It was built by Hiro, the first king of Raiatea, who, deified after death, became the god of thieves.

At the head of it was an emperor, often deified in his lifetime, and separated from even the noblest of the senators by a distance of immeasurable superiority.

Verdun had been promised them as a certain key to early peace, and Admiral Scheer was deified as the immortal who tore loose the British clutch from the German throat.

The Egyptian mangouste is a native of North Africa, and was deified for its services by the ancient Egyptians.