How Does Apollo Meet The God Of Vanity

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The God Apollo was sent down to earth in the after math of the Titan War because Zeus the King of the Gods (also Apollo's father) had to blame another God other than himself. Apollo was sent down in the body of Lester Papadopoulos who had acne and was not handsome. Apollo was devastated by both characteristics. After all, he is the God of vanity. In the first book, Apollo meets a little girl who turns out to be a demigod named Megan McCarthy . In order to get back to Olympus, Apollo has to carry out orders and serve Meagan for a certain amount of time. They end up going through trials(The Trials of Apollo) together. Apollo gets attached to the girl. She gets taken away by the Emperor (which is an immortal God as well) who then enslaves her.

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