Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus

The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus is a sacred place in Camp Jupiter. This is where the augur, Octavian, reads the will of the gods by reading the entrails (stuffing) of stuffed animals. It is on Temple Hill, near New Rome.

The Son of Neptune
Percy is brought here by Hazel to meet the augur, Octavian, to decide if he can stay at Camp Jupiter or if they will kill him. Percy asks Octavian why there is no Oracle, whom the Greeks used to read prophecy. Octavian states that the Romans relied on the Sibylline Books to read the prophecy, that have been all but lost. He then mentions the Second Great Prophecy, and that every person who tries to understand the prophecy causes bad luck. Octavian then proceeds to take Percy's stuffed panda, cuts it open, and reads its stuffing. He then states that Percy is allowed to live.

Appearance
There is a marble floor that is etched with many mosaics and Latin inscriptions. The gold ceiling is 60 feet above. The temple is open so that the wind can get in. In the center of the temple there is a marble altar and a statue of Jupiter holding the Master Bolt.

Trivia

 * This is one of the two places where Imperial Gold can be made, by consecrating it in the temple. The other is the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
 * Even though Percy lost his memory he remembers that the Master Bolt looks nothing like the statues replica.
 * It is named after the original temple in Rome.
 * The Jupiter Optimus Maximus part of this temple means: Jupiter, the best and the greatest.