Negative.
The "gods" were planets.
Yes, the ELites worshiped them.
The planets that is.
Some of the ELites claimed to be descendants of said planets.
Not in a manner that would suggest said planet was their home of origin.
No. These fucktards actually thought the planets were "beings" and claimed to be literal offspring of said planetary body.
I think you can see how that might make some skeptical, now-a-days at least.
However, once upon a time, people didn't fully understand that these "beings" were not "gods", but rather planets.
Still, it was the claims made by a select few, stating that they were descendants of said planets, which allowed them to claim lordship over the peasant types.
Which is how most of the ELites of today inherited so much moar than the average person/citizen, and they intend to keep us as ignorant as humanly possible to keep us from finding out the truth and calling them TF out for obvious bull shit that has gone on for far too fucking long