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* And to round out the Eddings citations: in the ''[[The Elenium|Elenium/Tamuli]]'' series, Sephrenia's younger sister is {{spoiler|an incarnation of her patron goddess Aphrael}}. And Sparhawk's daughter is {{spoiler|another incarnation of the same goddess Aphrael. Now imagine a scenario in which the two incarnations meet. The world doesn't end, but those in the know feel as though it should have.}}

* ''[[Dragaera]]'' is a major example of this - Vlad is on a first name basis with Verra the Demon Goddess, as well as Sethra Lavode, who is practically a [[Physical God]]. He's also good friends with Aliera and Morrolan, who are some of the most powerful Dragaerans in the Empire.

* ''[[Discworld]]'':

* [[Anthropomorphic Personification|Death]] of the ~~''[[Discworld]]''~~ series doesn't really have many human buddies aside from his manservant Albert and (adoptive) grand-daughter Susan, but has friendly relationships with everyone he meets outside of The Duty, such as the witches and wizards. His interactions with Granny Weatherwax are quite cordial (for her).

** [[Anthropomorphic Personification|Death]] of the series doesn't really have many human buddies aside from his manservant Albert and (adoptive) grand-daughter Susan, but has friendly relationships with everyone he meets outside of The Duty, such as the witches and wizards. His interactions with Granny Weatherwax are quite cordial (for her).

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** Also, in ''[[~~Discworld/The Last Hero|~~The Last Hero]]'', the gods allow the Silver Horde to infiltrate Dunmanifestin and greet them as equals (the "new gods we've been hearing about"). Initially it was only a joke, but Cohen's trick with the dice seems to have earned the respect of at least a few deities.

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*** Death is also fairly friendly towards the people he meets in his official capacity (unless they don't like cats), because his job is to make sure they get going on to the afterlife all right, but it's not a job that allows for much socialization.

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** Also, in ''[[The Last Hero]]'', the gods allow the Silver Horde to infiltrate Dunmanifestin and greet them as equals (the "new gods we've been hearing about"). Initially it was only a joke, but Cohen's trick with the dice seems to have earned the respect of at least a few deities.

** Nanny Ogg was Time's midwife. Literally.

** Death and the Lady have both developed an interest in Rincewind, although he doesn't actually meet them much.

** And Brutha spends most of ''[[~~Discworld/Small Gods|~~Small Gods]]'' chatting with the Great God Om. Who's a tortoise.

** And Brutha spends most of ''[[Small Gods]]'' chatting with the Great God Om. Who's a tortoise.

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** Death is also fairly friendly towards the people he meets in his official capacity (unless they don't like cats), because his job is to make sure they get going on to the afterlife all right, but it's not a job that allows for much socialization.

** Twoflower teaches the [[Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Four Horsemen]] ''bridge.''

* ''[[Lamb: The Gospel According To Biff]]'' toys with the trope a bit, since Biff was Jesus' best friend ''before'' he hit it big.

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== Real Life ==

* The importance of having a "relationship with God" is a common theme in various religions.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100323080649/http://chantellysette.com/About_Chantel.html Chantel Lysette] and mediums like her fit this trope in real life.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100323080649/http://chantellysette.com/About_Chantel.html Chantel Lysette] and mediums like her fit this trope in real life.{{context}}

* Parodied and played straight with T-shirts that say "Jesus is my homeboy."

* "Jesus" (pronounced Hay-sus) is a common name in Hispanic countries so you can be best friends with Jesus [[In Name Only]].

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