YOU SAID:
Neither god looked surprised to see them
INTO JAPANESE
どちらの神も彼らを見て驚いていなかった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Neither god was surprised to see them
INTO JAPANESE
どちらの神も彼らを見て驚いたことはありません
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Neither god was surprised to see them
That didn't even make that much sense in English.