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Not really, the gods are just immortals with beliefs, they don't literally represent them (besides maybe the elder gods), they become more powerful by using elder artifacts or absorbing divine energy. The Anima Mundi was crying because it was both deeply connected to Guthix, and literally connected to Guthix, I believe he tied a link between the two of them to draw power from the world in order to protect it better.

Really, the gods are more akin to the gods of Greek mythology than that of an actual god.