PROLOGUS
Mortals are amusing to the Gods, make no mistake. To think otherwise would be to miss out on one of the great mysteries of this world. True, the Gods toy with them, manipulate and encourage them. They guide them toward their destined paths and then leave them to their own devices.
However, just as a horse cannot be made to drink, so too the Gods cannot always force mortals to place one foot before the other upon a destined course of action.
Mortals also frustrate the Gods who watch from lofty Olympian heights. They dawdle and rove, piling error upon error, ignoring what is plain and obvious to immortal eyes. Dreams, omens, and portents are not always of use, for mortals have ears only for what they wish and what is most easy. They have eyes only for what is directly before them
