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Latest revision as of 17:49, 27 August 2025
Apotheosis or ascension is the elevation of a person to divinity. Such a person is often called an "ascended god."
Attempts
- The Phoenic statesman Raysh is attempting to fulfill a prophecy he hopes will elevate him to godhood by the power of Casir
Known ascended gods
Meta examples
- Asmodeus, in some settings
- Lolth, in some settings
From Pathfinder:
- Aroden, Pathfinder god of humanity
- Cayden Cailean, Pathfinder god of ale
- Iomedae, Pathfinder goddess of valor
- Nocticula
- Norgorber, Pathfinder god of murder
From the Forgotten Realms:
- Bane, Faerûnian god of tyranny
- Bhaal, Faerûnian god of murder
- Cyric, Faerûnian god of lies
- Kelemvor, Faerûnian god of the dead
- Midnight, who became the second Mystra, Faerûnian goddess of magic
- Myrkul, Faerûnian god of death
From Greyhawk:
- Iuz the Evil
- Vecna
From real-world religion:
- Divus Julius, the deified Julius Caesar
- Guan Yu
- Imhotep
- Lei Gong, Chinese god of thunder