My favorite under-goddess was Gen, queen of fertility.  We had Bun and Gen, pregnancy and fertility.  Their names were not coincidental.  At first glance Bun and Gen are interchangeable — two giggly girls with silly dogs and not a full IQ between the two of them.  Looks are deceiving.  While Bun is pretty simple — guardian of pregnancy and birth — Gen is more complicated.  For one thing, she’s a second cousin to Christopher Mackenzie, and despite his less than warm demeanor she loves and defends him.  Always a good sign.

For another, she’s got enough sense to recognize that Mina is a Very Bad Girl, and that Abby is clearly her role model.  Abby is the goddess of hunger and beginnings, two things that any goddess of fertility needs.  Gen knows enough to come to Abby when she’s frightened, and of course she’s gifted in the kitchen, being a goddess of bringing things together to create something new.  Having Abby and Gen in the bakery is a brilliant and scary thing, and the town of Summerville is going to be very happy as long as they keep cooking.

Gen also knows that Christopher is The One for Abby, no matter how she fights it.  And deep down, that’s part of why Abby loves her.  Because Gen knows the truth that Abby’s so busy fighting.

Bun’s going to have a dozen children.  Gen is going to have a dozen careers, all of them brilliant, including midwife, fertility expert, architect, caterer, and daschsund breeder.  And she’ll make sure all of the goddesses have as many babies as they want, even Shar.