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Zeus and Poseidon eyed the mortal on the beach. Zeus from his heavenly clouds and his brother from the waves. Eons of competition fired between them; destruction, rape and mayhem. The sea god twirled his trident; one earthquake or wave and victory would be his. Above, Zeus toyed with a lightning bolt between his fingers, the glow lighting the sky.
Flicking his wrist, Zeus released the bolt. Thunder vibrated as electricity charged towards the mortal. Game on. Poseidon hit the sand with his weapon. Water chased the human as he ran. Poseidon smirked with triumph, Zeus’ aim sucked.
The mortal dropped dead before water swallowed him. A lightning bolt scorched the land metres away.
Hades took off his helmet of invisibility.
“You both lose your pissing competition. He belongs to death.”
Zeus and Poseidon aimed for their brother, Hades waved and disappeared with the mortal’s soul.
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Note:
This story features the Greek brother gods Poseidon (Neptune), Zeus (Jupiter) and Hades (Pluto). More stories staring the gods in the 21st century can be found here.
Tannille 
Those friggen gods do like to wreak havoc, don’t they?
Poor mortal stood zero chances this time.
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It’s a sport to them. At least Hades is just doing his job. Where would I be without the gods? 😀
Thanks D!
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It is! I can’t diss Hades – as you said, just doing his job 😉 They do help you out, don’t they? 🙂
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Just a wee bit. 😈
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😉
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The classical gods were remarkably human in their foibles.
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That’s their appeal, I think. Too human.
Thanks N!
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Dear Tanille,
Those pesky gods. Always messing with each other and humans get caught in the crossfire. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Humans are there to serve them. I don’t think we matter much. 😀
Thanks R!
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Playthings for the Gods, aren’t we? I think Hades will always have the last laugh.
(You have a typo in the first paragraph lightning bold for lightning bolt. In case you wish to edit).
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Hades is just doing his job but his brothers… I guess humans being play things make mythology fun.
Thanks E, my eyes are lazy, it doesn’t matter how many times I read either😀
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Last time I’m going to that beach!
Fun stuff, Tannille
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Oh no, it’s your beach! Just watch the clouds first. Looks like a nice beach.
Thanks C
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Gods used to be so cool. Monotheistic composite gods are not nearly as fun.
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I don’t know, the Abrahamic God caused floods and plagues, not to mention the offering of an afterlife in hell. 😀
Thanks N
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Yeah, lots of death and destruction but not much personality. 😐
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Book of Enoch is where the good stuff is: war between angels, giants, floods. But yeah not much personality from the big guy.
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I’ll have to read that. Sounds like Paradise Lost. I think a lot of that has seeped into religious canon. I need a main character with personality.
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Lucifer not good enough for you? 😈
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No, he’s the bad guy… kinda. As bad guys go, he’s pretty weak. “Hey, have an apple.”
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All about perspective. 😀
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A little sibling rivalry amongst the Gods! 🙂
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They get bored I think.
Thanks I
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Hades, or at least Death, always wins! Though, thankfully, he will be releasing Persephone for her yearly visit very soon…
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Death awaits wins, for better worse.
Actually it’ll be winter here and I’m looking forward to it (it’s been abnormally humid).
Thanks T
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Funny, you are saying it is as hot as Hades until Persephone goes back to the underworld?
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I’ve read a theory, that the Greeks flipped the seasons in the mythology because nothing grows in summer (suggesting Persephone is in Hades). But the common belief is winter.
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Brothers! That’s all I gotta say. I have two of my own and wow are they competitive. I suppose with brother gods, the results are a bit more traumatic to anyone who gets in their way. Very creative!
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Were you the Hades character and broke up your brothers’ competition? I’ve seen sisters act the same way.
Thanks B, I had fun writing this one.
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That’s the gods for you, always pissing around. 😂
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They never change. So human like.
Thanks D!
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Great drama! And. your muse didn’t interfere at all 🙂
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Nope, she even said “let’s throw in Hades”. 😀
Thanks L!
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🙂
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I enjoyed this tale of rivalry between the Gods, I’ll be more careful on the beach in future.
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Watch out for any storm clouds.
Thanks J!
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Maybe inventing these cruel gods gave early humans a sense of meaning when faced with the cruelties of life and nature. Good thought-provoking story.
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It might have. One theory I have heard is the gods were symbolic. At any rate it gives me story fodder. 😀
Thanks G
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Huh, that Hades. He’s not to be trusted!
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Strangely in mythology Hades seemed more honourable than his brothers to me.
Thanks D
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Ah, the gods and their games. Always up to something.
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They are easily bored. 😀
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i don’t understand why the gods could be so mean. they should have left that poor chap alone.
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I thing they represent the worst in us.
Thanks P!
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It’s a long time since I heard the expression ‘pissing competition’. It’s just so accurate! Fun story, Tannille.
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The last line I wrote too, originally it was bland 😀.
Thanks P
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😉 Teehee!
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LOL. Can’t beat death and taxes. Really fun story.
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Hmm I wonder if there was a tax god? Probably. 😀
Thanks A!
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