All 5 Uses of
winter solstice
in
The Lost Hero
- For reasons we don't yet understand, it must happen by the winter solstice, only four days from now.†
Chpt 10 *
- "The winter solstice," Chiron spoke up, "is also the time of greatest darkness.†
Chpt 10
- Which meant tomorrow was the winter solstice.†
Chpt 31
- Jason explained about their quest—the prophecy at camp, Hera getting imprisoned, the giant taking Piper's dad, and the winter solstice deadline.†
Chpt 35
- And according to the waitress, it was 9 A.M. on December 21, the winter solstice, which gave them three hours until Enceladus's deadline.†
Chpt 40
Definition:
the instant in each year when the Sun, as seen from Earth, is farthest from the equator such that the time of daylight is shorter than any other day; or more broadly, the day that holds that instant