"They got cults, so some people'd tell you they're gods. Religious folk might tell you they're demons. Far as I'm concerned, they're parasites, just bigger, meaner, and more entrenched than your average termite infestation. The fact there have been so many different cults through the ages, but all following similar themes is how we coalesced the idea of the different Powers.

"You get themes showing up over time. I don't know how Polidore actually got his list, specifically, but they seem to work. More or less. Not everything fits neatly into one category every time, but they've got a main theme, for the most part."