Cargo cults might be an analog.<p>&gt; Cult members worship certain &quot;Americans&quot; (such as John Frum and Tom Navy), who they claimed had brought cargo to their island during World War II, as the spiritual entity who would provide the cargo to them in the future. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Cargo_cult#Causes.2C_beliefs.2C_and_practices" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Cargo_cult#Causes.2C_beliefs.2...</a><p>And my personal favorite:<p>&gt; The people of the Yaohnanen area believe that Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the consort to Queen Elizabeth II, is a divine being. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Prince_Philip_Movement" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Prince_Philip_Movement</a>