the gods

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So if you give $1,000 in year one, and continue with that, you are leaving the ultimate outcome in the laps of the gods, not in your own lap.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

These materials are believed to be the remains of ritual meals and offerings made to the gods.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

His father Nafees says that the "gods have finally rewarded their hard work and patience".

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

For all his brilliance, Oedipus was unable to outrun his fate, which in Icke’s version has less to do with the gods and more to do with animal instincts and social forces.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Simply being able to count was considered a talent as mystical and arcane as casting spells and calling the gods by name.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife