"They do, there's just this whole, like, essence thing usually. They're not all concentrated in one spot most of the time, so you don't get the full brunt of their divinity and, like, die. Um, it varies by pantheon though. Annabeth said the Egyptian ones have this whole possession thing going on instead of just, like, sleeping with mortals or whatever. Um, but, maybe the christian one doesn't hang like the others? I've only heard of one or two alleged kids from that guy." Magnus pokes at the falafel mixture, desultory. "Gods are immortal and have really specific powers and most of 'em won't freaking shut up about being gods. And they, like, rely on their worship for strength. You know it's a god if they have a lot of stupid power and care about attention, good or bad, and if they meddle in mortal affairs for their own benefit and they don't really seem to get the value of a life or the magnitude of, like, a year. Cuz they've been around so long. But you said there were Vikings, in your Britain, so that means there were definitely gods hanging out. Like, somewhere. My dad is one, you know."
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