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Except not. Alduin is a powerful individual. That does not make him a god. THe dragonborn defeated him. We can claim we are gods then. It states on this wiki that Alduin's claims that he is a god shoul not be taken literally, unless we have actual proof. Because Akatosh was depicted as a dragon, he used this to claim he was of Akatosh's making, thus giving him right for control.