gods and goddesses

Pantheon's male, female

Gods and goddesses are divine beings in religious or mythological systems—supernatural entities with power over aspects of existence.

Gods are typically male, goddesses female.

The phrase often appears in discussions of polytheistic traditions: The Greeks worshipped many gods and goddesses.

It can also describe people treated with excessive reverence: Hollywood's gods and goddesses.

Related

crown · Lakshmi · Amaterasu · sun god · Quetzalcoatl · creation myths · mortal realm · Vishnu · Anubis · Ra · Hecate · Odin · Shiva · Sacrifice · classical antiquity · ancient temples · lightning · Freya

Opposites
divine vs mortal status

gods and goddessesmortals

Beings destined to expire

humans · mankind · humanity · human beings · mere mortals

celestial vs infernal realm

gods and goddessesdemons

Malevolent supernatural beings

devils · fiends · evil spirits · fallen angels · Satan

supernatural vs natural existence

gods and goddessesnatural phenomena

Occurrences without human cause

nothing · the void · naturalism · illusions · myths

Family

goddess, godlike, godhead

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G