By JB Andre
Zeus glowered down the table at Heracles, who wiped his hands after each bite as if to eat was to soil himself. Implying Zeus was comporting himself wrong by comparison. What did Heracles know of the wars fought for this bounty?
Zeus no longer saw himself in his son.
Just last week, Heracles had complained that lightning was killing far too many mortals. But lightning does not kill mortals, Zeus had to explain, gods do. With lightning.
Heracles called Zeus outdated.
There was a time Zeus hurled those words at his father. Age is a war with two fronts, Zeus thought.
Ouch… are we all doomed to turn into our parents? Nicely done…
Interesting and relatable.
Funny & deeply serious. As new tales of old gods go, this is one of the best. Brilliant.