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100 1 _aBangs, John Kendrick,
_d1862-1922
245 1 0 _aOlympian Nights
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympian_Nights
500 _aRelease date is 2006-03-11
508 _aProduced by Paul Good, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Olympian Nights" by John Kendrick Bangs is a humorous fantasy novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the misadventures of a mortal who, while seeking shelter on Mount Olympus, finds himself entangled in the antics of the gods, revealing their less-than-great qualities through witty dialogues and playful satire. Key characters include the narrator, an unnamed man, and his guide, Hippopopolis, who together explore the absurdities of divine life. At the start of the novel, the protagonist has just arrived at the base of Mount Olympus during a fruitless search for a war that he had hoped to witness. After a long and tiring walk led by his guide Hippopopolis, he learns that he is resting near the legendary home of Greek gods. Hippopopolis expresses a skeptical opinion of the gods, claiming they are not as noble as one may believe, and his cynical humor sets the tone for the narrator's journey. As the rain begins to pour, the protagonist is left alone to fend for himself on the mountain, eventually discovering a mysterious elevator and a world within Olympus that operates on its quirks, alluding to the comedic mischief that will unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMythology, Classical -- Humor
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17964
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