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* The late Duchess of Borogravia is elevated to a minor deity by the prayers made to her instead of to Borogravia's "official" god Nuggan in the ''[[Discworld]]'' book ''[[Monstrous Regiment]]''.
* ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'' has Magic Gods, people who have mastered magic to the point where they can bend reality without exception through it. To obtain such godhood, a magician needs to master a path (such as a theology based in Shinto, Voodoo, Hindu, Buddhism, Norse, Greek, etc.) to the end and perform a special ritual. There is also the possibility of becoming an impure Magic god due to a magician's stopping their growth.
** On the Science Side, Level 6 Espers are comparable to Magic Gods, which is why Academy City was created. They are trying to achieve this to gain knowledge about the world's truth, which even the Magic Side has been trying to gain. Many experiments have involved getting Espers to level up, especially with the Level 5s. There has been success, but only temporarily.
* Explored as part of the story in [[Roger Zelazny]]'s novel ''[[Lord of Light]]'', although whether the "gods" really ''are'' gods is a matter of some contention. Regardless, the ''process'' of becoming one is simple in concept, though quite difficult in execution:
{{quote|Godhood is more than a name. It is a condition of being.... Being a god is the quality of being able to be yourself to such an extent that your passions correspond with the forces of the universe, so that those who look upon you know this without hearing your name spoken.... One rules through one's ruling passion. Those who look upon gods then say, without even knowing their names, "He is Fire. She is Dance. He is Destruction. She is Love."}}
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