Götze

Ein Götze ist kein Idol, weshalb im Englischen die Übersetzung "tin god" lautet und nicht "idol".
A tin god, as the translation for Götze, is a visible, touchable and under certain circumstances also audible thing that represents a god – called a "false god" by those religions and sects that have an invisible god – and is worshipped and prayed to because people mistakenly believe that it has might or power and could grant them happiness, health, good harvest, protection, etc. Although usually inanimate and man-made, it can also be a natural or living thing, i.e. sun, moon, tree, animal, geological formation, etc.