The Mask of Orpheus Orpheus must travel through is given a symbolic name. At the start of this act, time is moving backwards: Orpheus travels back out of and into the Underworld, and Euridice dies once more. Then time moves forwards as Orpheus leaves the Underworld again. One version of the Orpheus story is that he is then killed by a thunderbolt thrown by Zeus, while another is that he is dismembered by the women of Dionysus. Orpheus then becomes the subject of a cult and an oracle. Time flows backwards once more, and Orpheus' death is acted out again, and the opera ends
The House of Hades to do what is right." "The House of Hades" won the Goodreads Choice Award for the Best Middle Grade and Children's Book of 2013. On the same day as the release of "The House of Hades", Rick Riordan announced its sequel, "The Blood of Olympus", the last book of the series. The cover, featuring Jason, Frank, Hazel and two giants, was released on May 14, 2014. The first chapter of the story was released along with "The Staff of Serapis", a crossover between "The Kane Chronicles" and "Percy Jackson & the Olympians". "The Blood of Olympus" was released on October