In the ancient land of

 Greece,

Zeus was

king of the gods...
 

Zeus (sometimes known as Jupiter) is really the king of the gods. However, everyone thinks he is just an engineer who works for the Boeing Toy Company.  Zeus pretends to love the Simple Machines invented by Archimedes.

Zeus has a son, Perseus, whom he encourages to think of himself as special and superior to other people. As a result, the other characters in this play think Perseus is selfish and spoiled. His third-grade teacher, Mr. Socrates, is so frustrated that he sends Perseus away from school."