Deities
God has appeared several times, with a five-fingered hand (compared to other characters' four fingers), watching over and sometimes interacting with the show's characters (usually Flanders or Homer). In many episodes, Jesus is portrayed as a man with a long brown beard and white clothing, particularly when Homer is sent to heaven. The Hindu deity Vishnu sits in the center of the earth, controlling the world with numerous levers. There are also numerous references to the Hindu deity Ganesh, mostly by Homer when interacting with Apu. The Devil appeared in the episode Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment, while other episodes have shown both Ned Flanders and Mr. Burns as The Devil. There has also been references to Krishna and even Spongebob Squarepants in Deity form.
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Famous quotes containing the word deities:
“The cloud was so dark that it needed all the bright lights that could be turned upon it. But for four years there was a contagion of nobility in the land, and the best blood North and South poured itself out a libation to propitiate the deities of Truth and Justice. The great sin of slavery was washed out, but at what a cost!”
—M. E. W. Sherwood (1826–1903)
“The gods themselves,
Humbling their deities to love, have taken
The shapes of beasts upon them. Jupiter
Became a bull, and bellowed; the green Neptune
A ram, and bleated; and the fire-robed god,
Golden Apollo, a poor humble swain.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)