History Literature / TheTrialsOfApollo

* New-AgeRetroHippie: Rhea in the US has become this.

* HomosexualReproeduction: Apollo reveals gods are of course capable of this and it it is how his daughter Kayla came about.

* HistoricalInJoke: Louis XIV's birth after twenty-three years of childless marriage between his parents has been a topic of intense historical speculation, with theories ranging from an affair to divine intervention. Apollo being the father makes both answers correct.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: The chapter titles are all haiku.

* TheProphecy: It's the lack of these being issued that's a major concern this time around. The Python that Apollo slew millennia ago was resurrected during the second Gigantomachy, and subsequently took control of the Oracle of Delphi while the Olympians were embroiled in their Greek/Roman schism. For context, prophecies are a big deal in this world, and no quest can be issued without one. Without any form of guidance from the prophecies, the Olympians and their allies are essentially left stumbling in the dark without any idea of what to do or what enemies they may face.

* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: Apollo explicitly mentions in his narration that this is more or less how the universe runs (and why he can be AWOL from his duties as sun god - other mythologies can pick up the slack, on top of the scientific reasoning), the deities of this verse will fade away if no one remembers them. [[spoiler:Also exploited by the Triumvirate, a trio of emperors who made such a historical impact that they can remain in the world despite that they should have died thousands of years ago. Nero mentions that he almost faded completely during the Dark Ages, before making a comeback thanks to the Renaissance.]]

* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: Apollo explicitly mentions in his narration that this is more or less how the universe runs (and why he can be AWOL from his duties as sun god - other mythologies can pick up the slack, on top of the scientific reasoning). [[spoiler:Also exploited by the Triumvirate, a trio of emperors who made such a historical impact that they can remain in the world despite that they should have died thousands of years ago.]]

** [[spoiler: Calypso is revealed to have lost her immortality and magic as well, after leaving Ogygia.]]

* CallBack: Austin promises that anyone who gives Apollo a hard time will be cursed to only speak in rhyming couplets, just like Ares cabin was in ''The Last Olympian.'' More seriously, [[spoiler:Nero is revealed to be TheManBehindTheMan for previous villains Luke Castellan and Octavian]]. Percy also laments [[spoiler:Meg being influenced by Nero]] by comparing her to Luke Castellan and Ethan Nakamura, demigods who sided with the Titans in the original ''Literature/PercyJackson'' series, as well as Nico.

* TheProphecy: It's the lack of these being issued that's a major concern this time around. The Python that Apollo slew millennia ago was resurrected during the second Gigantomachy, and subsequently took control of the Oracle of Delphi while the Olympians were embroiled in their Greek/Roman schism. For context, prophecies are a big deal in this world, and no quest can be issued without one. Without any form of guidance from the prophecies, the Olympians and their allies are essentially left stumbling in the dark without any idea of what to do or what enemies they may face.

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: [[spoiler: As part of his plan to destroy Camp Half-Blood, Nero had his Colossus Neronus reconstructed and brought to life with animating magic. It stands twice as tall as the Athena Parthenos, and actually ''smashes'' through the magical barrier to Camp Half-Blood]]

** Calypso is revealed to have lost her immortality and magic too after leaving Ogygia.

* RelationshipUpgrade: In between this series and [[Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus the last]] [[spoiler: Nico and Will]] became a couple.

The sequel series to ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' and ''Literature/TheHeroesofOlympus.''

* TheManBehindTheMan: The Triumvirate are revealed to be the ones who backed Luke and Octavian.

* OrcusOnHisThrone: Python remains at the original Delphi meaning that the Triumvirate are going to be the driving villains of the series.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Percy tries and honestly succeeded for the majority of the story. He came back for a BigDamnHeroes moment

* BeingHumanSucks: Apollo's reaction to his punishment. Throughout the book he often describes how amazing it was to be a god, what with his sun chariot, various magical powers, and divine beauty. Now that he's mortal he has to deal with the horrors of injury, fatigue, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking acne]].

* CampUnsafeIsntSafeAnymore

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Percy tries. He does try.

OrcusOnHisThrone: Python remains at the original Delphi meaning that the Triumvirate are going to be the driving villains of the series.

* CampUnsafeIsntSafeAnymore
* BroughtDownToNormal: Apollo is mortal now, not even a demigod. He makes this even harder on himself by swearing on the River Styx not to use his archery or musical talents until he's back to full god capacity, which Will and Kayla immediately tell him off for.

* MonsterIsAMommy

The sequel series to ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' and ''Literature/TheHeroesofOlympus.''

Myth Master Creator/RickRiordan's third adventure with the demigods at Camp Half-Blood, ''The Trials of Apollo'' are just that. Having angered his father Zeus at the end of ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', the sun god Apollo wakes up six months later after face-planting in a dumpster. He quickly deduces he's been turned mortal as punishment and that usually means a demigod will claim his services until his father is satisfied and he can reclaim his godly status. While he initially hopes that demigod will be prior POV character ''Literature/PercyJackson'', a new demigod named Meg McCaffery gets to it first.

The sequel series to ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' and ''Literature/TheHeroes of Olympus.''