Some small gods are gods that were once powerful, others are gods in potentia, as it were, waiting for someone to erect a small cairn, or pile of stones as a short prayer so that they can gain some power, perform a few miracles and gain believers. Once there are no more believers, the god becomes a mere echo of a voice on the wind. As gods lose belief, they become weaker and smaller. The more people believe in a god, the more powerful that god becomes. Gods and people go hand in hand: gods need people to believe in them, and people need something to blame.
Most people make the mistake of thinking that gods came first and then came the people to believe in them, when in fact the people came first, and then their belief created the gods. There are roughly 3,000 gods on the Discworld and research theologians are discovering more every day.
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