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"But if he's a preacher," I said, "and he believes in a different hell ..."
Grover shrugged. "Who says he's seeing this place the way we're seeing it? Humans see what they want to see. You're very stubborn—er, persistent, that way."

I like the way this book explains other religions. Definitely made me think of these sorts of things differently, which I didn't expect from a kid's book.

Pretty sure Luke is the one who will betray them (just guessing ... no spoilers!)

"And then they died."
"Died? No. Did the West die? The gods simply moved ... Wherever the flame was brightest, the gods were there. All you need to do is look at the architecture. People do not forget the gods ... And yes, they are now in your United States. Look at your symbol, the eagle of Zeus. Look at the statue of Prometheus in Rockefeller Center, the Greek facades of your government buildings."

Interesting!

"What you call 'Western civilization.' Do you think it's just and abstract concept? No, it's a living force ... The fire started in Greece. Then, as you well know—or as I hope you know, since you passed my course—the heart of the fire moved to Rome, and so did the gods. Oh, different names, perhaps—Jupiter for Zeus, Venus for Aphrodite, and so—but the same forces, the same gods."