Prophecy of Seven

The Prophecy of Seven is the main focus of The Heroes of Olympus series. It is also the first prophecy spoken by Rachel Elizabeth Dare and is considered the next great prophecy after the completion of the first by Percy Jackson.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians
After the events of the Second Olympian War and Kronos' defeat at the hands of Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase, the Great Prophecy had been fulfilled. Rachel Elizabeth Dare used Blackjack to fly to Camp Half-Blood, where she took on the spirit of the Oracle of Delphi. Shortly after the spirit settled into Rachel's body, Rachel began to speak a new prophecy which would later be known as the Prophecy of Seven. While a few of the campers tried to figure out the meaning of the prophecy, Apollo said that it may not even come true in their lifetimes as the first great prophecy took almost sixty years to complete.

The Heroes of Olympus
The Prophecy of Seven had also been known for some time by the Romans. The prophecy was kept in the Sibylline Books, a collection of prophecies that detailed every major event in Roman history. The books however were lost in a fire and only a few prophecies were saved from the flames, including the Prophecy of Seven. The prophecy was handed down through the years as the Twelfth Legion followed Western Civilization and recruited Roman demigods to the Legion for training. The Prophecy of Seven was then engraved, along with many other prophecies, on the floor of the Temple of Jupiter.

During the 1980's a demigod by the name of Michael Varus thought he could fulfill the Prophecy of Seven against the advise of the current augur. However, wanting glory he lead the Fifth Cohort north to Alaska in hopes of finding the true meaning of the prophecy. The cohort was completely wiped out by Alcyoneus and the Twelfth Legion's Eagle was lost, bringing shame to Fifth Cohort. From then on, the prophecy laid ignored on the floor of the Temple of Jupiter for almost twenty years.

However, knowing that Gaea would soon awaken and wage war against the gods, Hera/Juno began to visit the seven mentioned in the prophecy, preparing them for the day that they would have to face it. She watched over Leo Valdez as his baby sitter for many years. She also saved Frank Zhang's life by telling his mother and grandmother about how his life was dependent on a burned log in the fire. She took Jason Grace away from his family when he was two to be trained by Lupa and to possible make it to Camp Jupiter. Then before she was captured, she switched Jason Grace and Percy Jackson, sending them each to each others camps in order to bring Roman and Greek demigods together to finally bring about the Prophecy of Seven.

The Prophecy of Seven
After Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, fulfilled the first prophecy, his friend Rachel, the new Oracle, gave the next Great Prophecy:


 * Seven half-bloods shall 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



The Prophecy`s Progress
The Second Great Prophecy has not been fulfilled yet; information will be updated as it becomes available, but speculation will be removed.


 * 1) This line refers to the seven demigods that will rise to defeat the Giants. All of the Seven have been identified (See below).
 * 2) While it is currently unknown what the true meaning of this line is, Leo Valdez wonders if the line is referring to him, Jason, or Percy. Leo has pyrokinesis (control over fire), Jason has some power over the skies being a son of Jupiter, and Percy can also create storms through hydrokinesis (control over water). The second part of this line's meaning is unknown.
 * 3) This line has not been explained in The Heroes of Olympus, though in The Mark of Athena Piper is nervous when Jason promises her anything, not wanting his promise to turn into the oath of the prophecy.
 * 4) The Doors of Death, as explained by Aphrodite in Piper's dream, is an exit from the Underworld that was opened by Gaea so deceased mortals (only ones with special talents, such as Medea and Midas, or some accidentally like Gwendolyn) could be reborn. It is currently unknown who are the foes that bear arms to the Doors of Death.

The Seven
The Seven, as officially announced in The Demigod Diaries:
 * Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon
 * Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena
 * Jason Grace, son of Jupiter
 * Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus
 * Frank Zhang, son of Mars and legacy of Poseidon
 * Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite
 * Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto