycles of destruction, rebirth and renewal continued.
—Kimberly H. Breuer, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Sacrifice was a part of normal worship in the Ancient Near East, Erdoğan said, and was part of a duty to the gods and a way to offer respect to them.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
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“The gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20gods. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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