Oh that's very fun. A character-to-character take on gods and mortals means you'll play the gods as characters, presumably with voices and goals and desires. For my character-to-player example, I was imagining the gods that are abstract & beyond comprehension, so you only get the results of their actions.
It sounds like your mortal character would be the one holding the hand of cards in your version, while your god character is giving clues to another player. It's fun to see how little tweaks like that can change the shape of the whole game!