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* The ''Series/HyperdimensionNeptunia'' series subjects its protagonists to this often. Causes range from [[AmnesiacHero simple amnesia]], [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly having their worshipers turned to the villains' side]], being TrappedInAnotherWorld where they don't qualify as deities, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs being]] TrappedInAnotherWorld with [[AfterTheEnd no one left to worship them]], or just having their powers [[PowerParasite stolen]] by the villain.

** After the god Set killed the god Osiris, he ripped his body into 14 pieces and scattered them across the world. The goddess Isis gathered up all of the body parts except his phallus (which had been eaten by a catfish) and bandaged them together like a mummy. The other Egyptian deities then resurrected him...well, ''almost'' all of him.

** The god Tyr was depicted as missing one hand. When the gods wanted to bind Fenrir (the Fenris Wolf) with the magical ribbon Gleipnir, Fenris refused to let Gleipnir be put upon him unless one of the gods put his hand in Fenris' mouth. Tyr volunteered to do so. When Fenris found he couldn't escape Gleipnir, he bit Tyr's hand off.

** The Graeae (who show up in the myth of Perseus) are three old women with only one eye between the three of them that they have to share.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': The Eldar/Elf pantheon contains Moria-Heg, who had her hand cut off to gain knowledge of the future.

* Myth/EgyptianMythology: After the god Set killed the god Osiris, he ripped his body into 14 pieces and scattered them across the world. The goddess Isis gathered up all of the body parts except his phallus (which had been eaten by a catfish) and bandaged them together like a mummy. The other Egyptian deities then resurrected him...well, ''almost'' all of him.

* The ''Series/HyperdimensionNeptunia'' series subjects its protagonists to this often. Causes range from [[AmnesiacHero simple amnesia]], [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly having their worshipers turned to the villains' side]], being TrappedInAnotherDimension where they don't qualify as deities, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs being]] TrappedInAnotherDimension with [[AfterTheEnd no one left to worship them]], or just having their powers [[PowerParasite stolen]] by the villain.

* The ''Series/HyperdimensionNeptunia'' series subjects its protagonists to this often. Causes range from [[AmnesiacHero simple amnesia]], [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly having their worshipers turned to the villains' side]], being TrappedInAnotherDimension where they don't qualify as deities, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs being]] TrappedInAnotherDimension with [[AfterThe End no one left to worship them]], or just having their powers [[PowerParasite stolen]] by the villain.

* The Wiki/SCPFoundation's Church of the Broken God seeks to put theirs back together, [[EldritchAbomination something the Foundation would rather not happen]].

* While in his prime, the [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer40000}} God-Emperor of Mankind]] was in excellent physical condition, in the universe's "present" he's been dependent on life support for millennia.
** The Eldar/Elf pantheon in Warhammer 40k/{{Warhammer}} also contains the smith-god Vaul, who is the Eldar/Elf equivalent of Hephaestus, and Moria-Heg who had her hand cut off to gain knowlege of the future.

* [[GodOfEvil The Nameless God]] in ''TabletopGame/TheDarkEye'' is a villainous and self-inflicted example. Chained into a breach in the firmament by the other gods as punishment for attempting to conquer all creation, he rages and tears off bits of his own body to free himself. His mortal followers seek to emulate him and sacrifice body parts one by one as they ascend through the ranks of his cult. This doesn't make them any less dangerous, which can make veteran players ''very'' nervous when they encounter a one-eyed NPC.

* The god Tyr in VideoGame/NeverwinterNights is referred to often as "The Maimed God" because he's missing a hand.
* The halfing thief god Bolo in ''VideoGame/{{Arcanum}}'' is said to only have one arm; the other was cut off as punishment for him [[IntangibleTheft stealing the shadow]] of Progo the god of storms.

* The halfing thief god Bolo in ''VideoGame/{{Arcanum}}'' is said to only have one arm; the other was cut off as punishment for him [[ImpossibleThief stealing the shadow]] of Progo the god of storms.

* TheGrimReaper in ''TheSecretsOfTheImmortalNicholasFlamel'' has a HookHand.

** Tezcatlipoca, the god of night and magic, lost a foot while creating the earth from a giant crocodile monster. [[ArtificialLimbs He replaced it with an obsidian mirror]]

** The Allfather Odin was missing one eye. He sacrificed one of his eyes at Mimir's Well in order to gain the Wisdom of Ages.

A Disabled Deity is a god or similar being who, despite the power and physical resilience that comes with divine status, is disabled in some way. Because of the obvious complications in even figuring out what would count as a disability to an entity like a SentientCosmicForce, this trope is generally applied to {{Physical God}}s. This trope is OlderThanFeudalism, dating back at least as far as Hephaestus in ClassicalMythology. It's not uncommon for contemporary uses of this trope to be inspired by mythological figures.

* ClassicalMythology:

** Tyr, the god of justice, was blinded by Ao the Overgod for questioning one of his decisions, and, much like his NorseMythology counterpart, had his hand bitten off during an attempt to subdue Kezef the Chaos Hound.

* AztecMythology:

* EgyptianMythology: After the god Set killed the god Osiris, he ripped his body into 14 pieces and scattered them across the world. The goddess Isis gathered up all of the body parts except his phallus (which had been eaten by a catfish) and bandaged them together like a mummy. The other Egyptian deities then resurrected him...well, ''almost'' all of him.
* NorseMythology:
** The blind god Hodur in NorseMythology, who is best known for his AccidentalMurder (abetted by Loki) of his brother Baldr.

* Vecna of the DungeonsAndDragons {{Greyhawk}} setting is missing one hand and one eye, both of which have a tendency to resurface in the setting as [[ArtifactOfDoom Artifacts Of Doom]].

* ''ForgottenRealms'':

* Blind Io, chief of the {{Discworld}}'s gods, is an aversion. While he has no eyes in his head and wears a blindfold, he has a bunch of eyes floating around him that let him see (which causes problems when a raven comes around).

** The god Tyr was depicted as missing one hand. When the gods wanted to bind Fenrir (the Fenris Wolf) with the magical ribbon Gleipnir, Fenris refused to let Gleipnir be put upon him unless one of the gods put his hand in Fenris' mouth. The god Tyr volunteered to do so. When Fenris found he couldn't escape Gleipnir, he bit Tyr's hand off.

** The Graeae (who show up in the myth of Perseus) are three old women with one only one eye between the three of them that they have to share.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Hackmaster}}'' supplement ''Gawds & Demi-Gawds''. In the world of Aldrazar (the ''TabletopGame/{{Hackmaster}}'' campaign setting) the greater gawd Luvia is blind. This gives him a -4 to hit in combat.

* The Thunder Dragon Lanayru in ''{{The Legend Of Zelda Skyward Sword}}'' is dead in the present and suffering from a terrible disease in the past. If you do some time warping to save him he'll be back to full health in the present.
* The god Tyr in NeverwinterNights is referred to often as "The Maimed God" because he's missing a hand.
* The halfing thief god Bolo in ''{{Arcanum}}'' is said to only have one arm; the other was cut off as punishment for him [[ImpossibleThief stealing the shadow]] of Progo the god of storms.

* The SCPFoundation's Church of the Broken God seeks to put theirs back together, [[EldritchAbomination something the Foundation would rather not happen]].

A DisabledDeity is a god or similar being who, despite the power and physical resilience that comes with divine status, is disabled in some way. Because of the obvious complications in even figuring out what would count as a disability to an entity like a SentientCosmicForce, this trope is generally applied to {{Physical God}}s. This trope is OlderThanFeudalism, dating back at least as far as Hephaestus in ClassicalMythology. It's not uncommon for contemporary uses of this trope to be inspired by mythological figures.

* ''Literature/{{Belgariad}}'': [[BigBad Torak]]'s disability doubles as a RedRightHand. The [[CosmicKeystone Orb of Aldur]] burned the left side of his body leaving especially his [[TwoFaced face]] and hand horribly scarred.