Olympian Nights

The narrator reaches Mount Olympus and finds the gods living in a comic, bureaucratic version of modern society. Through episodic encounters—seeking lodging, summoning a valet, playing on the Olympian links, dining with deities, visiting a zoo and a palace, and attending a stormy audience with Jupiter—he observes mythic personages coping with domestic squabbles, commercial rivals, and administrative routines. Scenes blend classical myth and contemporary satire, portraying healers, love-gods, and rulers adapting to modern institutions, with whimsical sketches of gossip, professional rivalry, and absurd conveniences that culminate in an unexpected dismissal.