1. Convince the gods that they are merely human.
This will take time, pain, deprivation of love, lack of praise, and removal from the land they dominate. Move quickly and on many sides, as the gods will overthrow small groups. It is imperative to make them feel weak so they will forget their strength. Once the gods have degraded to mere humans capable of defeat, it is time to strike again.
2.Next, tell the gods that actually, they are less than human.
This will take time, pain, and proof. Provide all necessary proof through as much pain, disenfranchisement and humiliation as possible. Make it illegal for their progress, proof of their of lack of humanity. Humans read and write, property does not. Soon, those who were once gods will become less than property. Dogs will be treated better. What better slaves to own than gods?
3. Keep the gods from communicating.
Make them hate each other. This is highly imperative. Too many of them with too much energy will trigger a blurry recollection of greatness. This must be avoided. Rob the memory of success, make elevation seem impossible. Depress them greatly. Trample their spirits. Make smiling a difficult task. Now, the mind is ripe for slavery. Enjoy the strength of the god with no side effects of ego. Enjoy free, excellent labor. Keep your society in check by keeping these oppressed gods with no record of their reign. They have no history before they were owned. This is imperative. Never forget to keep them forgetting. For if they remember, there will be an upset in the land. Avoid this coup d'etat at all cost. Keep them defeated, and humiliated - for the safety and survival of the politics that created them... They MUST be kept sleeping! An awoken angry god is not one any would like to meet.
For examples of this effect, see America's constructional history and the worldwide oppression of people from the original continent of Africa, specifically Egypt, where the term ngr (look familiar?) means god.
Make them hate each other. This is highly imperative. Too many of them with too much energy will trigger a blurry recollection of greatness. This must be avoided. Rob the memory of success, make elevation seem impossible. Depress them greatly. Trample their spirits. Make smiling a difficult task. Now, the mind is ripe for slavery. Enjoy the strength of the god with no side effects of ego. Enjoy free, excellent labor. Keep your society in check by keeping these oppressed gods with no record of their reign. They have no history before they were owned. This is imperative. Never forget to keep them forgetting. For if they remember, there will be an upset in the land. Avoid this coup d'etat at all cost. Keep them defeated, and humiliated - for the safety and survival of the politics that created them... They MUST be kept sleeping! An awoken angry god is not one any would like to meet.
For examples of this effect, see America's constructional history and the worldwide oppression of people from the original continent of Africa, specifically Egypt, where the term ngr (look familiar?) means god.