G++ Error: In file included, then Foo was not declared - c++

I have a problem with my C++ code. If I insert #include "god.hpp" in neuron.hpp, g++ shows me the following error:
In file included from neuron.hpp:4,
from main.cpp:5:
god.hpp:11: error: ‘Neuron’ has not been declared
god.hpp:13: error: ‘Neuron’ was not declared in this scope
god.hpp:13: error: template argument 1 is invalid
god.hpp:13: error: template argument 2 is invalid
main.cpp: In function ‘int main()’:
main.cpp:36: error: no matching function for call to ‘God::regNeuron(Neuron*&)’
god.hpp:11: note: candidates are: long int God::regNeuron(int*)
In file included from god.hpp:5,
from god.cpp:3:
neuron.hpp:10: error: ‘God’ has not been declared
In file included from neuron.hpp:4,
from neuron.cpp:2:
god.hpp:11: error: ‘Neuron’ has not been declared
god.hpp:13: error: ‘Neuron’ was not declared in this scope
god.hpp:13: error: template argument 1 is invalid
god.hpp:13: error: template argument 2 is invalid
and here are the related (parts) of the necessary files:
//main.cpp
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include "functions.hpp"
#include "neuron.hpp"
#include "god.hpp"
using namespace std;
int main()
{
God * god = new God();
vector<string>::iterator it;
for(it = patterns.begin(); it != patterns.end(); ++it) {
Neuron * n = new Neuron();
god->regNeuron(n);
delete n;
cout << *it << "\n";
}
}
The God ;) Who will handle all neurons...
//god.hpp
#ifndef GOD_HPP
#define GOD_HPP 1
#include <vector>
#include "neuron.hpp"
class God
{
public:
God();
long regNeuron(Neuron * n);
private:
std::vector<Neuron*> neurons;
};
#endif
//god.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include "god.hpp"
#include "neuron.hpp"
using namespace std;
God::God()
{
vector<Neuron*> neurons;
}
long God::regNeuron(Neuron * n)
{
neurons.push_back(n);
cout << neurons.size() << "\n";
return neurons.size();
}
And at least, my Neuron.
//neuron.hpp
#ifndef NEURON_HPP
#define NEURON_HPP 1
#include "god.hpp" //Evil
class Neuron
{
public:
Neuron();
void setGod(God *g);
};
#endif
//neuron.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include "neuron.hpp"
#include "god.hpp"
Neuron::Neuron()
{
}
void Neuron::setGod(God *g)
{
std::cout << "Created Neuron!";
}
I hope someone can help me to find the error. It happens when I write #include "god.hpp" in neuron.hpp. I searched around three hours with Google, but I had no luck.
Kind regards
-Boris
Compiled with:
g++ -Wall -o getneurons main.cpp functions.cpp god.cpp neuron.cpp

Remove
#include "god.hpp"
and replace it with a forward declaration:
//neuron.hpp
#ifndef NEURON_HPP
#define NEURON_HPP 1
class God; //forward declaration
class Neuron
{
public:
Neuron();
void setGod(God *g);
};
#endif
Same for God.hpp:
//god.hpp
#ifndef GOD_HPP
#define GOD_HPP 1
#include <vector>
class Neuron; //forward declaration
class God
{
public:
God();
long regNeuron(Neuron * n);
private:
std::vector<Neuron*> neurons;
};
#endif
Note that you'll need the includes in your implementation files. (cpp files)
If you use pointers or references to objects as members or use that type as a return type or parameter, the full definition isn't required, so a forward declaration is enough.

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