Egyptians! Greeks! Norse! Oh my! (A guide to myths)

Greek; How the big three chose where they wanted to be!

So we all know that there are three extremely major gods in Greek Mythology. Zeus, god of le sky and lightning, Poseidon, the Ocean lover and giant fork wielder, and Hades, the emo teen of darkness.

Why were they the main three instead of their older sisters? Who knows! Probably because they had cool weapons, probably because Zeus saved them all, but back to the story!

Zeus was thinking, "Hey guys, since I single-handedly saved you from dad."

"More like got us barfed out," Hades muttered.

"I should be the ultimate ruler! Sound good?" Zeus asked.

"Okay, back up. You can't rule everything! What the heck are we suppose to do?" Poseidon countered while adding, "Plus, more jobs means more work."

Zeus probably didn't like the sound of that, so he said, "On second thought...let's draw straws."

"What's a straw?" Hades asked timidly.

"Er... scratch that, let's draw blades of grass," Zeus leaned down and pulled out three pieces of grass, each one a different size. "Whoever gets the biggest one can choose first."

"Okay, but what are we choosing over, and can we have one of the girls hold the grass? That'll make it more fair," Poseidon said as he twirled his new Trident.

"Well, for starters, one of us could rule the sky, one can rule the sea, and the other can rule over the Underworld. And sure, we'll have Hestia hold them. Hey, Hestia! We need your help!"

Their eldest sister came over, her brown dress swaying in the light breeze. After explaining to her what they were doing, she turned around, mixed the grass blades around in her hand, and turned back. "It might be wise not to tell Demeter, she's likes plants and, well, you just killed three of them for a decision," she warned.

"Can she really get that mad over a few-?" Hades asked as they heard Demeter shout at Hera for putting a flower in her hair. "Never mind,"

"Okay, youngest first!" Zeus said as he proudly took a blade, then Poseidon, and last timid Hades. Zeus had the longest one with Poseidon coming in second. Hades glumly looked at his small piece of plant life. Hestia patted him on the shoulder, trying to cheer him up.

"Okay, take your pick," Poseidon said as he watched Zeus point to the sky. "Atmosphere, here I come!" He shouted gleefully.

"Dibs on the ocean!" Poseidon said as he ran like the wind to a nearby beach and jumped into the water.

"Guess I get the Underworld, yay," Hades said, his complexion slightly paler than usual.

"Hey, you might like it, it has caves and underground rivers and it's dark!" Hestia said encouragingly.

"I do like the dark," Hades agreed.

"Hey guys! What'd we..." Demeter trailed off as she stared at the boys holding grass. Hera slowly backed up, mouthing the word run. The rest of the day led to Demeter chasing her brothers, scolding them for killing plant life as Poseidon hid in the waves. Hera and Hestia looked at each other and shrugged, joining their sister for the fun of it.