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* Creator/MichaelMoorcock's ''Dreamers at the End of Time'' trilogy involves immortal, terribly jaded superhumans dealt with in this way.

** The main characters of ''Literature/TheGame''. [[spoiler:Then again, they're all characters from Greek mythology, so...]]

* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' has hints of this going on in the background, whenever Percy deals with the Gods, who now have to live in the 21st century. For example, Hera and Zeus's marital squabbles are alluded to, Artemis and Apollo have SiblingSenioritySquabble going on, etc.

* The [[PhysicalGod Azathanai]] in the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' are a rather quirky lot, and not all on the best of terms. It's especially obvious in ''[[Literature/TheKharkanasTrilogy Fall of Light]]'', where K'rul and Skillen Droe meet several of their Azathanai bretheren on their journey. Of special note is the meeting with Mael, who refuses to part the sea for their passage, because Skillen once polluted his seas to make a flying mountain without asking first.

* In ''Series/TheAlmightyJohnsons'' the Norse gods are greatly reduced in power, and have moved to New Zealand. They can and do die, but then the god-spirit simply moves on to another descendant. Over the years since the original migration, the descendants of the gods (who are also incarnations of the gods) have lost track of each other, in part because gods (and goddesses) don't generally like each other very much.

* Starting in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'' the Olympians became much more prominent in ''Franchise/WonderWoman'', and much more like their mythological counterparts (previously they'd been tied to other planets and not definitively "gods"). After Ares' separate abode was destroyed they're all stuck together on Olympus and while they really do not get along they ''usually'' avoid outright war with each other.

->''"Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum."''

* Any story of ''Comicbook/TheMightyThor'' taking place in Asgard will inevitably turn into one of these, not that he is safe from the trope anywhere else either.

* The main characters of Creator/DianaWynneJones's ''The Game''. [[spoiler:Then again, they're all characters from Greek mythology, so...]]
* ''Literature/EightDaysOfLuke'' takes a similar approach to the Norse pantheon. ''Literature/ArchersGoon'' covers an original pantheon.

* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' has hints of this going on in the background, whenever Percy deals with the Gods, who now have to live in the 21st century. For example, Hera and Zeus's marital squabbles are alluded to, Artemis and Apollo have SiblingSenioritySquabble going on, etc.

* Creator/MichaelMoorcock's ''Dreamers at the End of Time'' trilogy involves immortal, terribly jaded superhumans dealt with in this way.

* Creator/RobertSheckley's ''Literature/{{Godhome}}'' features gods who are mostly retired until a mortal manages to accidentally phone them--which stirs up old family squabbles and jealousies.
* The [[PhysicalGod Azathanai]] in the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' are a rather quirky lot, and not all on the best of terms. It's especially obvious in ''[[Literature/TheKharkanasTrilogy Fall of Light]]'', where K'rul and Skillen Droe meet several of their Azathanai bretheren on their journey. Of special note is the meeting with Mael, who refuses to part the sea for their passage, because Skillen once polluted his seas to make a flying mountain without asking first.

* ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' and ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' have many humorous episodes where the Greek gods are portrayed as this.
* In ''Series/TheAlmightyJohnsons'' the Norse gods are greatly reduced in power, and have moved to New Zealand. They can and do die, but then the god-spirit simply moves on to another descendant. Over the years since the original migration, the descendants of the gods (who are also incarnations of the gods) have lost track of each other, in part because gods (and goddesses) don't generally like each other very much.

* "Three of Earth's mightiest heroes... Gathered together under one roof... [[HilarityEnsues to face the challenge of everyday life!]] Ladies and Gentlemen, the ''[[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Justice Friends]]''".

* The Azathanai in ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' are a rather quirky lot, and not all on the best of terms. It's especially obvious in ''[[Literature/TheKharkanasTrilogy Fall of Light]]'', where K'rul and Skillen Droe meet several of their Azathanai bretheren on their journey. Of special note is the meeting with Mael, who refuses to part the sea for their passage, because Skillen once polluted his seas to make a flying mountain without asking first.

* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' has hints of this going on in the background, whenever Percy deals with the Gods.

* ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' and ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' have many humorous episodes where the Greek gods are portrayed as this. Possibly the TropeCodifier.

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' falls into this during Hivebent... and gets deconstructed.

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* The Literals from ''JackOfFables''.

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* The Greek gods in ''{{Everworld}}'' spend most of their time lounging around Mt. Olympus either partying or getting into sudden, violent arguments with each other so strong storms and whirlwinds suddenly appear from their anger. They keep this up even as the armies of a [[EldritchAbomination god-eating abomination]] are massing outside their house.

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* ''HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' and ''XenaWarriorPrincess'' had many humorous episodes where the Greek gods were portrayed as this. Possibly the TropeCodifier.

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* Any number of old-school pantheons.
** Quite a lot of stories about the lesser gods in Myth/HinduMythology come down to "Asuras do something the Devas don't like. Wacky hijinks ensue. Sometimes the higher gods get involved. At the end, Indra learns AnAesop."
* [[Myth/NorseMythology Loki]] makes a bet. HilarityEnsues. Sometimes, he lost or risked something that belonged to another god (for example, in the origin of Sleipnir, where the other gods forced him to sabotage his opponent).

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* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' falls into this during Hivebent... and gets deconstructed.

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* [[NorseMythology Loki]] makes a bet. HilarityEnsues. Sometimes, he lost or risked something that belonged to another god (for example, in the origin of Sleipnir, where the other gods forced him to sabotage his opponent).

** ''EightDaysOfLuke'' takes a similar approach to the Norse pantheon. ''Literature/ArchersGoon'' covers an original pantheon.

** ''EightDaysOfLuke'' takes a similar approach to the Norse pantheon. ''ArchersGoon'' covers an original pantheon.

* ''TheGodsOfArrKelaan'' - Though the stories turn serious quickly.

* ''{{Homestuck}}'' falls into this during Hivebent... and gets deconstructed.

** Quite a lot of stories about the lesser gods in HinduMythology come down to "Asuras do something the Devas don't like. Wacky hijinks ensue. Sometimes the higher gods get involved. At the end, Indra learns AnAesop."

* Atrus and family from ''{{Myst}}''.

* MichaelMoorcock's ''Dreamers at the End of Time'' trilogy involves immortal, terribly jaded superhumans dealt with in this way.

* "Three of Earth's mightiest heroes... Gathered together under one roof... [[HilarityEnsues to face the challenge of everyday life!]] Ladies and Gentlemen, the ''JusticeFriends''".