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Every year, the Olympus Gates opens for mortals who dreams to become a Semideus, a mortal favored by the Gods. However, one needs to take the Semideus test and must be prepared for...
'Among the sights of Thesprotia are a sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona and an oak sacred to the god.' Pausanias, Description of Greece I.17.5
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ORACLE OF DODONA
I realized we were already in the Grove of Dodona when we sa a large oak tree in the middle of knee-high stone structures and bronze cauldrons around.
"How will we get an oracle?" tanong ko kay Aster. Of course, I had no ideas!
Her eyes slightly squinted as she looked around, then she turned to Damon, asking, "Uh, may naiisip ka bang paraan kung pa'no tayo makakapagsulat sa mga tablets?"
"Ha? Tablets? Wala namang tablet dito, ah?" ani Diane at naglinga-linga pa sa paligid.
Aster sighed and pointed at the stones. "The stones are called tablets, Diane."
Sabay naman kaming napa-'ohh' ni Diane. I really didn't know what kind of table I was thinking about, but I do believe that I first thought about a gadget while Diane thought about the medicine tablets. Mahirap talagang sumama sa matatalino.
"Zeus' sword," sambit ni Damon. "Mas matibay ang esapadang ginawa ni Zeus. Sa tingin ko sapat na 'yon."
"What do we need to write anyway?" tanong ko naman.
"Nabasa ko na ang ibang mga nakasulat sa tablets. I think we need to write a question on how we'll be able to find Artemis," Aster explained.
Ah, so the Oracle of Dodona will give us more information and details to find the lost Goddess. First of all, why did she disappear anyway?
I summoned the sword and handed it to Aster. But then, she pouted. "Hindi ko ata kayang idiin ang pagsusulat. Pa'no 'yon?"
"Ngi, weak!" asar ni Diane at tumawa. "Ako na nga, Aster. Ano bang isusulat?"
"You don't know how to write ancient Greek language, Diane. Ako na, sigu—"
"Light-an mo lang ang pagkakasulat, tapos ako na ang magdidiin. Babakatin ko nalang," suhestiyon naman ni Damon at ngumisi. "Hindi rin naman kasi ako maalam magsulat ng ancient greek language."
"Kailangan bang ancient greek languange?" tanong ko naman. Hindi rin naman ata ako maalam magbasa n'on.
"Yes," Aster answered. "The Oracle of Dodona is ancient, so we needed to communicate in ancient way too."
