Why Did Zeus Decide To Hunt For Dinner?

On a hot summer afternoon, in Greece, Zeus invited Poseidon for dinner. He wanted to prove to Poseidon that he was tougher than him so he decided to hunt for dinner. Zeus was a very brave, narcissistic god. Poseidon was always jealous of his younger brother. All the animals on land were either already hunted or too small for the two of them to eat. It was getting late and Zeus was running out of time to kill an animal to show his masculinity to his brother. Out of quick thought, Zeus decided to hunt sea animals, but he knew that Poseidon would never allow it. Poseidon would not be okay with Zeus killing his own animals. Zeus could not think of anything else to so he decided to sneak behind behind his brother’s back and hunt two dolphins. Zeus
went to the ocean and searched for the two biggest dolphins. Zeus pulled out his lighting staff and aimed to throw it at the first dolphin. He threw the staff and it struck the dolphin in the heart, killing it almost immediately. What Zeus didn’t know was that Poseidon was able to sense danger in his animals. After sensing his dolphin’s death from an immortal he quickly ventured towards Zeus’ location. Just as Zeus was about to throw his staff he heard “STOP!” from Poseidon. This startled Zeus causing him to miss and shoot the water instead. The bolt of lighting reflected off the water and split into a trillion pieces. The dispersed and flew into space creating stars. Poseidon was angry at Zeus but Zeus lied and said he had no intention of hurting his animals. Poseidon saw straight through his lies and summoned a wave big enough to wipe even a god as strong as Zeus. Zeus was washed up on shore unconscious. He woke up at night on an empty beach. Zeus looked up and could see all the bright stars above him. As they glistened in the sky Zeus began to feel remorse for Poseidon. This sorrow did not last long. He remembered that he was king of gods and that he didn’t have to feel sorry for anyone.