Literary notes about Godhead (AI summary)
The term "godhead" is employed in literature as a richly layered symbol of divine essence and supreme authority. In ancient epic narratives, such as those by Homer, the word evokes the commanding presence of the divine—personified as a force that speaks and enacts judgment ([1], [2], [3], [4]). In theological and spiritual writings, it designates the totality of divine presence, often emphasizing the idea of the divine dwelling within humanity or a specific person, as seen when its fullness is said to inhabit Christ ([5], [6], [7], [8]). At other times, authors use "godhead" to explore metaphysical power or to distinguish the transcendent from the human, thereby enriching discussions that span myth, religious doctrine, and philosophical inquiry ([9], [10], [11], [12], [13]).
- He shook the sacred honours of his head; Olympus trembled, and the godhead said; "Ah, wretched man!
— from The Iliad by Homer - All-knowing, say, What godhead interdicts the watery way?
— from The Odyssey by Homer - The godhead said; His will divine the son of Jove obey'd.
— from The Iliad by Homer - Then to the godhead of the silver bow The yellow flood began: "O son of Jove!
— from The Iliad by Homer - For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
— from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine - It was necessary that in Him all the plenitude of the Godhead should dwell.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon by J. B. Lightfoot - In Christ the entire fulness of the Godhead abides for ever, having united itself with man by taking a human body.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon by J. B. Lightfoot - For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead corporeally.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.
— from White Fang by Jack London - We no longer derive man from the “spirit,” from the “godhead”; we have dropped him back among the beasts.
— from The Antichrist by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - 'Why, thy godhead laid apart, Warr'st thou with a woman's heart?'
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - He spoke out of the fulness of His Godhead, and His words are very Truth itself.
— from The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer - Some of the most rapturous moments we know will be those we spend in reverent admiration of the Godhead.
— from The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer
