{"id":1418,"date":"2019-07-20T13:57:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T20:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/normasueoneil.com\/?page_id=1418"},"modified":"2021-03-31T16:57:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T23:57:14","slug":"sons-of-apollo-free-bonus-chapter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/normasueoneil.com\/?page_id=1418","title":{"rendered":"Sons of the Oracle- Bonus Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> My name is Stilbe, mother of both centaur and man, but I am better known by my formal title, the Oracle of Apollo, the God of Prophecy. I serve in Apollo&#8217;s temple at Delphi. Generations of men have recounted the story of the battle between the children of my sons. Centauromachy, men call it, as if branding their opponent with villainy justifies their one-sided truth. Misunderstanding, fear and even hubris have exaggerated that perspective, for what is a hero without monsters to slay? Never before, in all my generations has the full story been told. What became of the centaur, the brother, the outcast? The truth of that battle is not complete without it. I tell that story now. It began with a vision of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/624a465d0b4c\/book-1-bonus-chapter\">Read the bonus chapter!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Stilbe, mother of both centaur and man, but I am better known by my formal title, the Oracle of Apollo, the God of Prophecy. I serve in Apollo&#8217;s temple at Delphi. Generations of men have recounted the story of the battle between the children of my sons. Centauromachy, men call it, as&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/normasueoneil.com\/?page_id=1418\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sons of the Oracle- Bonus Chapter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1418","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","without-featured-image"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6v7yg-mS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1912,"url":"https:\/\/normasueoneil.com\/?page_id=1912","url_meta":{"origin":1418,"position":0},"title":"Sons of Apollo, Mini Myths I","author":"normasue","date":"January 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"It was meant to be a celebration the day Kentauros and Lapithus, Sons of Apollo and the Oracle, went to begin their training with the centaur Kheiron, but when they entered their father's temple in Delphi, their mother, the Oracle, saw a vision of war in their future. 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