At Camp Half-Blood, Apollo learns from two of his teenage children (Austin and Kayla) and the temporary director (Chiron) that a number of student campers have gone missing. The creature destroys the forces after them. Meg saves the day by summoning a creature made from peaches. Percy drives them most of the way, but dark forces attempt to derail them. To get there, they will need the help of Percy Jackson, demigod son of Poseidon. He wishes to get to Camp Half-Blood, out on Long Island, hoping old friends can help him in his situation. A twelve year-old girl named Meg pelts the punks with fruit and saves Apollo.Īpollo quickly learns Meg is a demigod. Apollo is attacked by two punks who say they were sent by their boss. Instead, Apollo is a geeky, curly-haired, flabby sixteen year-old whose name is Lester Papadopoulos. He lands in Manhattan as a mortal where he is no longer an invincible, handsome, muscular god. As punishment, Apollo is made mortal and plummeted to Earth. Rooted in mythology, the novel begins as Apollo is blamed for the civil war between Greek and Roman gods after one of Apollo’s sons was tricked into beginning the war. It is the first in Riordan's Trials of Apollo series. The Trials of Apollo, Book One: The Hidden Oracle is a young adult fantasy novel by Rick Riordan. The Trials of Apollo, Book One: The Hidden Oracle. Apollo comes under the service of Meg, and the two become companions until Meg reveals herself as the daughter.The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Riordan, Rick. As his journey back to Olympus continues, he comes to sympathize, through human emotions, with his demigod children (Austin, Kayla, and others), mortal creatures (such as Chiron), and humans around him.Īpollo comes to appreciate things like life and humility because immortality is no longer possible for him.

His primary concern when the novel begins is to return to being a god on Olympus.

Apollo is the god of prophecy, plague, archery, healing, music, and other important things, so he feels humiliated as a mortal. Blamed for a civil war which nearly destroyed human civilization, Zeus banishes Apollo to New York City and gives him the identity of blue-eyed, curly-haired sixteen year-old Lester Papadopoulos. Apollo is a fallen god who narrates the novel and serves as the main character.

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