
The Perilous Seat
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About This Book
The story takes place in ancient Greece and features a young woman from Delphi who is the HIgh Priestess for the Temple of Apollo in Delphi.The book was written to appeal to young readers and has much action and adventure including the Persian Wars and a doomed love affair.
Chapters (379)
- THE PERILOUS SEAT
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- BOOK I AT THE PYTHIAN FESTIVAL
- CHAPTER I DRYAS WINS THE PRIZE
- CHAPTER II PARENTAL JUSTICE
- BOOK II A CHILDHOOD IN DELPHI
- CHAPTER III THERIA, SEVEN YEARS OLD
- CHAPTER IV ELEUTHERIA LOOKS OUT OF A WINDOW
- CHAPTER V THE TRADITIONS OF THE HOUSE
- CHAPTER VI THE GUESTS
- CHAPTER VII WHAT GIFTS THE GUESTS BROUGHT
- CHAPTER VIII DRYAS TAKES A ROBBER
- CHAPTER IX LAUREL FROM TEMPÈ
- CHAPTER X A BOY CALLED SOPHOCLES
- CHAPTER XI WHY NOT BE THE PYTHIA?
- BOOK III WITHIN THE ORACLE
- CHAPTER XII “THE PLACE OF GOLDEN TRIPODS”
- CHAPTER XIII IN PLEISTOS WOODS
- CHAPTER XIV THE POOR SLAVE
- CHAPTER XV THE SHATTERED CUP
- CHAPTER XVI GATHERING THE THREADS
- CHAPTER XVII A YOUTH UNDER THE WINDOW
- CHAPTER XVIII GATHERING MORE THREADS
- CHAPTER XIX THE SONG RE-SUNG
- CHAPTER XX LOVE IN THE LANE
- CHAPTER XXI A PROCESSION OF SACRIFICE
- CHAPTER XXII IN THE PYTHIA HOUSE
- CHAPTER XXIII THE CHILD PRIESTESS
- CHAPTER XXIV THE HIGH, PERILOUS SEAT
- CHAPTER XXV BITTER CONSEQUENCES
- CHAPTER XXVI “PRAY TO THE WINDS”
- CHAPTER XXVII THE MESSENGERS
- CHAPTER XXVIII AN OUTCAST ON PARNASSOS
- CHAPTER XXIX EËTÍON PURSUES
- CHAPTER XXX SHEPHERD WISDOM
- CHAPTER XXXI NIKANDER’S NEAREST OF KIN
- CHAPTER XXXII TERRIBLE NEWS FROM THERMOPYLÆ
- CHAPTER XXXIII AT EËTÍON’S CALL
- CHAPTER XXXIV EËTÍON AND NIKANDER
- CHAPTER XXXV THERIA TELLS HER VISION
- CHAPTER XXXVI REFUGE IN THE PRECINCT
- BOOK IV THE GOD WILL CARE FOR HIS OWN
- CHAPTER XXXVII THE PERSIAN COMES
- CHAPTER XXXVIII THANKFULNESS
- CHAPTER XXXIX NIKANDER PLEADS FOR HIS DAUGHTER
- CHAPTER XL AGAIN HOME
- CHAPTER XLI A SCULPTOR’S RESPECTABILITY
- CHAPTER XLII THE UNWILLING COLONIST
- CHAPTER XLIII THE BIRD IN THE CAGE
- CHAPTER XLIV THE METIC
- CHAPTER XLV THE MARRIAGE
- CHAPTER XLVI THE DOOR OF ESCAPE
- CHAPTER XLVII ALIEN MEADOWS
- CHAPTER XLVIII TOWN MAKERS
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