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lesterapollogist · 1 year

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quick reminder that while lester was literally laying on the floor dying, he decided to sing a duet of "sweet caroline" with a talking arrow only he could hear

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apollosgiftofprophecy · 3 months

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Hey I just wanted to ask you, what do you think of the fact that in ToA the fact that Apollo bullied Harpocrates was basically made up and has no basis in myths? I'm kinda conflicted, because I can get behind holding the deities accountable for the stuff they have done, but that one think was made up.

Hellooo <3

I have seen this as a common complaint about ToA. And yes, I see the view - it has no basis in the actual myths, and therefore shouldn't reflect on what actual mythological Apollo has done.

Buckle up. I've got some thoughts to share here.

There are a couple things to consider here:

The Camp Half-Blood Chronicles are not meant to be 100% accurate to the myths. Nor did Rick really intend to do so when he first created the series - after all, PJO started out as Haley's new bedtime story, and to give him a character he could relate to. That was the main goal of Rick's.

Does Rick do his best to stay true to the myths? I do think so. Sure, he trips up at times (details of the myths [ie, Midas was not the judge of the Apollo V Pan contest], characterizations of the gods [ie, Aphrodite & Ares), ect.) but all in all he does do his best to give us a well-rounded story that has Greek Mythology as its influence.

Because also remember - PJO started out as a story about the demigods, not the gods. If the gods had originally been Rick's focus instead, I think we would have a bit of a different tale.

So a bit of creative liberty can be taken here, especially since Rick basically decided 'all myths are true!' with his Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase books - it makes sense, from a storytelling perspective, that (ToA) Apollo would have crossed paths with Harpocrates at some point.

With all honesty, the CHB Chronicles shouldn't even be taken as fact about the myths - about the gods. Because no mythological series is ever 100% accurate, and to assume they are is disrespectful to the culture these myths come from.

And continuing with the storytelling perspective...honestly I think it was a pretty interesting choice on Rick's end. It's not myth-accurate, but I think it does add more to the story Rick is telling us.

He's not using these gods to make them look bad, after all. He's using them to tell a story. To give us a message.

And ToA's mainly centers around abuse.

Zeus isn't an abuser in mythology, but Rick made him one in his books to show us how abuse works. How it can be difficult to accept that you have been abused.

How hard it can be to acknowledge the fact that you have caused pain yourself.

Because while it seems like Harpocrates would cause Apollo's whole character to take a bit of a dive (after all, nobody likes a bully, right? Who would!), I...disagree.

I think Harpocrates deepens Apollo's character.

Stick with me.

I have been bullied in school. Fourth grade and seventh grade in particular were Dreadful for me and in seventh grade I would come home in tears about 95% of the time. I would even skip track practice because I was so emotionally unbalanced from the day I just couldn't take another minute.

There was something that my parents, grandparents, the parish deacon, ect all told me. There is probably a reason why bullies picked on me;

They were jealous.

There was something wrong with them; or, connecting to this point;

They were hurting.

Anybody else's brains go "Bingo!"?

Because think about it. By the time Harpocrates comes around, Apollo's already spent a lot of time under Zeus's thumb - under his abuse.

And personally, I don't think Zeus likes the other pantheons. And I bet he really doesn't like it when pantheons...mix.

Which is something Harpocrates is. A mix between his original Egyptian self, and what Ptolemy made him to be.

So imagine this: You are Apollo. You have been dealing with your father's abuse for centuries. You are hurting - physically, emotionally, and mentally. You come across this god who's a mix between Egypt and Greece. He is the opposite of you - silence where you are sound.

Wouldn't he be the perfect target to lash out at, without repercussions? After all...I doubt Zeus would care if Apollo was kicking around a mixed deity. Perhaps...he would even encourage it...

But I hear you - "But Apollo barely remembers Harpocrates!" And yes, he does barely remember him and it takes him a bit to acknowledge the fact that he did bully him.

So here's the kicker; I think Apollo lashed out at Harpocrates only a few times. He tried to transfer the pain he felt onto another, on the hope it would make him feel better.

But it didn't. Nothing made him feel better about himself.

And what's something we know about Apollo?

It's how much guilt he keeps bottled up. And I bet that after a few times, Apollo just...stopped going after Harpocrates. I think Apollo started feeling guilty about it, but quickly stamped it down and tried to forget about such feelings by forgetting about Harpocrates.

What you don't know can't hurt you, after all, right?

#the oracle speaks #HERE I GO ANALYSING AGAIN WHOOP #apollo #toa harpocrates #pjo apollo #toa apollo #the trials of apollo #trials of apollo #the tyrant's tomb

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iadoresolangelo · 1 year

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That is the only mention of Nico and Will in The Tyrant's tomb, but it's so sweet and sad at the same time.

Also, Apollo calling Nico and Will his "loved ones ". I feel like Nico got adopted by all of the Apollo family.

#pjo #pjo hoo toa #percy jackson #pjo headcanon #rrverse #pjo memes #nico di angelo #will solace #solangelo #solangelo headcanon #lester papadopoulos #trials of apollo #toa #the tyrant's tomb

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plastikstarz · 6 months

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Late night doodle of lavinia and don :P

#lavinia toa #lavinia asimov #trials of apollo #don trials of apollo #the tyrant's tomb #trials of apollo fanart #i love lavinia sosososo much #she's such a mood #yeah i know she has a different kind of bow but i was too lazy to search it up it was 3 am #might repair this mess later #gotta love them sillies

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yonemurishiroku · 1 year

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Head empty just Jason Grace promoting Frank to praetor and Frank avenging Jason's death by killing his murderer.

#i feel like we're missing out on st here #petition for justice for their friendship #jason grace #frank zhang #pjo #hoo #toa #yone rambling #percy jackson and the olympians #heroes of olympus #trials of apollo #the tyrant's tomb #the burning maze #dead jason grace

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brigwife · 1 year

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“Here was that word again: human, which not long ago I would’ve considered a terrible insult. Now, every time I heard it, I thought of Jason Grace’s admonition: Remember what it’s like to be human.”

-Lester Papadopoulos, The Tower of Nero

#lester papadopoulos #jason grace #pjo #pjo toa #trials of apollo #my art #pjoverse #apollo pjo #the burning maze #the tyrant's tomb #the tower of nero #i woke up this morning and i chose pain #blorbos from my books <3 #i discovered a charcoal tool and got a bit over excited

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hyacynta · 2 years

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CRYING WHY DOES THIS SOUND LIKE AN INNUENDO????

was this intentional on rick's part? who knows. but apollo was definitely thinking it.

#I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO SEES THIS #trials of apollo #toa #pjo apollo #lester papadopoulos #percy jackson #rrverse #pjo #riordanverse #pjo hoo toa #the tyrant's tomb #apollodus #copollo #toa commodus #apollo x commodus

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thaliasthunder · 2 years

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these two are so annoying gods bless 😭

#them 😭#ignore my shitty paint work #apollo #lester papadopoulos #meg mccaffrey #toa #the trials of apollo #the tyrant's tomb #pjo #hoo #pjo/hoo #percy jackson #incorrect toa quotes #rrverse #rick riordan

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6vaguebook · 1 month

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OH MY GOD IT'S BACKWARDS

AND THE LETTERS AREN'T CONNECTED WHAT THE HELLLL

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litiyerses · 2 years

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not only did leo and jason didn't get to see each other one last time, leo couldn't attend to his funeral in the tyrant's tomb either.

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tybalt-you-saucy-boi · 7 months

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I'm gonna ship Apollo/Reyna in the most pathetic onesided way possible no I am NOT taking criticism

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money-and-dandellions · 12 days

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headcanon:

the poison was slowly decaying Lester's body from inside, as he was turning into a zombie;

he must have smelled a little off, not enough to figure out what is happening; just enough to notice that something is clearly not right, as the process was quite slow

#the smell still haunts him sometimes #toa #the tyrant's tomb #the tyrant's tomb spoilers #lester papadopoulos

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apollosgiftofprophecy · 6 months

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don't mind me, just having copollo thoughts again as i plan out my next fic...🥲

don't mind me as i casually point out the parallels in Commodus's death, in both of them.

don't mind me as I direct your attention to the fact that the first time Apollo kills him, Commodus's eyes are open, yet he can't hear (underwater as he is.)

don't mind me as I now move your attention to the second time Apollo kills him - this time, Commodus has no eyesight, yet his hearing is sharp and keen.

don't mind me as you realize the first time, he can see Apollo's agonized, tear-stricken face as he suffocates him.

don't mind me as you now see the second time, he can hear Apollo's lethal scream of months of heartache.

don't mind me as i sob over the parallels.

don't mind me.

🥲

#copollo #apollo #commodus #the trials of apollo #the dark prophecy #the tyrant's tomb #apollodus #toa commodus #pjo commodus #apollo x commodus #commodus x apollo #pjo apollo #toa apollo #trials of apollo #toa

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toa-haiku-tournament · 1 year

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210 Haikus, 1 Winner

Which ToA haiku is the best out of all of them? Which one deserves to be commemorated in the Hall of Poetry Fame? The answer lies in your hands.

How the tournament works

Haikus from each book will be pitted against each other in pairs.

It will be formatted as such: Book 1 Round 1 Match 1 etc. The one with the most votes will move to the next round.

The options will be listed as (book order).(chapter number). For example, 1.20 is Book 1 Chapter 20.

Should there be an uneven amount (ie one book having 39 haikus), one match will have 3 haikus.

This process is repeated until the best haiku from a book is determined, before moving on to Book 2.

Once all of the best haikus have been selected, there will be a semifinal and final round. The semifinals will have 1 set of 3 haikus and 1 set of 2 haikus. The final will only have the last two.

Additional rules:

- The haikus will be seeded using an app in Google Sheets.

- The voting time for each match will last for 24 hours, and I will try to get the next ones posted soon after the conclusion. Do keep in mind that I am only one person and life gets in the way sometimes.

- Tags: #toa haiku match, #announcements, #propaganda (if people want to submit fanart or an essay on why the haiku deserves to win or sth), #questions

Brackets

The brackets for ongoing books can be viewed here.

The Hidden Oracle (Tag: #the hidden oracle tournament) The Dark Prophecy (Tag: #the dark prophecy tournament)

*This post may be edited at a later stage :)

#toa #rrverse #trials of apollo #the hidden oracle #the dark prophecy #the burning maze #the tyrant's tomb #the tower of nero #announcements

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oranglesswrld · 1 year

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