Specifically, gods that might be attracted to Rochester, NY and points directly-ish East of there.
Fae Apoc gods, when they returned, tended to pick personalities from old myths (or to be personalities from old myths; that’s still up in the air). The cities they gravitated to were ones where they felt welcome – Irish-myth-gods to Irish-heavy cities, Polish-gods to Polish-heavy cities – either in Europe or in the U.S.
One source lists Rochester as – Ancestries: German (10.3%), Irish (8.6%), Italian (7.9%), English (6.2%), Polish (2.6%), West Indian (1.8%).
(Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Rochester-New-York.html#ixzz33svaWrLh)
(sort of a weird listing – because the fact that the city is 38.1% black is listed in a different chart. I apologize; easily-accessible data does not nicely list African nationality of ancestry the way it does European)
From growing up in Rochester-area, I’d say that fits the feel of the city, although I can’t vouch for actual numbers.
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I’d suggest Brighid for a start…
Oooh Brighid …
What sort of cultural background/s does the black 38.1% have? If it’s sufficiently consistent, that’s a fairly big ‘voting’ block. Down to the smaller groups, what about anyone from the Ring Cycle? Or Minerva – you said there are a lot of universities there.
That’s a very good question. So, Wikipedia says – “Most African Americans are of West and Central African descent and are descendants of enslaved blacks within the boundaries of the present United States.” But while you can look at a Shustakowski and say “hey, I bet you’re ethnically Polish,” immigration via slavery means that much of the cultural background – even names – were stripped away. ~I am not an expert in this!~ This is not my area of study.
I was thinking along the lines of what do they identify with now?
What about Native American gods?
*facepalm* Yes. Can’t believe I didn’t think of that.