The Great Conqueror, the Great, the Conquering Fathers, the Founding Fathers

You can find such great examples of how people prop up their leaders and their founders. And looking back on founders of empires, especially major figures like Alexander the Great or Cyrus the Great is fun. I think really can help sell your setting to have people feel a little bit more belief in it. So it might not matter if you're good or bad. You might just have the weight of history behind you that has to recognize your skill, your impact.