He cleared his throat and held up one hand dramatically.“ Green grass breaks through snow. Artemis pleads for my help. He grinned at us, waiting for applause. " That last line was four syllables.” Artemis said. Apollo frowned. “Was it?” “ No, no, that’s six syllable, hhhm.” He started muttering to himself. That’s five syllables! ” He bowed, looking very pleased with himself. Rick Riordan
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This quote is from the Greek god of music, Apollo. It is a very clever reference to his musical abilities. The quote also talks about the fact that Apollo is a god of music and poetry. When he talks about Artemis, he refers to the goddess of hunting.

He refers to their relationship with each other in terms of being in love with each other. When he talks about being "lucky" when he said, "That last line was four syllables." He is referring to the fact that when it comes to poetry, they are lucky if they have only four or five syllables in their lines. When he says that Artemis said that "that last line was six syllables", this means that Apollo believes himself to be very clever when it comes to poetry.This can also be used in many different situations where people are trying to improve their skills in an area of their life by saying things like, "I'm really trying hard for this exam" or "I'm really trying hard for the job interview".

Source: The Titans Curse

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