Be based
Turn
Turn verb - To move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis.
Both terms in one sentence
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And Zendikar has a pantheon of three gods that turn out to be based on the three Eldrazi titans.
Source: Fantasy Pantheon -
It appears to be based on the Project Gutenberg text, which in turn contains a number of OCR errors.
Source: The Problem with Pen Island -
They seem to be based on the Chinese mythos with some American concept thrown in (afraid of sunlight, can turn into bats, etc).
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