Why did Father speak to her of an ancient god?

Because you could not turn from us in our need, we brought the knowledge of the ancient gods into the world.

If the ancient gods had returned, what were they trying to do to them?

"Do you know of magic to take us to this ancient god?"

And thus, slowly, word of the ancient gods began to spread.

It seemed to him that the ancient gods walked the earth within sight of his eyes.

Humanity had lost its ancient gods: now it was old enough to have no need for new ones.

It seemed to me a night when the ancient gods might be met with in the lonely places.

Things round and full of life, as offerings to the ancient gods.

I can enter and pray to an ancient God that doesn't exist after all.