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You guys have probably figured it out, but phones are going even more haywire than usual around demigods.
how did the Romans take over such prime Manhattan real estate on such short notice?
The mother company is something called Triumvirate Holdings.’
where three shadowy figures stood talking together – men in business suits,
But I can tell you they own so much property and have so much money
If they helped Octavian with his war –’
de ahí sacó la plata el amigue
I saved the day.
man... siento que ya está bastante forzado que Apollo es muy arrogante, narcisista, etc
‘Now we know,’ Rachel said. ‘That cruise ship, the Princess Andromeda, was property of Triumvirate Holdings.’
felicitaciones a Uncle Rick por mezclar las dos sagas y explicar algunas cosas
A triumvirate is a very Roman concept … like patriotism, skullduggery and assassination.’
‘But it seems these men have been plotting against us for a very long time.
What if this company is the root cause of … well, everything?’
But the greatest threat to demigods has always been other demigods.
I took a deep breath. I wanted to assure her that those other Oracles didn’t mean a thing to me! Rachel was special!
Grove of Dodona, is right here at Camp Half-Blood.’
‘Four other Oracles,’ Rachel said. ‘You mean you have four other Pythias –’ ‘No, my dear. There is only one Pythia – you. Delphi is absolutely unique.’
‘Well, one was the Sybil of Cumae.’
Rachel crossed her arms. ‘And the other three Oracles? I’m sure none of them was a beautiful young priestess whom you praised for her … what was it? … “scintillating conversation”?’
There was an Oracle at Erythaea and another at the Cave of Trophonius.’
They had been some of my less successful prophetic franchises.
I saw a crowned woman imploring me to find her Oracle. I believe it was Rhea,
‘My friend, Rhea has not been seen for millennia.
AJA otro plothole y error de continuidad en Chalice of The Gods
Emperor Theodosius ordered the last oak cut down in –’
‘The voices were unfocused,’ I said. ‘A wild choir of disharmony.’
‘Aren’t prophecies all twisted and mysterious and murky, and people die trying to escape them?’
‘Meg,’ I said, ‘you can’t trust those reviews on RateMyOracle.com. The hotness factor for the Sibyl of Cumae, for instance, is completely off.
I would rather have picked a nice group of heroes and sent them to their deaths – or, you know, glorious success.
If it had been Saturnalia, he definitely would have won the prize for most violent holiday decorations.
‘I can’t. I made an oath –’ ‘Yeah, I know. That was stupid of you.
I didn’t understand the purpose of the seeds, but it was comforting to know that in a dire emergency I could hit people with my ukulele while Meg planted geraniums.
‘When in doubt, veer to the right.
In my case, the whole world really was against me.
Meg gagged. ‘I hate bugs.’
como buena planta
palikoi
‘A man of honour never surrenders his ukulele.’
Would you be willing to take a short customer-satisfaction survey after this encounter? Your feedback is important.’
The neighbourhood isn’t even zoned for an Oracle. Paulie went there to see if maybe we could relocate it, but –’ ‘He didn’t come back,’ I guessed.
Why haven’t I seen a groveofdodona hashtag on social media?’
I might have to nominate Meg McCaffrey for Best Sacrifice at the next Demi Awards.
I promised on the River Styx not to play music until I was a god once more.
promesa más cojuda
I grabbed the instrument, rolled onto my back and belted out ‘Sweet Caroline’.
I turned in time to see her second sword fly from her hand.
no jodas que pierde las espadas
I’d lost Daphne because of one careless comment to Eros. Then I’d lost the beautiful Hyacinthus because of a quarrel with Zephyros.
Oh, Demeter had been right to hate me and keep her children away from me. I was a terrible god!
las alejaba porque eras un menace amigue
Paulie saw three humans, heavily armed. They were looking for the grove, too.’
‘He heard them talking in Latin.’
The other two addressed him as imperator.’
oh!
The Beast … Triumvirate Holdings … adult demigods completely off the radar.
– even more careful than when I gave the fiery horses of the sun their yearly vaccinations.
‘Yeah, but, see, those River Styx oaths can take years to destroy you. They’re like cancer.
Eros’s arrows can’t summon emotion from nothing. They can only cultivate potential that is already there.
