The Oracle: Secret of Meteora (The Oracle Trilogy Book 1)

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I wish more were known about how the oracle did her thing. Was she privy to all the information floating around Delphi? Was she a shrewd diplomat?


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Did she figure out ways to make her predictions just vague enough to keep people guessing? Were secret traditions and knowledge passed down from one oracle to the next, helping each one to conform to a sort of oracular standard? Or was it all gibberish? Was it the priests who held the power, doing all the interpreting, using the oracles as mere mouthpieces?

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What we do know is that for centuries, Delphi was awash in riches. People paid for the chance to ask the oracle a question. City-states sent delegations to build temples and offer gifts. They thought she was all too real, a manifestation of Satan on Earth. Eventually the temple and all the glory of Delphi was destroyed, and for more than a thousand years, the area was nondescript and forgotten.

Despite the documentation of the ancients, with a number of sources talking about the vapors inhaled by the oracles, those accounts were dismissed.

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It was all a sham, people thought. This thinking was reinforced when French archaeologists began excavating the site in They found no evidence of a cleft that would have let any type of gases escape. And, besides, what kind of gas would have been able to intoxicate just the oracle — without killing her — and not affect people in the next room?

For more than years, throughout the modern era, there seemed to be no doubt: There was no physical explanation for the oracle. And there was no earthquake fault at that location that could have caused any sort of gas to seep out. Jelle Zeilinga de Boer, a geologist at Wesleyan University, was the pioneer.

Apollo helps Meg put the wind chimes on the largest tree, which gives a prophecy to Apollo. Meg then releases him from his service and runs away.

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Later, Nero sends the Colossus Neronis to destroy the camp, but with the help of Percy and the other campers, Apollo defeats the statue by hitting it with a plague-enchanted arrow. In October , during the promotional tour for The Sword of Summer , the first book in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series, Rick Riordan announced that he was working on a new series of five books based on Apollo.


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  5. The first novel was titled The Hidden Oracle and planned to be launched on May 3, According to Riordan, he had the idea to make a new series in the universe of Percy Jackson after he wrote Percy Jackson's Greek Gods , when he discovered two myths about Zeus punishing Apollo, turning him into a mortal. Riordan liked the concept and decided to "subject poor Apollo to that punishment for a third time and write a series from his point of view as a newly outcast year-old mortal".

    The cover, illustrated by John Rocco , was revealed on October 10, ; it shows the two versions of Apollo in an alley of New York City. For the first printing, Disney-Hyperion offered different gifts that varied according to where the book was purchased: The Hidden Oracle sold over 62, copies during the first week. The book's lexile score is L, making it appropriate for readers aged 11 to The novel received positive reviews. Many highlighted the novel as an enjoyable continuation of Riordan's previous work.

    The book's narration by the god Apollo was also praised, described as a major change from earlier books. Karen Rought of Hypable lauded Riordan's presentation of the story through a god rather than his usual perspective of a demigod, commenting: He also praised the "portrait of Greek mythology complete with a well-developed world", but criticized the lack of introduction to the old characters.

    Wheadon of Common Sense Media commented positively on the narration, but unlike Saha, felt that due to "balance between mythological monster battles and character growth, humor, and pathos, this start to a spin-off of a spin-off series doesn't disappoint longtime Riordan fans".

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    Reviewers have expressed appreciation for other differences from Riordan's previous works as well. Meister highlighted the diversity of the characters, especially with Apollo openly discussing his bisexuality. She also called the fact that the book was shorter than its predecessors "very refreshing".

    The audiobook was also well received. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Hidden Oracle The cover of the U. List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan. Retrieved May 13, The Hidden Oracle' cover revealed, excerpt includes Percy Jackson".