If a god/deity can die or be killed, what makes them worthy of being called a god in the first place?
If a god/deity can die or be killed, what makes them worthy of being called a god in the first place?
Being really hard to kill. God is just a word for high power level mage.
How strong they are. A god is simply a supernatural being of immense strength.
>Prayer.
>The ability to create or destroy on a cosmic level.
>The ability to turn into a swan and rape people.
Smiting. Godlike powers. Godlike abilities. Not subscribing to a single fairly modern definition of absolute power as deity when many religions existed with many gods dying to one another. Having a fucking imagination and lick of common sense.
I dont know, take your pick.
Plenty of gods have been killed in real life mythology.
>If a god/deity can die or be killed, what makes them worthy of being called a god in the first place?
They can grant priest spells of at least 4th level.
They still take measures to protect and expand the lands of their worshipers as well as provide good harvests by altering weather patterns in their favor.
This shit right here. The terms 'god' and 'deity' can cover everything from an ancestor's ghost to the omnipotent origin of everything, and all points in between.
Nigger I'm not trying to shoehorn abrahamic ideals onto sword and sorcery fantasy, I'm trying to see what people's distinctions between "god" and "really fucking strong dude" are.