Deified

No baseball player has been as deified as this man.

Pagans have deified life and Christians have deified death.

The Thracians deified Zamolxis the lawgiver.

If extraterrestrials were sufficiently advanced—say, possessing technology or abilities far beyond human comprehension—some might perceive them as gods. This idea echoes Arthur C. Clarke’s famous third law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Historically, humans have sometimes deified beings or phenomena they couldn’t explain, like natural forces or powerful rulers (e.g., pharaohs or emperors). An extraterrestrial species with mastery over space-time, biology, or consciousness could inspire awe and worship, especially if they intervened in human affairs.