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The Hidden Oracle

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by Rick Riordan


  resulted in the Olympians taking the throne

  Titans a race of powerful Greek deities, descendants of Gaea and Ouranos, that ruled during the Golden Age and were overthrown by a race of younger gods, the Olympians

  trireme a Greek warship, having three tiers of oars on each side

  triumvirate a political alliance formed by three parties

  Trojan War According to legend, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband, Menelaus, king of Sparta

  Troy a Roman city situated in modern-day Turkey; site of the Trojan War

  Tyche the Greek goddess of good fortune; daughter of Hermes and Aphrodite

  Typhon the most terrifying Greek monster; father of many famous monsters, including Cerberus, the vicious multi-headed dog tasked with guarding the entrance to the Underworld

  Underworld the kingdom of the dead, where souls go for eternity; ruled by Hades

  Zephyros the Greek god of the West Wind

  Zeus the Greek god of the sky and the king of the gods

 


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