according to Greek myth, Hercules was granted godhood after his death
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Season one concluded with the triumph of Mrs. Astor agreeing to come to her ball; season two ended with Bertha’s ascent to social godhood after building her own opera hall and functionally burning the old one to the ground.—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025 So by The Final Reckoning, his nigh godhood is at hand.—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025 But Shinra has an ace up their sleeve: their solider Sephiroth, long thought dead, is alive and intent on achieving godhood.—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024 Subin takes us centuries back to Columbus, Cortes and Cook and the self-serving myths of conquistador godhood.—Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022 The photo was received in Vanuatu as further proof of his godhood.—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
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