History Main / OddJobGods

** Not to mention the Spookshow, those anonymous suit-wearing government agents who everyone believes exist...[[YourMindMakesItReal so they do]].

** And in ''Discworld/FeetOfClay'', when we get Hughnon Ridcully's delightful summation of events in Cori Celesti...

* In anothere shinto-inspired example, ''SpiritedAway'' includes entities such as the alleged Stench Spirit, and the Radish Spirit.

* Most of the deities of ''TouhouProject'' are like this, thanks to the generally Shinto-with-some-Buddism [[KitchenSinkFantasy mishmash or religion]] Touhou uses. Particularly notable is Shizuha Aki, who drew the absolute shortest stick for godhood powers - the Goddess of Leaves Turning Color.

** There also exist countless nameless, faceless, and near-powerless "small gods" who simply lost all their followers and have been banished to the deep deserts. The above gods at least have some power thanks to finding a niche.
*** Actually, small gods are what are created when random events occur (eg two snails crossing paths, or someone catching a dropped pen etc). However, there are small gods that are like the above desciption though.

Sometimes averted by giving your existing gods [[ComboPlatterPowers additional domains]], though that way you end up with gods of, say, mountains, earthquakes and [[FlightStrengthHeart apples]]. Also, while most of these domains may seem unimpressive when taken at face value, it could be [[RuleOfSymbolism highly symbolic]] or [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower more complex]]. Not to be confused with, though sometimes goes with, GodJob.

Sometimes averted by giving your existing gods [[ComboPlatterPowers additional domains]], though that way you end up with gods of, say, mountains, earthquakes and [[FlightStrengthHeart apples]]. Also, while most of these domains may seem unimpressive when taken at face value, it could be [[RuleOfSymbolism highly symbolic]] or [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower more complex]]. For example, a goddess of weaving who weaves the Tapestry of Life. Not to be confused with, though sometimes goes with, GodJob.

Sometimes averted by giving your existing gods [[ComboPlatterPowers additional domains]], though that way you end up with gods of, say, mountains, earthquakes and [[FlightStrengthHeart apples]]. Not to be confused with, though sometimes goes with, GodJob.

** Which ought to make Trivia the patron god of the Internet and [[WikiMagic Wikis]].

** Which ought to make Trivia the patron god of [[WikiMagic Wikis]].

** Which ought to make Trivia a patron god of the Internet, particularly wikis.

** It would certainly add credence to the claim "We are Legion."

** And hence the person to pray to when [[TheDatabaseHatesMe The Database Hates You]].

** Funny trivia, she's called upon in a lot of spells in BuffyTheVampireSlayer.
** Which ought to make her a patron god of the Internet, particularly wikis.

** Although inclusion it should be noted that the particular association with "Three Roads" is peculiar to the Roman incarnation, the Greek version holding the more general position of "Goddess of Crossroads". While this may seem like a [[IncrediblyLamePun trivial]] distinction, it is telling; contemporary superstition held crossroads to be places of supernatural significance, where the barriers between the world of the living and the world of the dead were weaker. As such, the position falls naturally within the domain of a "Goddess of Magic".

* Catholicism has a long tradition of appointing Saints with narrow expertise, often based on what they did in real life; although they are strictly intermediaries for prayer. In many cultures syncretism has taken this to extremes, with local deities assuming the personality of saints, and vice versa. Catholicism has a list of saints and their responsibilities, including one of whom we should take note: St. Clare of Assisi, the Patron Saint of [[TVTropes Television]].
** And hence the person to pray to when TheDatabaseHatesYourGuts.

* Catholicism has a long tradition of appointing Saints with odd assignments, although they are strictly intermediaries for prayer; in many cultures syncretism has taken this to extremes, with local deities assuming the personality of saints, and vice versa. Catholicism has a list of saints and their responsibilities, including one of whom we should take note: St. Clare of Assisi, the Patron Saint of [[TVTropes Television]].

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* Catholicism has its fair share of Saints too, including one of whom we should take note: St. Clare of Assisi, the Patron Saint of Television.

*** Murlynd, god of "magical technology". This wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't obviously a cowboy, complete with [[{{Fantasy Gun Control}} six-shooters explained by being]] [[{{A Wizard Did It}} magic]].

--> "M’ranis actually was a rather careless deity. In front of Divine Agora, summoned to choose her divine attributes, symbols and titles, as it is the custom for the gods, she had chosen, to her peers great consternation, the Small Burin of the Patient Excavations, the Half Extincy Torch of Dark Illuminations, her red and black half skinned cat named "Touminou", and her complete name was written, as the custom wants, on the titanic porphyre steps of the Great Cenotaph: "M’ranis, funny little goddess of violence, destruction, sex, scientific research and the other funny stuff ". Mesculias, god of chance and destiny, bet two major temples and twelve thousand minions against a mouldy baguette that she never would find any believers with such a manifest. Nobody among heavenly assembly raised the bet."