Men who become gods are not divine. They are imperfect and not immune from ego and sin. Yet, the gods are revered not only for benevolence but also for wrath.
Proverbs 8: 10-13, “Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it ...
The eighth-century poetry anthology “Manyoshu” is to Japan something like what the Bible is to Judeo-Christian civilization: its cultural foundation. Each is a record of its people’s childhood.