History Main / OhMyGods

** ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} also used to swear by Rao frequently. In the [[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 2011}} Post-Flashpoint]] universe she often swears: "Praise Rao" or "Sweet Rao". And in Supergirl #33 during the ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'' story arc, Kara says "Because Rao apparently thought my day wasn't being hard enough”.

* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor''

** Inhabitants of the Mojoverse, such as Shatterstar, swear "By Za!" or "Za's vid!" In the Comicbook/AmalgamUniverse, Shatterstarfire swore by 'Zal, an amalgam of Za and X'Hal.

** Comicbook/RedSonja would frequently swear "By Ishtar and Mitra!"

Depending on how developed the world is, it is also quite common to invoke actual gods by name, such as the Gauls in ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' saying "By Toutatis!" (well, he ''was'' an actual Gaulish god). Another common variation used by [[OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions future civilizations]] is to invoke science or scientists instead. Occasionally an AlternateHistory with a non-monotheistic major religion will use this to demonstrate how different that world is. Sometimes a PhysicalGod will reference ''[[AnswersToTheNameOfGod themselves]]'' in this manner, with "By me!", "[[Literature/TheBible I swear by Myself!]]", "[[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Jesus H. Me!]]" or similar.

* In ''Manga/VinlandSaga'' the Vikings naturally swear by the gods of Myth/NorseMythology. Askeladd swears by Týr (the god of justice) to emphasise the truthfulness of a promise.

* In ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'', the elves commonly say "High Ones!" -- a name that refers to the elves who first settled on the planet. They're the closest equivalent the elves have to Gods. The Sunfolk tend to stick with "Great sun!", and the Wolfriders occasionally invoke their ancestral chiefs as well: "Tanner's needles!", "Two-Spear's madness!"
* In ''ComicBook/GothamCityGarage'', people swear by Lex Luthor, which reveals to what extent he's controlling the post-apocalyptic world.
* A particularly memorable example from [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]]' first fight with [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]]: "By the zesty zither of Zeus!"

* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'': Throne, the HubWorld of TheMultiverse, is mostly dominated either by the Atru faith (which worships the dead gods whose corpses make up much of the city) or worship of either [[GodEmperor Old King Zoss]] or [[BigBadEnsemble the Seven]]. Consequently, most oaths and godly invocations will be to one of these: [[TrappedInAnotherWorld Allison]] at one point utters "Jesus!" as a frustrated exclamation, only to have her conversation partner utter "who?" and Allison realising no-one would have heard of him. Interestingly, the GodEmperor Gog-Agog averts this by using "jeez!" as an exclamation, meaning she's either visited/conquered an Earth that has Christianity in it, or picked it up from Allison ([[VillainTakesAnInterest who Gog-Agog is the self-admitted "biggest fan" of]]).

** In the ''Literature/RavnicaCycle'', characters frequently swear by Krokt, the goblin god of bad luck. It's often used in a manner similar to God or Christ, i.e. "For Krokt's sake".

* In the ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' novel ''The Brothers War'', Rusko, a Yotian clockmaker, yells "Bok and Mabok!" Justified in that he was trying to make a point about Yotia's religion, which [[AllMythsAreTrue borrows deities from other cultures]].

* Literature/DanteValentine is prone to swearing by Anubis ("''Anubis et'her ka''", meaning something like "Anubis preserve my soul" based on context) and Sekhmet ("''Sekhmet sa'es''"). {{Justified}} in that her {{psychopomp}} takes the form of Anubis.

Depending on how developed the world is, it is also quite common to invoke actual gods by name, such as the Gauls in ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' saying "By Toutatis!" (well, he ''was'' an actual Gaulish god). Another common variation used by [[OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions future civilizations]] is to invoke science or scientists instead. Occasionally an AlternateHistory with a non-monotheistic major religion will use this to demonstrate how different that world is. Sometimes a PhysicalGod will reference ''[[AnswersToTheNameOfGod themselves]]'' in this manner, with "By me!", "[[Literature/TheBible I swear by Myself!]]","[[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Jesus H. Me!]]" or similar.

* The Sky-Dogs are not technically gods but they're used this way in ''Literature/SurvivorDogs''. Characters say things like "Thank the Sky-Dogs" and "In the name of the Sky-Dogs".

** There's a great many used throughout the novel. In general, "Harah" is exclaimed most often. Others include: "Skydancer's/Blueback's/Fela's Whiskers!", "By the Tails of the First Born", "Harah knows", "For the love of Whitewind", "Tails and nails", "declaws", "teats on a tom", "Blueback's Hindbristles", "Skydancer's Ears and Tears", "Heavenly Viror", and "Dugs of the Allmother". Most of these refer to famous kings, queens, or mythical cats, rather than the creator God Meercat Allmother.
** One of Hearteater's minions, who can't stand the sun, exclaims "By the Blood-light".
** Amusingly, Lord Firefoot (one of the first cats created) uses "By my mother".

* The lions in Louise Searl's ''Literature/TheWayOfKings'' swear by their mythical ancestor, Simba, using such phrases as "Simba's claws!" and "By Simba's mane!"

* Vanity uses "Great Smurf in heaven" to Grouchy when he lets out a fart in the sink while bathing in ''Film/TheSmurfs2''.

** Bilious, the "[[JustForPun Oh God]]" of Hangovers, moans "Oh, ''me''..." in moments of extreme suffering.

* Numerous ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' custom maps and {{Machinima}} that feature Churches or other real world-esque locales with [=NPCs=] or dialogue would replace "God" with Notch, the screenname of former lead designer Markus Persson. A good example would be ''[[WebVideo/YogscastMinecraftSeries The Shadow of Israphel]]'' series.

* Creator/DavidEddings' ''Literature/{{Belgariad}}'':
** The characters often swear by saying the individual names of the gods. In real life, "Belar, Mara and Nedra" is oddly satisfying.
** Angaraks swear by various body parts of their patron god, Torak. Most often his teeth or beard (Despite that he hasn't a beard). The more brash and irreverent ones will swear by his burning eye.
** Lampshaded in ''The Malloreon'', when a Melcene (one of the peoples who were not chosen by a god) exclaims "Oh, my God!". Belgarath retorts with "You don't even know who your god is."

*** At the beginning of the game, General Tullius exclaims "What in Oblivion's name is that?!" upon seeing a dragon for the first time in centuries.

* The Apocolocyntosis by Seneca derives some of its humor from the fact that this kind of swearing was ''very'' gendered in Ancient Rome. At one point Clotho, one of the (female) Fates, swears “By Hercules!”. Given that Hercules was considered a paragon of virility and swearing by his name was a ‘’very’’ masculine oath in Ancient Rome, this has the effect of making her seem incredibly butch. (The closest modern equivalent would be {{Bokukko}} in Japanese). At another point, the Emperor Claudius (who the play is dedicated to making fun of) swears “By Pollux!” which is an extremely feminine oath and has the opposite effect, of making him come across as CampGay.

* The Apocolocyntosis by Seneca derives some of its humor from the fact that this kind of swearing was ''very'' gendered in Ancient Rome. At one point Clotho, one of the (female) Fates, swears “By Hercules!”. Given that Hercules was considered a paragon of virility and swearing by his name was a ‘’very’’ masculine oath in Ancient Rome, this has the effect of making her seem incredibly butch. (The closest modern equivalent would be [[Bokukko]] in Japanese). At another point, the Emperor Claudius (who the play is dedicated to making fun of) swears “By Pollux!” which is an extremely feminine oath and has the opposite effect, of making him come across as CampGay.

%%* The Apocolocyntosis by Seneca derives some of its humor from the fact that this kind of swearing was ''very'' gendered in Ancient Rome. At one point Clotho, one of the (female) Fates, swears “By Hercules!”. Given that Hercules was considered a paragon of virility and swearing by his name was a ‘’very’’ masculine oath in Ancient Rome, this has the effect of making her seem incredibly butch. (The closest modern equivalent would be [[Bokukko]] in Japanese). At another point, the Emperor Claudius (who the play is dedicated to making fun of) swears “By Pollux!” which is an extremely feminine oath and has the opposite effect, of making him come across as CampGay.

%%* The Apocolocyntosis by Seneca derives some of its humor from the fact that this kind of swearing was ''very'' gendered in Ancient Rome. At one point

* ''Series/TheWitcher2019'': The name of the goddess Melitele is sometimes used when swearing

** In the "Queen Bee" episode of ''Helluva Boss'', a hellhound says "Oh my dog." She did say "O.M.G." before that -- kind of obligatory due to the stereotypical way in which she talks -- but, since she's a demon, it would be rather odd for her to say that saying in full the normal way.

* ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'': Billy Batson may have yelled the ''initials'' of gods, but his CatchPhrase was "Holy Moley", which [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks back then]] was a way for Catholics to say "Holy [[Literature/TheBible Mary, Mother of God!]]" (WordOfGod says Billy's Catholic) without [[GoshDangItToHeck offending the Big Guy Upstairs]]. Moley is also a useful, protective herb in the Greek epic of Odysseus. Oddly enough, it ''prevents'' magical transformations.

** Wonder Woman's other comics CatchPhrase is "Suffering Creator/{{Sappho}}!" Not a God (although in the Franchise/DCUniverse, she could be!), but classic nonetheless. Sappho is often associated in the modern era with female homosexuality, which makes her recent use of "Sappho's Hands!" ''incredibly dirty''.

* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' has Al cry out (as a CatchPhrase) "Great Caesar's Ghost!"[[note]]And one time upon seeing an elderly woman at Peg's beauty salon, meaning that ''literally''[[/note]] and (as a one-time thing) "[[Music/JamesTaylor Sweet Baby James!]]" owing to [[ItMakesSenseInContext the pain of his circumcision.]]
* Earl from ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' would often shout out, "Holy Moses!" While Joy made her {{catchphrase}}, "Oh Snap!"
* Rohan's CatchPhrase on ''Series/TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog'', a.k.a. ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' [[RecycledINSPACE IN ANCIENT IRELAND]], was "By Dagde!"

* In ''Theatre/TheMusicMan'', Zaneeta Shinn frequently exclaims "Ye gods!" as a CatchPhrase.

** Franchise/WonderWoman also says "Great Hera!" a lot in the AnimatedAdaptation, to the point of it being her CatchPhrase. At some point, Hawkgirl lampshades by blurting "Do you ALWAYS have to say that?" during a fight.

* The French occasionally use "Nom de Zeus!" as an alternative to "Nom de Dieu!" ("In God's name!", equivalent to "For God's sake!"). Best known in modern society as Doc Brown's CatchPhrase in the French dub.

*** At the begining of the game one soldier exclaims "What in Oblivion's name is that?!" upon seeing a dragon for the first time in centuries.