Ixion In Heaven

Benjamin Disraeli (1804 – 1881) was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure. Disraeli was well-known as a literary and social figure, though his novels are not generally regarded as part of the Victorian literary canon. Invented the political novel, of which Sybil and Vivian Grey they became perhaps the best-known even today.

Short story based on popular myth written by Benjamin Disraeli retells of Ixion who was king of Thessaly from Greek myth, infamous twice over for murdering his father-in-law after a disagreement about money and horses, then for angering Zeus by cosying up to his consort, Hera. His own people hunted and abandoned him for his disgraceful behaviour as a host, only for him to behave just as disgracefully as a guest after Zeus, feeling sorry for the deposed king, invited him up to Olympus for dinner.