I HIGHLY recommend you watch the entire episode of Star Trek, episode 2, season 2, WHO MOURNS FOR ADONAIS. 

. Here is a clip. via @YouTube



Wow.
The premise is the “gods” came to Earth 5000 years ago, and built everything, and empowered us, but we gradually stopped honoring them, and they left. The crew discovers Apollo, on a different planet. He wants them to again worship him. They won’t do it. He is angered,