Wow, you guys are great! Thank you so much! I"m going with Gustibus and his antagonist Sucrosus for now. I think they should work great.
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PS - if you’re a cat lover, you might not appreciate the book as cats are the embodiment of Sucrosus (so Sugarpuss was dead on!)
It’s also the French common name for a couple varieties of green peas, so dubbed because you eat both the peas and the pod (i.e. “all” of the veggie) instead of just the peas.
(The god’s name has been shorted to Gus. Man has interviewed, but didn’t get the job of ruler of the universe…)
This left the Gus in a bind. The cat was out of the bag about the open position. Man clearly felt it was his right. Yet, Man was not equipped to rule without making a mess of things. So, Gus placated Man by telling him that he was the ruler and giving him a title so that he would think that he was the ruler, but actually handing the job over to a more competent creature. And so, man became the Dear Owner of the universe. Gus gave Man bright shiny metal objects and pretty printed paper dollars to distract and amuse him. Then Gus swore all the other creatures to secrecy, lest Dear Owner throw himself to the ground in a fit of kicking and squealing.