Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-35094745-20180504013804/@comment-38018156-20190110123455

RRinehart wrote: I still don't understand why Zeus had to keep Lester/Apollo as a mortal. Yes, he was mad, but when it came to the point that his own son, Jason, died solely because Apollo was mortal, shouldn't that put a knot in his ever-glorious toga?

And, plus, when Apollo was about to be sacrificed to let Caligula (or whoever it was; I can never keep those emperors straight...) become the new Sun God, why didn't Zeus do something? I mean, sure, it turned out okay, but Zeus had no way of knowing that the ritual wouldn't be successful. Is Zeus really mad enough at Apollo to continue his punishment in an intensity that dangers Zeus and the other gods?

And, while I'm here, I have another Apollo question. If Apollo drives the sun chariot, shouldn't that take up the entire day? How does he have time to do any of the things he did in the other series' (while he was still the Sun God) if he spends the entire day driving a fiery car through the sky?

Also, am I the only one who noticed that the huge hecta-penta-meter-whatever-soliloguy prophecy called Apollo "Lester" at first, and then "Apollo" near the end ("Apollo starts to jive"). So, does this mean he becomes a god again near the end? (I sure as heck hope so. I would be mad if Riordan made it all cliché and had Apollo realize he was happier as a mortal, he couldn't leave his friends, blah, blah, blah. I hate it when authors do that.) I agree...he's a GODDDD!!! This is completely weird because:

-It's irrational to make Apollo mortal- he can fight python and the triumvirate WITH demigods to make everything easier...if gods don't participate maybe defeating the triumvirate AND pyton could be the punishment but Zeus just turned him into a MORTAL, like not even a demigod with a few superpowers,Lester swore on frigging Styx that he won't touch a bow or play an instrument and you know Zeus sucks as a god of law and order...

- Like RRineheart said that Riordan could make it cliche and Lester would prefer to stay as a mortal  and be loyal to his demigod friends (though, no since Lester/ Apollo is potrayed as extremely self centered and self obssessed and keeps ranting about how early mortals die and how much it sucks without superpowers and such stuff...

- Does Zeus not give a CRAP about the Sun/ Oracle/ Poetry/ Music/ Archery/ Healing/ Plague God dying???!!! He's an olympiannnn!!! Like he's one of the twelve MOST IMPORTANT GODS!

-If Jason isn't resurrected (i've mentioned how he could be) Jasper and Leo fans will butcher him...