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Seaweed littered the ground, the stench polluting the sky. The siren held her nose as she turned to her friend, Dione.
“What’s with all the seaweed?”
The water nymph shrugged and leaped over a pile of sea crap.
“Poseidon threw another hissy fit. You know he suffers from PMS.”
“Bloody hell, what over now?”
Parthenope stomped her foot. The impact creating slime. Damn man-child god, his spats stopped humans from coming to her shores. She itched to drown a mortal, she needed a new lover.
Dione threw back her head laughing.
“Same ole story, the barmaid refused to sleep with him.”
Tannille 
She itched to drown a mortal. Lovely
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Such is the nature of sirens!
Thanks N!
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If even the gods can’t get lucky…
Fun stuff, Tannille
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Explains a lot of their actions. 😀
Thanks C!
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It’s a tough life for a sea god. All those mermaids and still he can’t get laid.
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Says a lot about his personality. 😀
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Dear Tanille,
That last line made me laugh out loud. Men or male gods and their…fun story in any event.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Man is made in the image of the gods. 😀
Thanks R.
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This was a great little read, Tannille. So entertaining and inventive. That last line… 🙂
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thanks S. I had fun writing this one. 😀
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The problems Gods have … Good thing mortals don’t have those … oh, wait … 😉
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Haha exactly!!! Gods and man, same same.
Thanks N
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😀
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He probably stank as much as the seaweed.
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That would explain a lot!
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HE. . .has PMS. Okay. I guess anything can happen when you’re a god. 🙂
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Some of the gods were known to switch genders. Maybe the girls were outting him?
Thanks L!
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🙂
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Good to know the Gods suffer the same as the rest of us! 🙂
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Oh the frustration!!!
Thanks I
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I wonder what the ‘mortals’ think of her wanting to drown them 🤔
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Bewitched by bliss, would be my guess.
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So even the gods can spit the dummy now and then or semi-constantly. I guess, if even a literal Greek God can be rejected by a barmaid, I shouldn’t feel so bad about my lack of social life.
I used to joke that I have the body of a Greek God… buried in my yard. Shhh… That’s a secret.
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Maybe you just have more moral value. The gods were rather rapey.
Can I have your address? I’m bringing a shovel. 😀
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Yep, self-defense against a rapey god. That’s my legal strategy.
What kind of airlines do you have in Australia that will allow you to board with a shovel? Are the roos allowed, too?
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Not sure that defence will hold up in the court of Athena.
Hmm I guess the roo better get digging then. 😀
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Yes, that is his way. Fun story, Tannille!
Ronda
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And Zeus!
Thanks R
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Enjoyed this so much! These gods are way too much like humans for their own good 🙂
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They really are. They share all our faults and failings.
Thanks D!
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My pleasure. I really enjoyed it 😀
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that was lovely. great take on the prompt. 🙂
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Even the gods get frustrated…
Thanks P!
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How lovely to read a story based on Greek myths! And a genuinely amusing one too!
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There is something about Greek Myths, the gods are like us!
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Hopefully he’ll calm down soon, I’m sure Parthenope will be back to drowning mortals in no time!
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As the Greeks do. 😀. Always plenty of other barmaids.
Thanks D!
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Water nymphs have their stories & challenges too 🙂
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It’s hard being immortal.
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A terrific little tale with a brilliant last line! Love it!
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Gods have urges too!
Thanks K
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Love the mythology, as always. It does seem very much like something Poseidon would do.
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I’m looking forward to Zeus, he was worse than Posiedon. 😀.
Thanks J!
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Do gods sleep? Great take on the picture.
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I think they have more on their minds. 😀
Thanks R!
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Ha! Ha! Nice take on the prompt. Greek mythology is full of temperamental Gods.
Maybe Poseidon will have better luck if he does something for the fish-breath
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Greek mythology is awesome! He might be the poster boy for mint breath freshener yet.
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Yep, the barmaid knows a greek hod is never going to get her anywhere, since they are so tempestuous.
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At least the Greek gods are entertaining.
Thanks J!
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Great use of the prompt photo. Quite an enjoyable read especially with all of the greek myth unfolding. Nicely done … Have a great day … Be Safe
Isadora 😎
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Thanks I! 😀 You too!
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