The Gods

The Gods live outside of the universe in their respective homes on a plane called Infinity. It is a metaphysical realm and thus hard to put into words. Infinity is an unlimited space that encircles the orb that is the universe. Towards the top of the universe (as top as you can get with a sphere) exists the heavenly realms. Towards the bottom of the sphere exists the hellish realms.

The Gods have a fairly complicated relationship with one another because of grudges, believers on Earth, tides of change and, of course, politics and alliances. On a whole though, they attempt to have a peaceful coexistence. It was more common for the Gods to meet to discuss issues like numbers of believers, wars between religions and the creation of mankind itself in the earlier days of Earth where there were more Gods. Today, the Gods very rarely, if ever, meet in full form because most people in the world are monothesists and worship Yahweh.

The major three pantheons in Paradis, excluding Yahweh, are the Egyptians, the Greco-Romans and the Norse. There are, of course, numerous others but Yahweh deals the most with these particular groups.

Egyptians: In the past there has been an extremely venemous relationship with the Egyptians. This comes primarily from the days of the Hebrew Bible. In particular the Egyptian Gods had a severe problem with the 10 plagues and brought the matter up with Yahweh. After a short argument between Amun and Yahweh, the two pantheons agreed not to interfere in each other's business as long as the Egyptian Gods were worshipped in Egypt. Over the years the relationship has improved greatly. One major factor is the Egyptians' waning power and interest in human life, as well as a general ability to get along well with others. Osiris and Isis tend to be the most outgoing of the Egyptians, often working within Egypt itself to help preserve ancient Egypt. Metatron has occasionally run into Isis while running errands for Yahweh in Cairo. The two get along very well.

Greco-Romans: There is a deep resentment between the Greco-Roman Gods and Yahweh because Christianity overtook the Roman Empire and essentially disposed of the former ruling pantheon (although really, it wasn't just the imported Greek religion in Rome). The Greco-Roman Gods also tend to have large egos, which makes them especially hard to get along with. There is very little dealing between Yahweh and the Greco-Roman Gods, but when things do arise it is often hard to get work accomplished due to grudges and ego mania.

Norse: The Norse Gods are the easiest to get along with in the Paradis universe. There tends to be less of an ego amongst the Norse for reasons unknown, but the significantly less large ego is often helpful in negotiations. Odin has been an occasional confidant of Lucifer's, in particular Lucifer's younger days before the Edenic War. Odin also appears to be on friendly terms with Yahweh, occasionally calling to see how It is doing.

 

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