Long ago, in the far away land of ancient Greece, there was a golden age of powerful gods and extraordinary heroes...
At the peak of the great Mount Olympus the children of Kronos and Rheia lived and celebrated their greatness with the denizens of heaven. One of the three mighty brothers, Poseidon of the sea, had been away from his seat for a great while. It was not like his fellow gods to worry for his well-being, as he could easily take care of himself, but alas, Dionysus' wine had been flowing late into the night and as the women of Olympus fell to the hands of Hypnos, they sneaked off to find their brother.
Mighty Zeus and the Lord Hades later found their brother hunched over a pile of braying earth. As they approached, the earth took form, and became a horse-like creature; stronger than those we know today and smaller than any the great Sea God would create after.
Hades beheld the creature and offered his brother his compliments: "And what is that ugly wee thing supposed to be?" Mighty Zeus laughed at the Sea God's creation as its creator fumed with rage. Never had his work been so insulted. And by his own kin none the less!
Picking up the creature he presented it to his brother Hades.
"Here, it's an ass. It reminded me of you."
AN: More to come, little monsters. Cookies to those who get the reference (Well... maybe not cookies... ClosetCase is sick and does not appreciate the scent of cookies... or mention really). There will be many more.