Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-25563616-20141022055251/@comment-1470368-20141028151608

Neither the Bretons nor the Imperials have really seen Talos as a "god". The main reason why Talos is the Ninth Divine in the Imperial pantheon is originally to appease their Nord allies.

Imperials and Bretons alike only see Tiber Septim (Talos) as a hero and great man in life. He is recognized as the conqueror of Tamriel and first Emperor of the Third Empire. That is really all.

They can acknowledge that Tiber Septim has now become a god (or arguably become part of one), but he's never truly been a "Divine" to the Imperials at large.