Comic Books
"Cythonna's teeth!"
— Random Kryptonian Woman, Supergirl: Bizarrogirl
Fan Works
"Oh Kahless!" I screamed. "Oh Omega Molecule!" Seven screamed. "Oh Coffee Beans!" Janeway screamed.
— Confessions of a Talking Pig, a Star Trek: Voyager Slash Fic
"What in Tartarus is that?"
"Don't even ask, Luna. I don't understand why our subjects invoke them, regardless of relative perkiness."
— Princess Celestia, Six Brides For Two Sisters, after a pony swears '[B]y Celestia's perky nipples' in front of herself and Luna
"Arceus' unholy flank..."
— The Swear of AUF note , used by the Absent Coder in every single chapter of SOSchip he appears in with the exception of "Family Matters"
"Holy sun. Of Krypton," he sighed.
Dana looked at him. "Why'd you say that, Chris? Sure, he came from Krypton, but did you really think he was a Christ figure?"
"No," he said, with effort. "Sun. Star. On Krypton. Some saw. As God symbol."
"Was that in the comic books?"
Speaking as much as he did tired him. The machine inflated, deflated his lungs.
"Yes," he said. "In comic. Books."
Dana looked at him. "Why'd you say that, Chris? Sure, he came from Krypton, but did you really think he was a Christ figure?"
"No," he said, with effort. "Sun. Star. On Krypton. Some saw. As God symbol."
"Was that in the comic books?"
Speaking as much as he did tired him. The machine inflated, deflated his lungs.
"Yes," he said. "In comic. Books."
Films — Animation
"Now a kid of Zeus is askin' me to jump into the fray / My answer is two words... [zapped by Zeus's lighting] Okay! You win! Oh gods! Oy vey!
—Philoctetes, "One Last Hope" song, Hercules
Films — Live-Action
"By the unwinking red eye of Ra!"
—King Amen Ho-Tep, Bubba Ho Tep
Literature
By the Throne, he was a sycophantic weasel!
—Inquisitor Gregor Isenhorn on Inquisitor Verveuk, Eisenhorn Omnibus
"Gods of Olympus." Piper stared at Leo. "What happened to YOU?"
—Piper, The Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena
"I'm coming back for you, Calypso," he said to the night wind. "I swear it on the River Styx."
—Leo, The Heroes of Olympus: The House of Hades
"What the Hades is wrong with you?"
— Primrose, Mother Knows Best: A Tale Of The Old Witch
"Allmother keep you, Fritti."
Live-Action TV
"Great Maker, I need a drink."
— Londo, Babylon 5 ("The Paragon of Animals")
Matt: Oh my--
Dalton: Excuse me! Do not use His name in vain, boy.
Matt: Nope, you didn't let me finish. I was going to say "Oh my Zeus".
Greek Dude: EXCUSE ME! (walks over) But now you're coming after the god of lightning?! He did not kill his father and have him puke up all his siblings just so you could walk around disrespectin' him. Who's offended? I'm offended.
Dalton: Excuse me! Do not use His name in vain, boy.
Matt: Nope, you didn't let me finish. I was going to say "Oh my Zeus".
Greek Dude: EXCUSE ME! (walks over) But now you're coming after the god of lightning?! He did not kill his father and have him puke up all his siblings just so you could walk around disrespectin' him. Who's offended? I'm offended.
— Studio C, "How to Offend Everybody"
Mythology and Religion
"But if you do not heed these commands, I swear by Myself—declares the LORD—that this palace shall become a ruin."
— God, Jeremiah 22:5
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
Tabletop Games
Where the hell are those throne-damned reinforcements? Get Kendrick on the vox.
—Macros Captain, Mordian IV, Warhammer 40,000: Planetary Empires
Video Games
"Oh my self!"
— Venus, Bug Fables
"What in the name of Lucian's prized pig is that?"
— Your Main Character after opening a long sealed tomb with someone alive inside, Divinity: Original Sin II
Andraste's tears!
Sweet blood of Andraste!
Andraste's flaming sword!
Andraste's grace!
Andraste's breath!
Andraste's ass!
Andraste's tits!
Andraste's knicker-weasels!
Andraste's flaming knickers!
Andraste's sanctified ass!
Andraste's great flaming arse!
Andraste's dimpled buttcheeks!
Andraste's granny-panties!
Sweet blood of Andraste!
Andraste's flaming sword!
Andraste's grace!
Andraste's breath!
Andraste's ass!
Andraste's tits!
Andraste's knicker-weasels!
Andraste's flaming knickers!
Andraste's sanctified ass!
Andraste's great flaming arse!
Andraste's dimpled buttcheeks!
Andraste's granny-panties!
"Thal's balls!"
—Common Eorzean curse, Final Fantasy XIV
"Oh my Bahamut!"
— Friday, Granblue Fantasy
"Holy Sigmar! Bless this ravaged body!"
"In Sigmar's name, watch your fire!"
"BY THE HAMMER! DESIST THIS ARCHITECTURAL MOCKERY!"
"In Sigmar's name, watch your fire!"
"BY THE HAMMER! DESIST THIS ARCHITECTURAL MOCKERY!"
Viktor Saltzpyre, The End Times: Vermintide and Vermintide II
"Taal blessed your aim!"
"Argh, thank Taal... ow!... for armour..."
"Argh, thank Taal... ow!... for armour..."
Markus Krueber, The End Times: Vermintide and Vermintide II
"Valaya's radiant helm, you've a good eye!"
"Valaya guide my steps. I think it's this way."
"Valaya's dainty ears, I hear a Chaos Warrior."
"Grimnir's bones! Another blackfur!"
"Valaya guide my steps. I think it's this way."
"Valaya's dainty ears, I hear a Chaos Warrior."
"Grimnir's bones! Another blackfur!"
Bardin Goreksson, The End Times: Vermintide and Vermintide II
"Lileath, more plague vermin!"
"Lileath! That thing's about to vomit!"
"Drakira's beating heart!"
"A breeze! Fresh air! Thank the Ancients!"
"Lileath! That thing's about to vomit!"
"Drakira's beating heart!"
"A breeze! Fresh air! Thank the Ancients!"
Kerillian, The End Times: Vermintide and Vermintide II
"What an awful shot! Thank Volans the wall didn't collapse!
"What a stench! Thank the Eight the water level's low."
"Oh, by the Eight Winds and the ninth from the arse! Rat-mage explosion!"
"What a stench! Thank the Eight the water level's low."
"Oh, by the Eight Winds and the ninth from the arse! Rat-mage explosion!"
Sienna Fuegonasus, The End Times: Vermintide and Vermintide II
Web Animation
"AH! For the love of Lucas! Get it off of me!"
— Martin, Cartoon Monsoon Oh, Shoot!: Director's Cut
Western Animation
Thor: Odin's beard!
Odin: My beard!
Hawkeye: So that's where that phrase comes from...
Odin: My beard!
Hawkeye: So that's where that phrase comes from...
"IN THE NAME OF ODIN!"
— Wiglaf, Beowulf (2007)
Twilight Sparkle: I can't just send her Celestia-knows-where!
Princess Celestia: Hmm. I was not aware that I was an expression. An appropriate one, of course, for even I don't know the answers.
Princess Celestia: Hmm. I was not aware that I was an expression. An appropriate one, of course, for even I don't know the answers.
—My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, "Celestial Advice"
"Sacred Irial!"
—Shail, The Idhun Chronicles
Other
the slarpg world has multiple gods but i can't bring myself to make them say things like "oh my gods" or "thank the gods" instead of the singular versions because it sounds extremely dorky
—Bobby Schroeder discusses this trope in this Tweet
