In exchange, she will use her knowledge of traps to help them infiltrate the emperor's lair and retrieve both the Throne of Memory and the prisoners. He is then called away by Jo and caught in a trap by the goddess of nets Britomatis who Apollo is not happy to see.Īfter Apollo tells his friends that the Waystation belongs to Britomatis, they learn that she wants them to save her Griffins from the Zoo. If Georgina was unable to use the throne, then the fragments are likely driving her mad. If they survived, then they would sit on the throne where the fragments would come out as a real prophecy. Apollo then remembers the Throne of Memory and explains that petitioners received jumbled fragments of a prophecy while traveling through the horrors of the cave.
As Apollo begins to remember something about a throne, something lands on the roof, which Jo and Emmie leave to check on. She explains that a man who calls himself New Hercules took those who left the Waystation and kidnapped the Griffins. Furthermore, many who go inside searching for wisdom from the Oracle are often driven mad, just as their daughter was. When Apollo asks about New Hercules, Emmie promises to explain as they make lunch.Īfter Apollo, Calypso, and Leo share their story, Emmie and Jo say that the Cave of Trophonius is heavily guarded by Nero’s men. Emmie says that Georgina was kidnapped by the Triumvirate, and the Oracle has been unable to help. Through the use of a magic-8 ball, Agamethus says that Apollo can bring her home, referring to Emmie and Jo’s adopted daughter, Georgina. The orange spirit, Agamethus, wants to speak to Apollo, even though he is clearly angry over something that Apollo cannot recall. Nero then mentions a New Hercules as Leo wakes Apollo up. Nero tells her that they can be a real family once she captures or kills Apollo, sending a guard named Vortigan and a boy named Marcus with her. While this is a vision Apollo has seen before, he still wishes he could help a clearly exhausted Meg. However, after Apollo is forced to relive that memory, he is pulled into a vision of Meg and her father, Nero, in manhattan. Furthermore, Emmie is actually Hemithea, a mortal woman that he turned into a lesser god to save her and her sister’s life from a vindictive king. Jo explains that the blemmyae were never violent until Nero came to town, and Apollo realizes that she and Emmie were formally hunters of his sister, Artemis. After examining the drawings on the wall, including a large amount of black scribbles in the corner, the two continue into a massive cathedral where they meet Josephine (Jo). Emmie takes Calypso to a convenient infirmary, while Leo and Apollo find an empty girl’s bedroom.
After using dozens of mechanized crossbows hidden in the ground, Emmie takes them to the Waystation.Īt an old railroad depot, Apollo learns that the Waystation is a magical building that responds to Emmie’s voice, and even moves various rooms depending on what is needed. Nanette is then shot by an arrow by an older woman named Emmie, who Apollo thinks he should recognize. Eventually, the blemmyae attacks him anyway, and Nanette says that Apollo and another girl (likely Meg) are meant to be an attraction at the naming ceremony. As they are surrounded, Apollo curses his human terror.Īs Leo tries to reach a bulldozer without drawing the blemmyae’s attention, Apollo uses their hospitality to his advantage and tells a grandiose story of his travels and fight with a cyclops. The group are swarmed by other blemmyae, and follow an orange spirit to an open plaza. After Calypso breaks her hand on the woman’s mechanical head, Lanette is revealed to be a blemmyae, a monster who’s real face is on her chest. A woman named Lanette is thrilled to capture Apollo for the Triumvirate. The group, including Apollo’s friends Calypso and Leo, arrive in Indiana where their mechanical dragon, Festus, overheats and turns back into a suitcase.
He explains that his demi-god handler named Meg - someone who can force Apollo to do whatever she wants thanks to Zeus - has been asked by Nero to capture or kill Apollo. Hardcover.Īpollo, a former god in the body of a teenage boy named Lester, is furious at the indignities he has suffered. The Trials of Apollo: Book two: The Dark Prophecy. The following version of this novel was used to create this study guide: Riordan, Rick.
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