All 50 Uses of
Apollo
in
The Last Olympian
- I felt like one of Apollo's sacred cows—slow, dumb, and bright red.†
Chpt 1Apollo = the United States space program to place a person on the moon
- He reminded me of Apollo, God of the Sun, except the Titan's light was harsher, and his expression crueler.
Chpt 2 *Apollo = Greek god of music, prophecy, healing, and sunlight amongst other things
- She was in the midst of yelling at Michael Yew, the new head counselor for Apollo, which looked kind of funny since Clarisse was a foot taller.†
Chpt 3Apollo = the United States space program to place a person on the moon
- Michael had taken over the Apollo cabin after Lee Fletcher died in battle last summer.†
Chpt 3
- Apollo's cabin has the best claim.†
Chpt 3
- As we crossed the commons area, a fight broke out between the Ares and Apollo cabins.†
Chpt 4
- Some Apollo campers armed with firebombs flew over the Ares cabin in a chariot pulled by two pegasi.†
Chpt 4 *
- Then the Ares campers called down a curse, and all the Apollo kids' arrows turned to rubber.†
Chpt 4
- The Apollo kids kept shooting at the Ares kids, but the arrows bounced off.†
Chpt 4
- Last time Apollo cursed a cabin, it took a week for the rhyming couplets to wear off.†
Chpt 4
- Apollo was god of poetry as well as archery, and I'd heard him recite in person.†
Chpt 4
- The Apollo cabin seized it during the battle, but the Ares cabin led the raid.†
Chpt 4
- Even the Ares and Apollo cabins called a temporary truce to attend.†
Chpt 4
- If you want my help so bad, tell Apollo to give us the chariot.†
Chpt 4
- Even from this distance I could hear the Ares and Apollo campers fighting again, yelling curses and spouting bad poetry.†
Chpt 5
- A fiery golden comet crossed her path ....maybe her brother Apollo.†
Chpt 8
- A terrifying image flashed through my mind of Apollo in bell-bottom pants and a slinky silk shirt.†
Chpt 9
- Michael, take Apollo's cabin to the Williamsburg Bridge.†
Chpt 10
- The Apollo cabin needs help.†
Chpt 10
- We came in for a low pass, and I saw the Apollo campers retreating.†
Chpt 11
- An occasional arrow would connect with their snaky trunks, or a neck, or a chink in their armor, and the unlucky snake woman would disintegrate, but most of the Apollo arrows glanced harmlessly off their shield wall.†
Chpt 11
- Most were destroyed with arrows, but one got hold of an Apollo camper and dragged him away.†
Chpt 11
- "Drop us behind the lines with the Apollo cabin," I told Blackjack.†
Chpt 11
- I was aware of the Apollo campers behind me shooting arrows, disrupting every attempt by the enemy to rally.†
Chpt 11
- I followed with the Apollo campers at my heels.†
Chpt 11
- Annabeth and the Apollo campers faltered.†
Chpt 11
- The remaining Apollo campers had almost made it to the end of the bridge, except for Michael Yew, who was perched on one of the suspension cables a few yards away from me.†
Chpt 11
- You'd better come quickly and bring a healer from Apollo's cabin.†
Chpt 11
- I grabbed Will Solace from the Apollo cabin and told the rest of his siblings to keep searching for Michael Yew.†
Chpt 12
- Will put some silver paste over the wound and hummed words in Ancient Greek—a hymn to Apollo.†
Chpt 12
- Across the street, the Apollo campers had set up a field hospital to tend the wounded—dozens of campers and almost as many Hunters.†
Chpt 15
- The Apollo cabin and the Hunters were scrounging for arrows.†
Chpt 16
- Will Solace and the other Apollo campers scrambled around, caring for the wounded.†
Chpt 17
- I passed a satyr with a broken leg, a demigod who was bandaged from head to toe, and a body covered in the golden burial shroud of Apollo's cabin.†
Chpt 17
- Apollo shot a blazing volley of arrows and set the monster's loincloth on fire.†
Chpt 19
- I've got this:' Apollo stepped forward.†
Chpt 20
- Apollo grinned.†
Chpt 20
- Just enough time for me to compose a poem about our victory: Apollo and his friends save Olympus.†
Chpt 20
- "Thanks, Apollo," I said urn, let you handle the poetry?†
Chpt 20
- "Make us a city for the ages:' "As long as you have plenty of statues of me," Apollo added.†
Chpt 20
- "Now, wait just a moment," Apollo said, but I was on a roll.†
Chpt 20
- "Apollo," I said.†
Chpt 22
- I pledge myself to Apollo, God of Oracles.†
Chpt 22
- Annabeth, Nico, and I rushed forward, but Apollo said, "Stop!†
Chpt 22
- Apollo studied Rachel with concern.†
Chpt 22
- "Five syllables," Apollo said, counting them on his fingers.†
Chpt 22
- Despite Apollo's warning, I ran forward and knelt over Rachel.†
Chpt 22
- Apollo drifted down from the porch.†
Chpt 22
- "It's starting," Apollo announced.†
Chpt 22
- "I believe," Apollo said, "that we just heard the next Great Prophecy."†
Chpt 22
Definitions:
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(1)
(Apollo in mythology) Greek and Roman mythology: god of sunlight, music, poetry, prophecy, and healing
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(2)
(Apollo US space program) US space program to place a person on the moonThree missions are especially remembered:
- Apollo 1 -- 3 men killed by fire (1967)
- Apollo 11 -- first manned mission to land on the Moon (1969)
- Apollo 13 -- called a "successful failure" because it safely returned to earth after being crippled by an explosion (1970)