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What does mere mortals mean?

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It means a human being, as opposed to a god. It was a term that was used when comparing what humans could do with what the ancient Greek or Roman deities were capable of. It was thus an ironic way of reminding people that they were not divine, and they had no special magic powers; they were just "mere mortals."

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