: Perhaps--that's Forrest's inverted cycle theory, which
: I'm sure he'll be happy to explain in detail. :-) But
: we know that the Mythworld gods (whichever ones
: actually exist) aren't all-powerful or all-knowing;
: witness how the Fetch can "hide from Wyrd's
: gaze," or how Nyx failed to prevent her Trow
: worshippers from getting decimated. So it's very
: possible that the gods either couldn't prevent the
: cycle from being broken, or didn't know about it, or
: didn't care.
: --SiliconDream
And remember that the Leveller seems to be a god too, who periodically sends an avatar to kill off the majority of the world's population.