Prophecies

Prophecies have a large role in this book series. A selected half-blood is sent to see the Oracle to go and receive a prophecy that will be used as a guideline through their quest. Percy has personally received one prophecy, while the other three have gone to Clarisse, Zoë Nightshade, and Annabeth.

The Lightning Thief
In book one of the series, The Lightning Thief, Percy is selected to visit the Oracle and to lead the quest to discover Zeus's stolen lightning bolt. When he meets the mummified oracle, he receives this prophecy:

1 You shall go west, and face the god who has turned,

2 You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned,

3 You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend,

4 And you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end.

This prophecy unravels throughout the story.

1:The group, Percy, Grover, and Annabeth, travel west to go and meet Hades, although the god who has turned is Ares. Percy later finds Zeus's lightning bolt in a backpack given to him by Ares. He returns it to Zeus, as well as Hades's Helm of Darkness, which was also in the possession of Ares.

2:Percy is betrayed by Luke, a son of Hermes, who stole both Zeus's Lightning Bolt and Hades's Helm of Darkness.

3:Luke then tries to attack Percy.

4:In the end, Percy fails to save his mother, even though she was given back when Percy returned Hades's Helm of Darkness.

The Sea of Monsters
In book two of the series, The Sea of Monsters, Clarisse is given the prophecy as follows:

1You shall sail the iron ship with warriors of bone,

2You shall find what you seek and make it your own,

3But despair for your life entombed within stone,

4And fail without friends, to fly home alone.

1: Clarisse sailed abord the CSS burmingham with dead confederates

2: She made it to the Island where the golden fleece was

3: she was imprissoned inside a stone cavern

4: she needed the help of percy and friends to defeat polyphemus, but needed to fly back to camp alone.

The Titan's Curse
In the third book of the series, The Titan's Curse, Zoe Nightshade is given a prophecy as follows:

1Five shall go west to the goddess in chains,

2One shall be lost in the land without rain,

3The bane of Olympus shows the trail,

4Campers and Hunters combined prevail,

5The Titan's curse must one withstand,

6And one shall perish by a parent's hand.

This prophecy unravels throughout the story.

1: The group, Zoe, Thalia, Grover, Bianca Di Angelo, Percy go west to find Artemis who is in chains.

Annabeth was also captured but was saved in the end.

2: Bianca sacrificed herself to save the group against one of the machine god's robots.

3: They had to go on top of mount tam where Artemis was held.

4: the group that took the quest consisted of both campers and hunters

5: The group fought Atlas but Percy takes the titan's curse for Artemis.

6: In the end Zoe gets killed by her father, Atlas, and she becomes a constellation.

The Battle of the Labyrinth
In book four of the series, The Battle of the Labyrinth, Annabeth is given the prophecy as follows:

You shall delve in the darkness of the endless maze,

The dead, the traitor, and the lost one raise.

You shall rise or fall by the ghost king's hand,

The child of Athena's final stand.

Destroy with a hero's final breath,

''And lose a love to worse than death.

Annabeth, Grover, Percy and Tyson enter the Labyrinth on a search for Daedalus. "You shall rise or fall by the ghost king's hand" didn't refer to Minos. It was about Nico and by choosing to help Annabeth and friends they survived. A child of Athena's final stand refers to Daedalus dying in order to destroy the Labyrinth. "And lose a love to worse than death" - Luke became the host of Kronus.

The Last Olympian
In book five of the series, The Last Olympian, the Great Prophecy is revealed:

A half-blood of the eldest gods

shall reach sixteen against all odds

And see the world in endless sleep

The hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap

A single choice shall end his days

Olympus to preserve or raze

At the end of the book when the original Great Prophecy is fulfilled, Rachel (the Oracle) reveals a new prophecy:

Seven half-bloods will 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.