The Four Deities were religious icons of which Lwaxana Troi had a basic familiarity. After the arrival of Deanna Troi to Lwaxana's quarters in 2365, which managed to interrupt Data's particularly boring set of anecdotes during a dinner party, the elder Troi, at the delight of seeing her daughter, exclaimed: "Deanna, darling, thank the Four Deities you're here!" (TNG: "Manhunt" )