Comment Re:Control... (Score 1) 926
Both July and August are named after gods
Minor correction - they were named after Roman emperors, not quite gods. Still not great role models, so point taken.
That's a matter of perspective: followers of the Roman Imperial cult would have considered them to be gods, followers of most other religions obviously wouldn't. Since their elevation to godhood would have been formalised by the senate, and since we have firm evidence that both individuals existed, you could argue that as deities go their claims are stronger than most.
(Granted I'm not sure which came first, month naming or apotheosis - quite possibly the former.)