Apollo and the others are rescued by Emmie and Josephine, two former Hunters of Artemis, who run a safe house called the Waystation. In Indianapolis, the three are attacked by blemmyae, monsters under the control of Commodus, the second of the trio of Roman emperors.

The prophecy of Dodona guides Apollo and his friends Leo and Calypso to Indiana.

By the end of the first book in the series, Apollo has received a prophecy from the Oracle of the Grove of Dodona but has been separated from Meg. Since the main oracles are under the control of three evil emperors from ancient Rome, Apollo and Meg go on a quest to find hidden sources of prophecy. To become immortal again, Apollo must consult the oracles, the chief sources of wisdom and future-telling in the series’ universe. In the first book of the series, Apollo met the demigod Meg McCaffrey, a 13-year-old girl, who became his “master” after she learned Apollo must serve someone to regain his godhood. This guide follows the 2018 Puffin Books UK edition.Īpollo, the Greek God of light, music, healing, truth, and prophecy, has been turned into a mortal teenager called Lester Papadopoulos by his father, Zeus. Riordan’s writing often places elements from various mythologies in a contemporary context. He now has to reunite with his friend Meg McCaffrey, undertake a perilous journey, and, with the help of his friends, save the city from the fickle tyrant Commodus.īefore becoming a full-time writer, Riordan taught Greek mythology at the middle-school level for several years.

Apollo lands in Indianapolis to find a dark and dangerous oracle, which will give him crucial guidance for his quest. Events in the book occur six weeks from where The Hidden Oracle, the first of The Trials of Apollo series (see SuperSummary’s study guide for The Hidden Oracle) ended.

The hidden oracle prophecy