Hypolympia; Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy

PREFACE

_The scene of this fantasy is an island, hitherto inhabited by Lutherans, in a remote but temperate province of Northern Europe. The persons are the Gods of Ancient Greece. The time is early in the Twentieth Century._

I

[_A terrace high above the sea, which is seen far below, through vast masses of woodland. Steps lead down towards the water, from the centre of t...