In the days of long, long ago when men built altars, and burned sacrifices, and worshiped their gods
in temples of pure white marble, Jupiter, the greatest of the gods, sat upon his throne on high
Olympus and looked down upon the doings of men. The topmost peak of Mount Olympus was
covered with clouds,—so high it was above all the hills of Greece,—and its slopes were thickly wooded.
Just how high the mountain really was could only be guessed, for no man had dared to climb ...