Oh My Gods!: 1 (OMGs)

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Shatter the Sky: Characters swear by Tera's bones mostly (presumably a deity they believe in) or wish other people well with "Tera be with you". Part of the arc words of the Shulamite from the Song of Songs is "by the gazelles or the does of the field" that she wants the daughters of Jerusalem to swear by. Amusingly, the Judges of East Meg One (former Soviet Union) seem to have taken the traditional Soviet state religion to the point where "God" has been replaced by the names of the ruling Diktatorat's members in the vernacular, like "in Bulgarin's name" or "Vlad knows".

In one episode, Queen Rhea of Daxam (Mon-El's mother) comes down to Earth dressed as a human businesswoman and tries to convince Lena to help her develop a teleportation device she supposedly invented. Lena becomes suspicious when Rhea exclaims "Thank the gods!" during dinner (most Americans are monotheistic), and her suspicions are confirmed, when she analyzes the device schematics and sees that it requires an element Earth's science isn't even close to discovering, and she then uses the alien-detecting device on Rhea. To her credit, Rhea doesn't deny it, realizing her blunder at dinner.

Digitesque: Everyone swears by the gods. Even Ada, who is aware that the gods are machines created by humans. A Court of Thorns and Roses: Characters regularly exclaim "by the Cauldron!" or refer to "the Mother".

The book The Last Dragon had characters say "By Jesus's blessed tree!" sometimes. According to the author, this was an actual medieval curse. Whenever something goes quite wrong on Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe often takes the producer's name in vain: "Barsky!" Zig-zagged in Telepath Tactics. Most characters tend to use "Crucius" in places where "Jesus Christ" would be appropriate, though they'll also use "oh my god" and such. It's a bit unclear what the significance of this is. Lissit like to use "omisigah," which, according to the manual, means something along the lines of "I am cursed by my ancestors." Aliens tend to swear by important figures in their own religion: "by G'Quan", "in Valen's name" and "Great Maker" for G'Kar, Delenn and Londo respectively. G'Quan and Valen later became important in the plot, though the Great Maker has yet to show up.Starfire frequently exclaims "X'hal!" when surprised, and has said something to the effect of "Thank X'hal you're all right!" at least once. This becomes slightly odd when it turns out X'hal is at best very destructive and probably a little bit crazy. Fridge Brilliance when you realize the Tamaranians swing wildly between passionate lovers and Proud Warrior Race without a whole lot of moods in between. And "Great Scott!" which was a common exclamation in early-20th century America that either started as an Unusual Euphemism or a military usage, see some other Wiki for info.

The Flying Sorcerers by Larry Niven and David Gerrold is a satire in which most of the names are Shoutouts to Creators in the science fiction world. The two suns are Ouells and Virn (Welles and Verne), there's Caff the goddess of dragons, Rot'n'bair the God of Sheep and his arch-enemy Nilsn , Hitch the god of birds, and Elcin, the "great and tiny god of thunder, lightning and loud noises." In a definite Brave New World shout-out in the Mortal Engines series, Londoners and some other traction city dwellers use "By Clio!" they may also use the odd Ford as well. Marvel Comics comes closest with Luke Cage saying "Sweet Christmas!" as a dodge for invoking the name of Jesus. There are real Greek and Roman gods wandering around that 'verse, too. 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 "God". Married... with Children 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 and (as a one-time thing) " Sweet Baby James!" owing to the pain of his circumcision.

The Genie also calls Aladdin "Doubting Mustapha", which is likely a reference to "Doubting Thomas". In Gold in the Sky, a 1958 sci-fi thriller by Alan E. Nourse, Major Briarton has a habit of exclaiming "By the ten moons of Saturn!" apparently unaware there are actually eighty-two moons around that planet. In an interesting variation, the Infantryman's Uplifting Primer (Damocles Gulf Crusade edition) states that it is considered punishable to utter 'By the Golden Throne' or variations thereof when exiting facilities catering to the exit of bodily wastes/toilets.

Wonder Woman (1987): Diana uses Oh, Morpheus help me as an expression after waking from a bad dream. The Pirate Planet": The Captain combines this with Large Ham and just a little Obfuscating Stupidity. "BY THE LEFT FRONTAL LOBE OF THE GREAT SKY DEMON!" Non-gendered version in Clouds by Aristophanes. A man who has been put into financial difficulty by horseracing suddenly breaks his introspection to ask his son if he loves him. "Yes, by Poseidon!" "Not the god of horses!" Different characters have different variations. "Gods of Olympus" and "Gods of Rome" are popular. Nico di Angelo has his own particular variation, he tends to use "Styx!" as an exclamation, or in place of "God/s". Super Kami) Dende" then begins use as a swear after he takes Kami's place as Earth's guardian, one time being said by Dende himself ("Me-dammit!") and another by Piccolo in an episode of Dragon ShortZ.

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A particularly memorable example from Hercules' first fight with the Hulk: "By the zesty zither of Zeus!" Skies of Arcadia places a significant amount of importance on the six moons surrounding the planet. Each of the main characters shouts "Moons, give me strength!" when casting spells, and many characters use the word "moons" in place of "gods." Averted by Crystal Heroes. Despite mentions of a goddess with a name, the characters only ever invoke her by the name "God" and refer to her as such. Parodied in Warbreaker. The people of Hallandren do not swear by their gods, but by the Iridescent Tones (the force they believe empowers their gods). However, Lightsong, one of the main POV characters, who is a god, finds this annoying, mostly because he thinks "Lightsong the Bold!" would make a really awesome curse. After rambling at length on the topic to his (also divine) Love Interest Blushweaver, she finally demands to know "what in the name of You are are you talking about?"