[ He looks at Mort as if the small mouse could help him explain what he knows but never had to put into words exactly. Mortals knew the stories, knew about the gods' wrath. It was never his job to explain. ]
With gods, especially those on Olympus, power and pride can put them at odds with another. There have been different sets of deities ruling the world, each having overthrown the last, their parents. Chthonic gods, gods who live in the Underworld opposed to Olympus, don't seem to have the same sorts of problems with each other.
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[ He looks at Mort as if the small mouse could help him explain what he knows but never had to put into words exactly. Mortals knew the stories, knew about the gods' wrath. It was never his job to explain. ]
With gods, especially those on Olympus, power and pride can put them at odds with another. There have been different sets of deities ruling the world, each having overthrown the last, their parents. Chthonic gods, gods who live in the Underworld opposed to Olympus, don't seem to have the same sorts of problems with each other.
[ Zagreus and his father excluded, of course. ]