Zeus was not having a good day and he made sure everyone knew it.
Hera was in another one of her moods. That time of the month. It came quicker now—from every four weeks, down to three, two. Now, only a week separated her . . . moods, which lasted longer than a few days. All she did was lie on the clouds, stuffing her face with pomegranate seeds and cursing Zeus whenever he commanded her to perform her wifely duties.
And she wonders why he has so many demigod brats running around Earth, turning Krakens into stone with severed serpentine heads, and slaying beasts with their bare hands. Mortal women bowed down to his Olympian scepter. They worshipped the mighty pendulum that dangled between his godly, muscular thighs. They were proud to bear his children.
After his reign of thunder and lightning, to which Hera didn’t budge, he descended to Earth for a mortal woman he could fill with his infinite glory.
word count: 150
—Nortina
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Lovely Curses 
Great story
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Very descriptive, and too funny. Loved it! 🙂
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Zeus definitely has a big… uh… ego. So clever nd like everyone… loved this…”They worshipped the mighty pendulum that dangled between his godly, muscular thighs.”
Gods… men… they’re the same!
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Exactly the same! 😉
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He sounds very butt hurt…if that is the right saying.
As usual, a very unique take on the prompt and full of…well…images…
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Lol, thanks. Zeus has one big . . . ego. 😉
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HA! Loved it. The greek gods were rather petty and human-like, weren’t they?
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Image and likeness, right? 😉 Thanks for reading!
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Nice read. I direction I never would have thought of
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Nortina, this is brilliant! I am still laughing, especially over the mighty pendelem dangling between his godly, muscular thighs. Haha! I’m still rooting for Hera. 😀
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His infinite glory that dangled between his thighs, wow what an image Nortina.
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Vivid imagery and humorous work 🙂
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this was hilarious!
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So well done Nortina! I liked the visual of the mighty pendulum. 😀 Thanks for sticking with the MFtS challenge! Hugs to you my friend and be well… ^..^
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