Tenpou nods, focusing on the present aspect of things.
"I don't think they care about motivations. Greek gods, for example, were extremely self-absorbed, and they are still revered in this day and age-- we are proof of that. But there still has to be something, some sort of symbol of status, that sets gods apart from mortal people in their eyes, because it's not about us, but about what our names mean to them. As Helios, Athena, Liber, and so on, we are little more than concepts with a potential for projection. That's why 'we' are revered."
He stops right before entering the end of the path to Dionysus's villa, to finish his thought before dropping the subject.
"Supposedly, all gods who live in this Heaven owe their --our-- existence to the mortals who believe in the gods we represent. That's why we have to prove them that we exist, in order to assert ourselves, gain followers and not disappear as individuals. And so, it doesn't look like we get to choose not to live in opulence. It comes with the job. Gods, or at least gods like us, don't seem to be the ones who hold the real power here... For us, it's more about survival."
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"I don't think they care about motivations. Greek gods, for example, were extremely self-absorbed, and they are still revered in this day and age-- we are proof of that. But there still has to be something, some sort of symbol of status, that sets gods apart from mortal people in their eyes, because it's not about us, but about what our names mean to them. As Helios, Athena, Liber, and so on, we are little more than concepts with a potential for projection. That's why 'we' are revered."
He stops right before entering the end of the path to Dionysus's villa, to finish his thought before dropping the subject.
"Supposedly, all gods who live in this Heaven owe their --our-- existence to the mortals who believe in the gods we represent. That's why we have to prove them that we exist, in order to assert ourselves, gain followers and not disappear as individuals. And so, it doesn't look like we get to choose not to live in opulence. It comes with the job. Gods, or at least gods like us, don't seem to be the ones who hold the real power here... For us, it's more about survival."