Chapter 93
Hypnos took a deep breath as he stepped into Olympus for the first time since he was banished by Zeus.
Olympus was the home of the gods, who dwelt in fabulous palaces of marble and gold. It was quite simply the most elegant place that he’d ever seen, and he’d missed home a lot more than he could’ve imagined. Seeing everything that he’d left behind brought him a mixture of emotions.
Olympos could be essentially described as an ancient akropolis. A fortified hilltop and palace complex located just below the peaks of Mount Olympus.
The golden gates of the heavenly fortress were guarded by the three Horai, and it contained the palace of Zeus, lesser palaces for the other gods, and stables for the immortal horses. The buildings were built of stone with bronze foundations and were surrounded by cloistered courtyards with golden pavements.
The main structure was the palace of Zeus. It had a fairly simple layout, as was typical of ancient Greek palaces, with a centra
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