[ Scattered, relocated, or duplicated, a la their Roman counterparts. Maybe there's a Barrayar-specific version of the Greek gods that Miles would theoretically be the son of. Not that any of that is real for him, of course.

He perks a bit at he mention of Hephaestus, amused by that turn of phrase. ]

Is it? I suppose. But there just wouldn't be enough room for all of us on Earth any more. I suppose you've no humans living on other worlds where you come from?