As many people are looking into childish modernity, and other related cheap sources of information about the Gods, or might, argue for example, the core position of the Temple of Zeus in promoting the Godhead, or rather would argue, that these "modern" things mean anything or that they are "original", I have something to relate to everyone here.
The idea of the Godhead, is not an idea that is new, was invented recently, and is certainly not a reactionary idea to the popularized Abrahamic Doctrine. If anything, in fact, the reactions are consequential expressions of the lack of this; those who were left destitute by these prohibitions, long for a return.
A return to where, is the question? And here is the core idea of the path of the Gods, standing clearly as the central aim of man.
"Becoming as the Gods" is not something that is invented, modern or conceptually related to anything less, than the core of the Gods themselves. The popularized comment for which "man was driven out of Eden", was the true aim of the Ancient spiritual system.
«ὁμοίωσις θεῷ κατὰ τὸ δυνατόν· ὁμοίωσις δὲ δίκαιον καὶ ὅσιον μετὰ φρονήσεως γενέσθαι». Theaetetus, 176b
Plato literally tells us above, in 5th century BCE (some would argue, way before) what the point of all the spiritual and divine disciplines are. To become a God. There is no "humanity cannot connect to the Divine", there is no "Man is separate from God" and there is no "The Most high exists somewhere in the clouds and man cannot reach it", there are none of the falsehoods and pivots that take place later religiously. The statement is explicit.
The ultimate imperative of the Ancient path of the Gods, was indeed, for one to become in essence like them. This is the explicit aim.
That is the direct opposite than what we are told by later Christianity for example: "God" in Genesis, appears as a prohibitory and unethical thing to do, and then it requires a punisher of the individuals who try to become Gods; they are cast down from "Garden of Eden", cursed and anathematized because they ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (exactly where Plato, before this doctrine even existed, told people to engage).
In this Jewish lore, there is strong prohibition for this, and it's considered an evil act to attempt. In the Platonic and Ancient conception, this is not only not evil, but the desired outcome for mankind. Historically, the inversion from becoming as the Gods which was later "popularized", starts with this prohibitive perception; man is no longer supposed after this point to become as the Gods and this remains a restricted environment for man to dwell in.
Where Plato says "become as the Gods and be like them", later belief systems come to say "don't you dare even entertain that thought".
So we have two things here: The original manuals and the original aims, the prohibitive manuals for mass control, and the reactions of the uneducated to them. From the three, one who is wise will pick the First: the Original.
The origin of this prohibition for man, rests in the early conceptions of Judaism and in these doctrines, same as all "reactions" to this which were generated later. These, one has to move past, in order to approach the Original. Then, one sees the aim and the path clearly.
As far as the real universe is concerned, Plato explains explicitly what the aim of this path is, that it is applicable, walkable, possible, and even destined for the divine souls to follow.
This path is this: It is to literally, become as God and in the same essence (ὁμοίωσις) to God. This means every individual and person out there, has this ability inside them, and it must be unlocked and brought to life. The later doctrines water down this word; calling it "Likeness", "Image" and other weaker words (visual and similarity), to water it down, and also add this process as an ultimate "sin". Man is eternally locked in slave status via this conception; and if he is anything, he's just an "image". Long before the concept of "Κατ εικόνα και κατ'ομοίωση" ("In the image and likeness") appears, Plato has coined the statement something that could easily allude to cultural carry over of the shell (the idea that man resembles God), without the essence (to potentially become like him), as a punishable route of existence.
The above, is textbook Yehuborism. To go deeper into this topic:
The Ancient Greek word ὁμοίωσις literally means, for the man to transmute his essence into Divine Essence. Plato defines this as possible and sought after; not as a theorem.
Further, as Plato is an expert and as sources explicitly admit in the Ancient World, was recognized as the Son of the God Apollo, he goes further to explain how that process would take place. To become "as the Gods" necessitates consequently to achieve the notion of Φρόνησις (balance of the urges that leads to higher wisdom), Purity of soul (όσιον), and Justice (in both behavioral and energetic fashioning. Plato further gives an allusion, that a person will attain as much as possible, or should or would (κατά το δυνατόν) and that one must strive as much as possible to that end.
As for the question of how this happens, Zevism represents the completed path and system to that end. While others pretend this semantically, Zevism is actually this path literally applicable to this very specific end.
The internal dimension of these, is what the Temple instructs as Meditation (δυνατόν - capacity of power). The behavioral template of this, are the Ethics of Zevism (Φρόνησις & Justice). The existential dimension of this, is the life in the service of that end, which achieves the highest workings of man (ὁμοίωσις θεῷ). The connection of these matters with the Gods is Theurgy (Σοφία, Θεουργία, Connecting your intelligence to theirs).
Always remember: This is the core objective of Zevism and the path of the Zevist. The impartment of humanity, to the highest level of existence with the Gods.
-AFHP