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Theoclea (The Delphic Oracle) and Pythagoras in Egypt
Set in a fictional Ancient Greece and Egypt, this book presents an 'alternate history' ca. 500 B.C. The book is filled with magic, and mystery, as Theoclea, the Oracle, Pythagoras, and others travel from the Temple of Delphi to the Pyramids and Cairo. While the others prepare to search for a rare book, Theoclea gives the speech of a lifetime, speaking from a platform between the paws of the Sphinx!
342 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 28, 2011
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PanOrpheus
22 books26 followersPanOrpheus is the author of the 'Delphic Oracle' series of books...in the alternate history, fantasy fiction, metaphysical genre. The books in the 'Theoclea' series are generally set in ca. 500 BC, and feature the adventures of Theoclea, the Oracle of the Temple of Delphi. One of her teachers was Pythagoras...and so we have a rare moment when Spirituality and Science were brought together...the ultimate person who 'Sees' meets the ultimate person who 'Knows'. Reincarnation, visions, poetry, and other means are used to keep the action going.
The Phoebe' books feature Phoebe (The Delphic Oracle) and add spice and humor to the plots as Phoebe and her friends enter modern times, and intervene into fictional and non-fictional lives and events. His latest book is 'Songs and Stories from Tesla's Tower.
PanOrpheus is on the Board of Directors of the Phila. Tesla Club and the Tesla Science Foundation...and the inventor Nikola Tesla or the Spirit of Nikola Tesla are characters in some of the books and short stories.
A new book 'The Antikythera and The Source' will be coming out next...
The Phoebe' books feature Phoebe (The Delphic Oracle) and add spice and humor to the plots as Phoebe and her friends enter modern times, and intervene into fictional and non-fictional lives and events. His latest book is 'Songs and Stories from Tesla's Tower.
PanOrpheus is on the Board of Directors of the Phila. Tesla Club and the Tesla Science Foundation...and the inventor Nikola Tesla or the Spirit of Nikola Tesla are characters in some of the books and short stories.
A new book 'The Antikythera and The Source' will be coming out next...
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November 14, 2014
PanOrpheus’ book Theoclea (The Delphic Oracle) and Pythagoras In Egypt is an interesting historical fiction of ancient Greece. The two main characters are: Theoclea, a fictitious oracle of Delphi (Greece) and Pythagoras, a real historical figure (philosopher and mathematician). They journey to Egypt where Pythagoras hopes to solve a mystery involving an ancient book and sacred medallions. Theoclea goes to give the last public speech of her career.
I found the book a charming story of myth and spirituality. It brought me back to my days of studying Greek and Roman classics. The author injects a fine flavor of those ancient texts into his story. The descriptive titles for each chapter added to this feeling, though may have diffused any surprises coming up. PanOrpheus wove in myriad (too many?) magical, mystical, and spiritual references and characters, including the fall of Atlantis.
It would be difficult for an author to create a story that has the element of surprise when his main character is an all-knowing oracle. Still, I kept looking for some tension in the story and there really was none. Fantasy readers (who haven’t read Greek classics) might find the treatment a bit like a chapter in a history book describing a couple’s trip to Egypt. The dialog was a bit stilted and repetitious, mentioning people’s names too often. The author’s use of dashes instead of commas was difficult to get used to.
The book was long on exposition, describing what the speakers were doing and things that happened in the past and future, but didn’t give a lot of dimension to the characters. Despite the problems named above, I liked T&P in E. The author was inventive and came up with the makings of a great story, but unfortunately it reads rather dry. I’d hoped to experience what a powerful oracle or philosopher from 500 B.C. felt, and what their relationship behind the tent flap might be like, but I never got much of that. Still, I was charmed, and yes, entertained.
I found the book a charming story of myth and spirituality. It brought me back to my days of studying Greek and Roman classics. The author injects a fine flavor of those ancient texts into his story. The descriptive titles for each chapter added to this feeling, though may have diffused any surprises coming up. PanOrpheus wove in myriad (too many?) magical, mystical, and spiritual references and characters, including the fall of Atlantis.
It would be difficult for an author to create a story that has the element of surprise when his main character is an all-knowing oracle. Still, I kept looking for some tension in the story and there really was none. Fantasy readers (who haven’t read Greek classics) might find the treatment a bit like a chapter in a history book describing a couple’s trip to Egypt. The dialog was a bit stilted and repetitious, mentioning people’s names too often. The author’s use of dashes instead of commas was difficult to get used to.
The book was long on exposition, describing what the speakers were doing and things that happened in the past and future, but didn’t give a lot of dimension to the characters. Despite the problems named above, I liked T&P in E. The author was inventive and came up with the makings of a great story, but unfortunately it reads rather dry. I’d hoped to experience what a powerful oracle or philosopher from 500 B.C. felt, and what their relationship behind the tent flap might be like, but I never got much of that. Still, I was charmed, and yes, entertained.
September 30, 2014
An interesting premise, mostly ancient history with mythology but there was also a smattering of magical objects and time travel. Unfortunately the author didn’t quite manage to pull off.
The story involves two different strands, an oracle going to give a speech at the Spyhnx in Egypt and her husband/lover? and children hunting for a missing book inside the great pyramid.
The largely dialogue based prose, told rather than showed, failed to give a sense of the environment. I also found the characters rather flat and one dimensional, I just wish I’d been able to see this world as the author clearly did.
Certain stylistic choices of the author brought me out of the book, such as the constant use of – instead of commas and an over enthusiasm for exclamation marks, plus often failing to start a new line whenever a new person starts speaking.
I'd advise reading the 'look inside' before buying to see if the style suits you.
2.5 rounded up to 3.
The story involves two different strands, an oracle going to give a speech at the Spyhnx in Egypt and her husband/lover? and children hunting for a missing book inside the great pyramid.
The largely dialogue based prose, told rather than showed, failed to give a sense of the environment. I also found the characters rather flat and one dimensional, I just wish I’d been able to see this world as the author clearly did.
Certain stylistic choices of the author brought me out of the book, such as the constant use of – instead of commas and an over enthusiasm for exclamation marks, plus often failing to start a new line whenever a new person starts speaking.
I'd advise reading the 'look inside' before buying to see if the style suits you.
2.5 rounded up to 3.
January 17, 2013
Set amongst the monuments of the Giza Plateau, the Sphinx, and the Great Pyramid- the adventures of Theoclea, Pythagoras, and their entourage will delight, enchant and inform the reader. While Theoclea's goal is to deliver the speech of a lifetime, Pythagoras plans to look for a lost book hidden somewhere in a maze-like passage within the Great Pyramid. A confrontation in the Temple of Luxor between Pythagoras and Morvan, the Court Magician sets the book on course to an surprise ending packed with magic and mystery! A great read.. TWO THUMBS UP! (review by Bruce Goldwell, author, the Dragon Keepers series)
November 28, 2015
I am a fan of all fictional treatments of ancient Greece, and this book did not disappoint. It has as its main characters Pythagoras, who was a mathematician and philosopher, and Theoclea, the fictional Delphic Oracle. The book is a real page turner: mysterious, magical and mesmerising. It has been meticulously researched, the author is clearly very much at home in this time period. The ending is a surprise and left me wanting more.
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