Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom by Suzanne Williams
Author:Suzanne Williams [Williams, Suzanne]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Published: 2012-08-06T17:00:00+00:00
She put her fingertips to her forehead as if she were concentrating hard. He didn’t have time for this, he thought impatiently. He had to escape those Cronies!
After setting the thunderbolt on the ground again, he stood on it this time. Then he yanked on his arm. Rats. He still couldn’t get the bolt off.
“Your name!” the lady demanded, lowering her hands. “Is it Goose?”
“Goose? No! It’s Zeus,” he mumbled, embarrassed. He’d always thought his name was a little odd. Most kids in Crete were named Alexander or Nicholas or something equally cool and strong-sounding. But even the name Zeus was better than Goose!
“Ah, you must forgive me,” the woman said. As he straightened, she gave him a small bow. “I am Pythia, the oracle here at the Delphi temple. I can see the future, but sometimes my vision is blurred. Due to the mist, you understand?”
There was a loud hissing, and another cloud of steam shot up from the ground. The mist grew thicker around her.
Excitement rose in Zeus at her words. “If you can see the future, tell me this: How will I get this thunderbolt off me?”
She shook her head, her robe swaying back and forth. “That, I cannot see. For what is revealed is not mine to choose.”
Zeus’s stomach sank. What kind of crummy power was that?
As if she’d read his thoughts, or at least sensed his disappointment, Pythia added, “But one thing I do know: Your thunderbolt has amazing magic.”
“Magic? Really?” Zeus stared at the bolt. It glowed, looking extra sparky, as if it were excited to have his attention. Interesting. He’d heard of magical things before, but he’d never seen one in action. He’d certainly never expected to have one. Had he been too quick to try to get rid of it?
“Only the trueborn king of the Olympians could have removed that bolt from the cone-stone,” Pythia informed him.
King of the Olympians? Him? This lady doesn’t know what she’s talking about, thought Zeus.
He shook his head slowly. “No way,” he told her. “I’m no king. I’m just a mortal kid. Maybe you should keep looking for that Goose guy. He’s probably the one you want.”
Although he couldn’t see her eyes through those foggy specs, Zeus sensed her keen interest in him. A small silence passed, and then she said, “I have been too hasty. You are not yet ready to know all that has been prophesied. So for now let us simply call you a . . . a hero in training.”
“A hero?” said Zeus. His face lit up. “Epic!” This was more like it, he thought. Heroes had cool adventures. They went on quests and did other manly stuff. “What is my quest? What important thing will you have me do?”
“Go where the cone-stone leads you,” she answered.
What does that mean? Zeus wondered. Then he had a thought. Maybe this cone-stone would lead him to his parents!
But before he could ask about that, Pythia stepped backward into the mist again. “Never fear,” her disembodied voice called out.
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