The Hidden Oracle Sparknotes

Title: The Hidden Oracle

1. Significance of Title: The main character is Apollo - a Greek god turned mortal, due to angering his father, Zeus. In this book, Apollo goes through a series of trials and hardships as a mortal to try to regain his father’s favor and return to being a god. While going through some trials, Apollo figures out who the real enemy is, and that he needs to find the 5th Oracle, Dodona, which is hidden and well protected, to try to stop the Triumvirate (the real enemy of Olympus and demigods) from destroying Camp Half-Blood and causing worldwide destruction and chaos.

2. Genre: Fantasy (Greek mythology)

3. Date of Original Publication: May 3, 2016

4. Author: Rick Riordan

5. Setting (including: time span of the story, time

Point of view (From whose viewpoint is the story told? Describe the narrator(s) and his/her connection to the story)

• The story is told by Apollo, the main character, in first person view. In the book, Apollo has been turned mortal, and has been given the unfortunate name of Lester Papadopoulos. He has “flab and acne” as written in the books, and is rather self-absorbed and selfish in the beginning. Over the course of the novel, Apollo becomes more and more aware of the troubles of other people, and stops being as selfish, although he keeps his big ego.

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It is led by 3 of the worst emperors from ancient times (including Nero) who managed to escape death by forcing people to worship them like gods. The organization helped fund the Second Titan War and the Second Giant War. They are clearly power; owning lots of money and property.

• Will Solace: Will is noted to have curly golden hair with calm blue eyes. He’s a son of Apollo. He wears an easy smile on his face and Apollo clearly notes that Will doesn’t have any acne. Will is willing to help others, and he’s rather cheerful. He’s also a talented healer.

11. Three symbols or allusions (and significance of each within the literary work) Reminder for symbols: Express each in terms of the concrete or literal meaning (e.g. the U.S. flag) and the symbolic or abstract meaning (freedom, independence). Remember that symbols can take the form of things, places, events, or actions. Reminder for allusions: Often, an allusion, since it is a reference thought to be familiar, adds emphasis to the experiences or nature of a character by forming a link to something beyond the text of the work. A discussion of significance will often require consideration of connotation (of the allusion