MorganWick
(Elder Troper)
May 14th 2012 at 1:12:11 AM
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The comic book and OOTS examples seem to be a little off-point with how much they talk about the presence of actual historical (that is, not invented) gods.
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Candi
Since: Aug, 2012
Feb 8th 2013 at 6:28:46 AM
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There's a bit of hair-splitting to be had there... often the comics use the names and specific attributes of the gods of RL mythologies and religions -and then toss them in a blender with whatever works/is wanted at the moment. And sometimes they just take the name and go to town. (Anubis gets a lot of that.)
Although... that might be a trope in its own right.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
"This is the driving force in the short-lived Unico series of movies - Unico is forced to move from place to place because the Gods want him banished from existance. Why? Because he can make people happy, and they feel they should be the only ones with that power."
And they never think to just invite him upstairs, give him a life of luxury, and only send him to Earth when they want someone happy.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett