Something like that - no one really knows what the exact truth is, the Deities like to act like they're in charge, but there are powers greater than theirs. They're more like... well, like museum keepers, really, and we're the art. Taken from our homes and put on display for Gods know what reasons. [It's not a perfect metaphor, but it comes to mind.]

You have realized you're not exactly alive, though, right?