The Heroes Of Olympus
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Prophecy of Seven/New Great Prophecy
Known as the "New Great Prophecy" to the Greeks and the "Prophecy of Seven" to the Romans, this prophecy, introduced in The Last Olympian, guides the characters through the series. The prophecy reads as follows:Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,
To storm or fire the world must fall,
An oath to keep with a final breath,
And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death.
The seven demigods the prophecy refers to are: Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon (Neptune). Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena (Minerva). Jason Grace, son of Jupiter (Zeus). Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite (Venus). Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus (Vulcan). Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto (Hades). Frank Zhang, son of Mars (Ares).
Much of the prophecy is clear. As of the end of The Mark of Athena, the identities of the seven demigods are known. Jason and/or Percy may represent the storm referred to in the prophecy. Leo is the self-styled "Wild Card", who is skilled in summoning fire and may therefore embody the reference to fire in the prophecy. There may also be a fire connection to Frank because his life depends on a burned stick, which can easily catch fire and kill him. The third line is relatively unsolved, but it could be about Annabeth's oath on the River Styx to do her best to protect Percy. This could lead to Annabeth getting captured or sacrificed, leading to Mars' statement about a sacrifice Percy cannot face. The fourth and last line of the verse about foes bearing arms to the Doors of Death simply means the Greeks and the Romans come together at the Doors. However, nobody knows for sure if they will work together, or fight, as Clarisse La Rue says.
Nevertheless, everything above should be considered speculation, as Riordan's prophecies normally do not make sense until they come to fruition. While most of the lines from the New Great Prophecy could be interpreted in the ways mentioned above, there is no telling for sure how the prophecy will be resolved.
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