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	Gods feed on belief. The more people believe in a god, the more powerful that god becomes. As gods lose belief, they become weaker and smaller. Once there are no more believers, the god becomes a mere echo of a voice on the wind. Some [[Small Gods\|small gods]] are gods that were once powerful, others are gods ''in potentia'', as it were, waiting for someone to erect a small cairn, or pile of stones as a short prayer so that they can gain some power, perform a few miracles and gain believers.		Gods feed on belief. The more people believe in a god, the more powerful that god becomes. As gods lose belief, they become weaker and smaller. Once there are no more believers, the god becomes a mere echo of a voice on the wind. Some [[Small Gods\|small gods]] are gods that were once powerful, others are gods ''in potentia'', as it were, waiting for someone to erect a small cairn, or pile of stones as a short prayer so that they can gain some power, perform a few miracles and gain believers.
	It is revealed by [[Hughnon Ridcully]] in {{TT}} that ~~Gods~~ can get sick, but from {{SG}} we already knew that gods can die from lack of belief.		It is revealed by [[Hughnon Ridcully]] in {{TT}} that gods can get sick, but from {{SG}} we already knew that gods can die from lack of belief.

	Gods, of course, play games with the fates of men. The game they play is somewhere between [[Dungeons and Dragons]], Risk and Chess, with [[Exclusive Possession\|Monopoly]] and Battleships thrown in for good measure along the way. Don't think the game is complicated though; gods don't have the patience for complex games. They prefer games that are short and violent. The game is played on a map of the world that is, on closer inspection, the world itself. If you look closely enough at the tiny pin that is [[Cori Celesti]] in the middle of the board, you can see the gods on top of it in their home of [[Dunmanifestin]], playing the game. If you look closer still, you can see the board with a tiny Cori Celesti and on top of that...		Gods, of course, play games with the fates of men. The game they play is somewhere between [[Dungeons and Dragons]], Risk and Chess, with [[Exclusive Possession\|Monopoly]] and Battleships thrown in for good measure along the way. Don't think the game is complicated though; gods don't have the patience for complex games. They prefer games that are short and violent. The game is played on a map of the world that is, on closer inspection, the world itself. If you look closely enough at the tiny pin that is [[Cori Celesti]] in the middle of the board, you can see the gods on top of it in their home of [[Dunmanifestin]], playing the game. If you look closer still, you can see the board with a tiny Cori Celesti and on top of that...
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	==The Pantheon==		==The Pantheon==

	Discworld suffers from a surfeit of gods. New ones may be created at any time, and old ones fade away when no one believes any longer. Here is a (necessarily incomplete) list of some better-known deities from around the Disc.		Discworld suffers from a surfeit of gods. New ones may be created at any time, and old ones fade away when no one believes any longer. Here is a (necessarily incomplete) list of some better-known deities from around the Disc.

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	There are roughly ~~3000~~ gods on the [[Discworld (world)\|Discworld]] and research theologians are discovering more every day. Most people make the mistake of thinking that gods came first and then came the people to believe in them, when in fact the people came first, and then their belief created the gods. Gods and people go hand in hand: gods need people to believe in them, and people need something to blame. The system seems to work quite well.		There are roughly 3,000 gods on the [[Discworld (world)\|Discworld]] and research theologians are discovering more every day. Most people make the mistake of thinking that gods came first and then came the people to believe in them, when in fact the people came first, and then their belief created the gods. Gods and people go hand in hand: gods need people to believe in them, and people need something to blame. The system seems to work quite well.

	Gods feed on belief. The more people believe in a god, the more powerful that god becomes. As gods lose belief, they become weaker and smaller. Once there are no more believers, the god becomes a mere echo of a voice on the wind. Some [[Small Gods\|small gods]] are gods that were once powerful, others are gods ''in potentia'', as it were, waiting for someone to erect a small cairn, or pile of stones as a short prayer so that they can gain some power, perform a few miracles and gain believers.		Gods feed on belief. The more people believe in a god, the more powerful that god becomes. As gods lose belief, they become weaker and smaller. Once there are no more believers, the god becomes a mere echo of a voice on the wind. Some [[Small Gods\|small gods]] are gods that were once powerful, others are gods ''in potentia'', as it were, waiting for someone to erect a small cairn, or pile of stones as a short prayer so that they can gain some power, perform a few miracles and gain believers.
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	===[[Small Gods]]===		===[[Small Gods]]===
	*[[Angus]]		*[[Angus]]
	*[[Om]] (prior to his resurgence)		*[[Om]] (prior to his resurgence)
	*[[Ur-Gilash]]		*[[Ur-Gilash]]
	*[[Czol]]		*[[Czol]]
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	===Other===		===Other===
	*[[Inn-Sewer-Ants\|Inn-sewer-ants polly-sea]], Worshipped on the [[Brown Islands]]		*[[Inn-Sewer-Ants\|Inn-sewer-ants polly-sea]], Worshipped on the [[Brown Islands]]


	And, of course, nearly three thousand more.		And, of course, nearly three thousand more.

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	*{{H}} makes mentions of several gods, and some of the new ones created due to a surplus of belief created by the disappearance of the [[Hogfather]], something of a god himself but later more of an [[anthropomorphic personification]].		*{{H}} makes mentions of several gods, and some of the new ones created due to a surplus of belief created by the disappearance of the [[Hogfather]], something of a god himself but later more of an [[anthropomorphic personification]].
	*{{GP}} tells of an incident in which a man got several religions; the gods that he found are described.		*{{GP}} tells of an incident in which a man got several religions; the gods that he found are described.


	==The Pantheon==		==The Pantheon==

	Discworld suffers from a surfeit of gods. New ones may be created at any time, and old ones fade away when no one believes any longer. Here is a (necessarily incomplete) list of some better-known deities from around the Disc.		Discworld suffers from a surfeit of gods. New ones may be created at any time, and old ones fade away when no one believes any longer. Here is a (necessarily incomplete) list of some better-known deities from around the Disc.


	===Gods of Dunmanifestin===		===Gods of Dunmanifestin===

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	*[[God of Indigestion]], the personification of stomach ailments.		*[[God of Indigestion]], the personification of stomach ailments.
	*[[Infernal Zoth, the Undying Renderer]].		*[[Infernal Zoth, the Undying Renderer]].
			*[[Iron Girder]], the first steam locomotive on Discworld, becomes a goddess due to acquiring worshippers, in the form of trainspotters, in {{RS}}.
	*[[Jimi]], god of beggars.		*[[Jimi]], god of beggars.
	*[[Lamentatio]]. goddess of interminably long opera.		*[[Lamentatio]]. goddess of interminably long opera.
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	===Other===		===Other===
	*[[Inn-Sewer-Ants\|Inn-sewer-ants polly-sea]], Worshipped on the [[Brown Islands]]		*[[Inn-Sewer-Ants\|Inn-sewer-ants polly-sea]], Worshipped on the [[Brown Islands]]
	*[[Iron Girder]], the first steam locomotive on discworld, becomes a goddess due to acquiring worshipers, in the form of trainspotters, in {{RS}}.
	*[[The god of football]] is manifested as a tin can during the first modern (ancient) game of football in [[Unseen Academicals]].

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	===Other===		===Other===
	*[[Inn-Sewer-Ants\|Inn-sewer-ants polly-sea]], Worshipped on the [[Brown Islands]]		*[[Inn-Sewer-Ants\|Inn-sewer-ants polly-sea]], Worshipped on the [[Brown Islands]]
	*[[Iron Girder]], the first steam locomotive on discworld, becomes a goddess due to acquiring worshipers, in the form of trainspotters, in ~~[[Raising Steam]]~~.		*[[Iron Girder]], the first steam locomotive on discworld, becomes a goddess due to acquiring worshipers, in the form of trainspotters, in {{RS}}.
	*[[The god of football]] is manifested as a tin can during the first modern (ancient) game of football in [[Unseen Academicals]].		*[[The god of football]] is manifested as a tin can during the first modern (ancient) game of football in [[Unseen Academicals]].

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	===Other===		===Other===
	*[[Inn-Sewer-Ants\|Inn-sewer-ants polly-sea]], Worshipped on the [[Brown Islands]]		*[[Inn-Sewer-Ants\|Inn-sewer-ants polly-sea]], Worshipped on the [[Brown Islands]]
			*[[Iron Girder]], the first steam locomotive on discworld, becomes a goddess due to acquiring worshipers, in the form of trainspotters, in [[Raising Steam]].
			*[[The god of football]] is manifested as a tin can during the first modern (ancient) game of football in [[Unseen Academicals]].

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	===Gods of Dunmanifestin===		===Gods of Dunmanifestin===
	These gods, sometimes referred to as the gods of the "great consensus", are those in whom belief is most widespread on the Disc. This is partly because they take on many forms to draw belief from many cultures, sometimes with the aid of disguises.		These gods, sometimes referred to as the gods of the "great consensus", are those in whom belief is most widespread on the Disc. This is partly because they take on many forms to draw belief from many cultures, sometimes with the aid of disguises. Their primary [[Roundworld]] influences are the Norse and Greek pantheons, with plenty of fantasy and other human cultures thrown in.
	*[[Bibulous]], god of wine and things on sticks. Resembles John Belushi.		*[[Bibulous]], god of wine and things on sticks. Resembles John Belushi.
	*[[Blind Io]], chief of the gods. His eyeless face is blindfolded, while many all-seeing eyeballs swarm around his head.		*[[Blind Io]], chief of the gods. His eyeless face is blindfolded, while many all-seeing eyeballs swarm around his head.

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	===Gods of Dunmanifestin===		===Gods of Dunmanifestin===
			These gods, sometimes referred to as the gods of the "great consensus", are those in whom belief is most widespread on the Disc. This is partly because they take on many forms to draw belief from many cultures, sometimes with the aid of disguises.
	*[[Bibulous]], god of wine and things on sticks. Resembles John Belushi.		*[[Bibulous]], god of wine and things on sticks. Resembles John Belushi.
	*[[~~Blind Io\|~~Blind Io]], chief of the gods. His eyeless face is blindfolded, while many all-seeing eyeballs swarm around his head.		*[[Blind Io]], chief of the gods. His eyeless face is blindfolded, while many all-seeing eyeballs swarm around his head.
	*[[~~Destiny\|~~Destiny]], guides promising young adventures to their heroic destiny.		*[[Destiny]], guides promising young adventures to their heroic destiny.
	*[[Errata]], the goddess of misunderstandings; a trouble-maker.		*[[Errata]], the goddess of misunderstandings; a trouble-maker.
	*[[~~Fate\|~~Fate]], not to be tempted. Also not popular around the games table; he always wins.		*[[Fate]], not to be tempted. Also not popular around the games table; he always wins.
	*[[~~Fedecks\|~~Fedecks]], messenger of the gods.		*[[Fedecks]], messenger of the gods.
	*[[~~Flatulus\|~~Flatulus]], god of the winds.		*[[Flatulus]], god of the winds.
	*[[~~The Lady\|~~The Lady]], whose name is not spoken.		*[[The Lady]], whose name is not spoken.
	*The [[Monkey-god]], possibly based on [[Roundworld]]'s {{wp\|Hanuman\|Hanuman}}, mentioned as a member of the Dunmanifestin elite in {{TLH}}.		*The [[Monkey-god]], possibly based on [[Roundworld]]'s {{wp\|Hanuman\|Hanuman}}, mentioned as a member of the Dunmanifestin elite in {{TLH}}.
	*[[Neoldian]], smith of the gods.		*[[Neoldian]], smith of the gods.
	*[[~~Nuggan\|~~Nuggan]], state god of Borogravia: a twit. Lately reduced to ''[[Small Gods\|small god]]'' status.		*[[Nuggan]], state god of Borogravia: a twit. Lately reduced to ''[[Small Gods\|small god]]'' status.
	*[[~~Offler\|~~Offler]] of the Bird-Haunted Mouth: crocodile-headed and widely followed.		*[[Offler]] of the Bird-Haunted Mouth: crocodile-headed and widely followed.
	*[[Pedestriana]], Goddess of feet and pedal dexterity.		*[[Pedestriana]], Goddess of feet and pedal dexterity.
	*the [[Sea-Goddess]] who loves dolphins and takes revenge on seaborne dolphin-abusers.		*the [[Sea-Goddess]] who loves dolphins and takes revenge on seaborne dolphin-abusers.