God emperor

As manifested historically in various cultures, the term "God Emperor" refers to a thearch.

Non-fictional

• Chinese Sovereign
• Imperial cult (ancient Rome)
• Japanese Emperor (The term appears in the World War II American propaganda film "Why We Fight" to describe Japanese Emperor Hirohito.)
• Pharaoh
• Sapa Inca

Fictional

• Emperor of Mankind (Warhammer 40,000), from Warhammer 40000
• God Emperor Doom (Doctor Doom), from Marvel's Secret Wars
• Leto II Atreides, the title character in Frank Herbert's science fiction novel God Emperor of Dune
• The Emperor, the Godlike character in Andreas Eschbach's The Carpet Makers
• The Singularity, the title character in Ben Templesmith's graphic novel Singularity 7
• Odysseus Gaul, the title character in Alfred Bester's short story Oddy and Id
• The Karg Godkings from the Earthsea Books

See also

• Caesaropapism
• Cuius regio, eius religio
• Divine right of kings
• Imperial cult

References