Mythology, fiction and legend are not necessarily mutually exclusive. George Washington certainly existed, as you say; however, while you can point to events in his life that are popularly believed yet historically fictional, there are many more events in his life that are historically true. Whatever else people think they know of the man, he left his mark on history - he lived, he loved, he made decisions good and bad that impacted on the lives of others. He probably also wrote things down, letters, bills and somesuch that have been preserved for posterity (I'm not familiar enough with the man and his life to feel able to pass comment). The same cannot be said of Jesus (the) Christ. Consider also the legendary characters of King Arthur and Robin Hood.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
