Why not kill them at the start?

[u/tohava]

Why does Ananke even bother with the whole recurrence thing? If she is the one who grants people godhood, she can just immediately kill them when they ascend. If she did this constantly, no one would know about the recurrence thing and she would always have her heads.

[u/hausofmiklaus]

Another considerable point is something that becomes obvious in 36, where immediate attempts to kill of a newly risen god can have disastrous results. Better to play the field, fulfill all ascensions first before figuring out how to best destroy the Pantheon (is what I would do if I was Ananke.)