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[ This is something Persephone probably should have done a few months ago.

There is a very pink young woman on the screen. She gives a sheepish little wave as she smiles.

] Hello, my name is Persephone and I'm the Goddess of Spring back home. Yes, I'm an actual goddess, it's not just a title. Yes, I am as pink as I appear, I'm not sunburned. [ Her gaze drifts away from the camera as ticks off things that have been brought up to her. Her tone is cheerful. ] And yes, for the humans from various different versions of Earth, I am the Persephone of Greek Myth. But the stories you know are wrong...to an extent. If you have any questions pertaining to that I'll do my best to answer them.

Also, you don't have to treat me special or anything just because I'm a goddess! I'm really normal aside from the fact I randomly grow flowers in my hair sometimes. [ It's really not that random. ]

A-anywho! I'm making this post for a reason beyond that. One, I'm curious if there are any other deities from other worlds here. I've met one and spoke with another, though I believe she's gone now. If you are a deity I'm curious how being here has affected your abilities. I-if you wish to share, that is!

For anyone else, I'd like to hear about the gods of your world. If you have them.

Thanks!

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[The mortal world where she hails from doesn't have advanced technology or much in the way of magic? And that is where she grew up?]

Why were you raised in the mortal realm? Is it usual for gods to live there?

[With no technology and no magic, wouldn't the world where she comes from just be full of wilderness, farms, and the occasional smelly town? That sounds far from ideal. Actually, it sounds unbelievably tedious.]

It's where Momma decided to live. I guess she wanted to be as far away from Zeus and his brothers as she could possibly get.

[ That's basically the world she knew in a nutshell. Well, smaller than that even. She knew a peaceful valley hidden away from the prying eyes of mortals. ]

Those are other gods, I assume. What are they like?

[It's a bit strange to toss around the word "god" so liberally in a conversation with someone who, as far as Lilias can tell, very much sounds like a normal young woman. She really wasn't kidding about that. The idea of any god from Lilias's own world coming to this one at the whim of some magical moon would be utterly ridiculous.]

Honestly, I don't know a lot about them outside of things I've heard. And some of those things aren't the kind of things I feel comfortable repeating. Even if they aren't here.

Hades though... I've spent a little time with him. He seems really scary at first but he's actually really kind.

[ There's a short pause because she really misses him. ]

Oh! He also has eight dogs. They're all really adorable!

[That is... a lot of dogs. Perhaps he goes hunting with them? She can envision a hunting god having a lot of hounds.]

Are they special, divine dogs?

[ Nope. Hades just really likes picking up strays and taking care of them. There might be psychological stuff going on there too. ]

Cerberus ensures Shades don't leave the Underworld, but the rest of his dogs are pretty normal.

[A god having a bunch of normal dogs, just to have them. The gods of Earth sure are... unique.]

How novel... I wish I could be more enlightening when it comes to the gods of my world, but I've never met any of them, and religious studies was never really my area.

[She knows general things about the most popular deities, but beyond that it would all be conjecture.]

[ Normal might be a bit generous given the attitudes some of those dogs have. They are very spoiled and might think they're people. ]

That's okay. Even I don't know everything.

How very modest of you.

If you are ever curious about some other area, in which I might have actual experience, I will be happy to be of more assistance. I have a great deal of experience in doing ordinary human things, and also some in magic, swordsmanship, and the brewing of mead.

I'm not being modest, it's true.

Oh, wow. I am curious about magic. How does it differ from this world?

Well, magic here seems to be connected with the moons, yes? And with the elements associated with them. Fire, ice, and so on. But in my world, elemental magic is only a small subset of what someone might be able to learn. Magic can be used to conjure creatures or things, create wards, make illusions, change things into other things. Actually, it can be used for probably anything you could think of.

[She doesn't really want to get into too much detail, especially since she can't do any demonstrations to illustrate her point over a voice call.]

In my world, the gods will also grant magic abilities to their most devoted followers, in order to strengthen their influence on the mortal world.

Wow. Magic sounds really useful.

I have heard that in some worlds the gods grant magic to their followers. That still seems a little odd to me.

[Magic is very useful. She highly recommends learning some.]

What about it seems strange?

That the gods would deem mortals worthy of even a portion of their power. Back home most of the gods see the mortals as, well, I suppose the same way mortals see creatures smaller than them.

Well... it is a very small portion. You could think of it in the same way as a lord who supplies his vassals with tools and weapons so that they can carry out his will. They're not gifts so much as a means for their followers to serve them better. Although it could also be seen as incentive to ensure their loyalty, I suppose.

I suppose that makes sense. [ Though she still can't see any of the gods back home gifting mortals with powers in the same way. ]

It is also the primary way by which gods on my world settle conflicts against each other. They are powerful enough that any war between them would bring ruin to the world, so they have an accord of sorts to limit their direct influence on it. For that reason, having powerful servants to carry out their wishes is very important to the gods.

I see. That's certainly not the way things are back home.

Do Earth's gods often come into conflict with one another?

There is a little bit of that, but I mean we often directly influence mortal lives. Though anything that might cause too much trouble requires permission from the King of the Gods.

I don't know anything about this man, but I assume he wouldn't take kindly to the other gods throwing the mortal realm into disarray because of their own squabbles.

Well, I'm not about to say anything bad about him, even if he isn't here. But that is likely part of it.

Hmm, well, there is no King of the Gods on my world. They have no one at all to answer to, and no shortage of gods who would happily destroy or subjugate the others if they could get away with it. If they were fighting all the time, I imagine things would get very messy.

None of the gods decided they wanted to rule over everything?

On the contrary. The King of Hell would love to rule over everything, and I'm sure he isn't the only one. But the other gods aren't inclined to agree with that plan.

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