The defense works on Mount Olympus
In the meantime, everything was ready on Mount Olympus. The first of Zeus’ palace were very sound constructions but did not have any decoration. At the outskirts of Mount Olympus, the fortifications had been completed while at the same time, the Cyclops had been busy working day in and day out making Zeus’ thunderbolts. In parallel to all those activities, fortification works spread in the surrounding area.
In such a state was the community of the Olympians when an envoy of Cronos reached the camp secretly and offered the Cyclops the choice to change camp, promising them riches and a nice time in general. Instead of an answer, the Cyclops gave a terrible strike with their hammers on the earth, while the Hekatoncheires cried out wrathful yells. Thus the
