In Starlin's WARLOCK run (STRANGE TALES 178-181, WARLOCK 9-15, AVENGERS ANNUAL 7 and MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE ANNUAL 2) the title character in the future becomes the Magus, and becomes the god of a galaxy-wide religion.
Sometimes the category of "god" blurs.
As to whether it is a diety being portrayed, or a hero or villain who achieves god-like levels of power.
