Exhibit more human qualities. In an article written by Sujay Kulshrestha on Sappho's works, he describes the Greek gods as "strict stewards" and "loving parents." According to Webster, the difference between gods and mortals is that "[the gods'] most distinctive quality is not goodness, but power." What these two scholars have in common is that neither sees the Greek gods as omnipotent and savior figures. These gods form both beneficial and exploitative relationships with mortals, and these relationships are more personal than the relationship between gods and other mortals