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Too much speculation and personal opinion

Fragment of a discussion from Talk:Gods

I'm kind of with both sides here.

I can't think up more than one example where Glas, Lugh, or Cromm were referred to as gods (Embodiment of Destruction book for Glas and Seumas in G3 for Cromm being the only ones to come to my mind), and in those cases it's likely that the "deitifying" was done out of reverence only. Their standing is pretty shaky.

On the other hand, if multiple real sources do refer to them as "gods", then I think they do deserve a place here. Can I suggest that we remove them for now, but if there's three or more different places call any one of them a god, that one can be placed back?

(I think Corple should still be removed, though. The book his name came from strongly implied he was human, so the best he can hope for on this page is a trivial mention...which I still think is too much for him.)

As for Elatha and the other Eabha, Mystickskye is right in the fact that even if one undeniably has both supernatural powers and a relative who's a god, that doesn't mean that he, himself, is a god. I think a god not only need to be well known, but also worshiped, before he can enjoy godly status. So I don't think this page can label them a god...though, I think we can just as easily make a section here for "descendents of gods".

For the distinction, I have to say that the first time I've even come across the difference in ranks is when I stumbled onto this page. Admittedly, they're a good guide to divide them by, but if it's not referred to in-game, I don't think it has a place there. Can we divide the sections into "Known Gods", "Other Gods Mentioned", and "Descendant of Gods", and then just list their known powers next to each listed god?

And finally, the trivia...with the exception of the last one (the one about Shakespeare), I think they're all either not important or should be moved to the main section if not already mentioned. (I think the last one's significant only because it's an inconsistency in-game.)

Akira20:26, 18 March 2012

If I remember correct, Glas is referred to as a "God" by Kristell, an "Embodiment" by the book, and by "Avatar" by Morrighan. These all refer Glas to its deity-like status.

Infodude57521:15, 23 March 2012
 

This is what I mean by personal opinion and conjecture. "Embodiment" and "avatar" doesn't necessarily make it a god, it's just your drawn conclusion. And from checking the G1 transcript it's not actually called a God anywhere. I went and read through all the gens up to around partway through G9 and found nothing to solidly call them Gods.

Mystickskye21:33, 23 March 2012