The Sea of Monsters (2006) (edit title/settings)

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• Perseus Jackson: The main character in this story. A twelve year old boy who is the son of Poseidon, god of the seas. Percy has two best friends named Annabeth and Grover. Percy lives with his mother all year round except for the summer, when he goes to Camp Half-Blood. That is where he trains and practices with other half-bloods or demi-gods.
• Annabeth Chase: One of Percy's best friends, the daughter of Athena. Wants to be an architect. Came to the camp with Grover, Luke, and Thalia. Has been at the camp the longest (6 years now). Has a cap that makes her invisible, and her favorite weapon is her celestial bronze knife.
• Grover Underwood: A young satyr and Percy Jackson's best friend.
• Tyson: Classmate at Meriweather's. He is a cyclops and Percy's half brother. He loves horses and is good at welding things
• Athena: She is Annabeth's mother. She is the Greek Goddess of war, civilization, wisdom, strength, strategy, craft, justice and skill. She invented the loom, and is very skilled at weaving. Arachnids take their name from Archanae, a girl who foolishly declared that she was better at weaving than Athena (and so they competed against each other and she lost, hung herself and then Athena found the body and thought it would be bad to waste her talents so turned her into a spider). She and the Sea God have been rivals ever since her contest with Poseidon for dominion of Athens.
• Chiron: Activities counselor at Camp Half-Blood. Percy's favorite teacher. Percy's icon and mentor. Chiron is a Centaur.
• Clarisse: She is the camp bully, daughter of Ares and counselor of the Ares cabin. She is given the quest in this book to try and save the camp.
• Luke Castellan: Son of Hermes, is supporting Kronos as of now and trying to Resurrect him. Used to be Annabeth's good friend. Annabeth says that he was never the same after he returned from his quest.
• Polyphemus: One of the oldest & meanest living cyclops left
• Hermes: Messenger of the Gods, God of Travellers, God of Thieves; Luke's father. Patron titan of cabin eleven at Camp Half-Blood.
• C.C./Circe: She is a very pretty woman with a long dark hair braided with threads of gold. She had piercing green eyes. She is a sorceress living on the island of Aeaea, famous for her part in the adventures of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey. She is the daughter of Hecate, the goddess of magic. Circe transformed her enemies, or those who offended her, into animals through the use of magical potions. She was known for her knowledge of drugs and herbs.
• Thalia: Daughter of Zeus who was turned into a pine tree that protects Half Blood Hill.
• Poseidon: Brother of Zeus and Hades, god of sea and horses. Percy's dad.
• Ares: The son of Zeus and Hera. Boyfriend to Aphrodite. He is the god of war and father of Clarisse, the camp bully.
• Zeus: The lord of the skies, god of lightning, father of Perseus, Jason, Achilles and Thalia. Brother of Poseidon and Hades, husband of Hera and son of titan Kronos and Rhea. His symbol is the lightning bolt and his sacred animal is the eagle. Uncle of percy.
• Kronos: The leader of the titan army in the golden age. husband of titan Rhea, son of Ouranous (sky) and Gaea (Earth). He is the father of Hades, Poseidon and Zeus. When the golden age was finished, his sons Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, chopped him in pieces then cast him away in the depth of Tartarus, an endless pit of darkness. Former lord of the universe.
• Mr. D/Dionysus: He is a small, porky guy. He has a red nose, big watery eyes, and curly hair so black it is almost purple. He is the Camp Director. He is the god of wine. He works at Camp Half-Blood as his punishment - he was exiled and must stay here for a century.
• Sally Jackson: She is Percy's mother. She works at a sweet shop at Grand Central Station.
• Matt Sloan: Classmate of Percy's at Meriwhether Prep. The bully.
• Mr. de Milo: The English teacher at Percy and Tyson's school.
• Mrs. Tesla: She is the science teacher at Meriwether.
• Coach Nunley: old PE teacher at Meriwhether Prep. Never notices anything due to him reading the paper ALL the time.
• Corey Bailer: The computer geek in Meriwether.
• Raj Mandali: The calculus whiz in Meriwether.
• Laistrygonians: A race of giant cannibal monsters that live far north.
• Mr. Bonsai: The headmaster of Meriwether.
• Ganymede: Cup-bearer to Zeus
• The Gray Sisters: They are Wasp, Anger and Tempest. They have one eye for all of them. In this book they run a Taxi service. They give Percy important information.
• Colchis Bulls: They are made by Hephaestus, god of fire. They are bronze. They attack the camp in the start of the story.
• Dryads: They are wood nymphs or tree spirits. They are followers of Pan.
• Tantalus: The new activities director of Camp Half-Blood. He is a pale, horribly thin man. He had blue shadow under his eyes, dirty fingernails, and badly cut gray hair. He is a spirit from the Fields of Punishment, the one who stands in the lake with the fruit tree hanging over him, but he can't eat or drink.
• Charles Beckendorf: one of the campers at Camp Half Blood from the Hephaestus camp. A welder.
• Travis Stoll: Travis Stoll is a demigod attending Camp Half-Blood. He is a son of Hermes, and loves to play practical jokes and steal things with his younger brother, Connor Stoll. They both took this trademark from their father, Hermes. Percy differentiates Travis from his sibling, Connor, due to their height.
• Connor Stoll: The son of Hermes, god of messengers, medicine, thieves and travelers. He is twins with his brother Travis Stoll. He has brown hair and freckles. He and his brother are the counselors of the Hermes cabin.
• Silena Beauregard: She is the daughter of Aphrodite and head counselor of the Aphrodite cabin.
• Stymphalian Birds: They are man-eating birds with beaks of bronze and sharp metallic feathers they could launch at their victims, and were sacred to Ares, the god of war. Furthermore, their dung was highly toxic. They had migrated to Lake Stymphalia in Arcadia to escape a pack of wolves the Arabs set loose to kill them, and bred quickly and took over the countryside, destroying local crops, fruit trees and townspeople.
• Harpies: They are ugly winged bird-women. They clean the dishes at Camp Half-Blood. They patrol the camp at night to make sure no campers break the curfew; they are given permission to eat campers if they do.
• George: one of the snakes on Hermes' caduceus part of a staff. The sarcastic one.
• Martha: one of the snakes on Hermes' caduceus other part of a staff. The sweet one.
• Hippocampi: They are creatures of the sea that are horses in the front and silvery fish bodies at the back with glistening scales and rainbow tail fins.
• Scythian Dracaenae: Monsters that are part women part snake.
• Agrius: The girl who fell in love with a bear.
• Oreius: The twin of the girl who fell in love with a bear.
• Hydra: Greek monster with many heads - when one head is cut off, two grow in to replace it. Spits an acid like substance.
• Charybdis: She was a sea monster, once a beautiful naiad and the daughter of Poseidon and Gaia. She takes form as a huge bladder of a creature whose face was all mouth and whose arms and legs were flippers and who swallows huge amounts of water three times a day before belching them back out again, creating whirlpools.
• Schylla: Sister of Charybdis. Giant reptillian monster that eats sailors.
• Edward Teach: The son of Ares also known as Black Beard
• The Sirens: They were three dangerous bird-women, portrayed as seductresses who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. They even tell the future.
• Odysseus: Son of Athena. Hero of the"Illiad" and the"Odyssey
• Chris Rodriguez: Add a description of this character.
• Percy Jackson
• Jason
• Andromeda
• Rainbow
• Blackbeard
• Joe Bob
• Artemis
• Cadmus
• Wasp
• C.C.
• Oracle

Quotes edit see section history

• “"Percy needs help!"”

  Tyson

• “"Can't--get--through!"”

  Tyson

• “I am Thalia daughter of Zeus.”

  Thalia Grace

• “SEAWEED BRAIN”

  Annabeth Chase

• “'Well, well if it isn't Peter Johnson. My millenium is complete.'I gritted my teeth. 'Percy Jackson...sir.'Mr. D sipped his diet coke. 'Yes. Well, as you young people say these days: Whatever.'”

  Mr. D and Percy Jackson

• “"Poseidon," I murmured, "accept my offering."And send me some help while you're at it, I prayed silently. Please.”

  Percy Jackson

• “This was so completely unfair, I told Tantalus to go chase a doughnut, which didn't help his mood.”

  Percy Jackson

• “The happy man said . . . bowling practice?”

  Tyson

• “Then it changed colors. I saw myself -- a reflection, but not a reflection. Shimmering there on the cloth was a cooler version of Percy Jackson --- with just the right clothes, a confident smile on my face. My teeth were straight. No zits. A perfect tan. More athletic. Maybe a couple inches taller. It was me, without the faults."Whoa", I managed.”

  Percy Jackson

• “"Thanks . . ." I faltered. "I'm really sorry—"Before I could figure out how to apologize for being such an idiot, she tackled me with a hug, then pulled away just as quickly. "I'm glad you're not an guinea pig.""Me, too." I hoped my face wasn't as red as it felt.”

  Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase

• “Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related, for better or worse . . . and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.”

  Hermes

• “She put her head on my shoulder and I held her. Fish gathered to look at us--a school of barracudas and some curious marlins. SCRAM I told them. They swam of, but I could tell they went reluctantly. I swear I understood their intentions. They were about to start rumors flying around the sea about the son of Poseidon and some girl at the bottom of Siren Bay.”

  Percy thinking to himself

• “That's what makes heroes so special. You carry the hopes of humanity into the realm of the eternal.”

  Chiron

• “A minute later Annabeth hit a slippery patch of moss and her foot slipped. Fortunately, she found something else to put it against. Unfortunately, that something was my face.'Sorry.' she murmured.'S'okay,' I grunted, though I'd never really wanted to know what Annabeth's sneaker tasted like.”

  Annabeth Chase + Percy Jackson

• “The Bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled... with delight, because he was standing right next to us.'Failed!' he yelled gleefully. 'Nobody failed!'”

  Polyphemus

• “Nobody was going to swat down my friends like that! I mean... nobody, not Nobody. Ah, you know what I mean.”

  Percy Jackson

• “'Tyson, the Fleece. Can you get it for me?''Which one?' Tyson said, looking around at the hundreds of sheep.”

  Percy Jackson and Tyson

• “Not failing would be good.”

  Percy Jackson

• “'Well,' said Dionysus dryly, 'some unplanned dinner entertainment.'”

  Dionysus

• “'Dude!' the centaur groaned, almost buckling under Tyson's weight. 'Do the words 'low-carb diet' mean anything to you?'”

  A Centaur

• “Annabeth glared at me, and I started to wish I hadn't asked her about this while she was holding a knife.”

  Percy Jackson

• “She rushed over and rummaged through my pockets. But instead of bringing out Riptide, she found the bottle of Hermes multivitamins and started struggling with the cap. I wanted to scream at her that this wasn't the time for taking supplements! She had to draw the sword!”

  Percy Jackson

• “I go get donuts”

  Tyson

• “We only came close to dying six or seven times, which I thought was pretty good.”

  Percy Jackson

• “Chicken-Ponies”

  Tyson

• “Only one more day to go. Surely even I couldn't mess that up. As usual, I didn't have a clue how wrong I was.”

  Percy Jackson

• “Wise Girl”

  Percy Jackson

• “"Annabeth's footsliped from the rock face, but fortunately, she found something to put her foot on. Unfortunately, that thing was my face."”

  Percy Jackson

• “Fish Ponies!”

  Tyson

• “I'd missed Annabeth probably more than I wanted to admit. ♥”

  Percy Jakcson

• “Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.”

  Hermes

• “My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've learned over the eons, it's that you can't give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it. It doesn't matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don't appreciate your genius for inventing the Internet...”

  Hermes

• “Knowledge isn't always good for you.”

  Annabeth Chase

• “We both seek knowledge. We both admire greatness. Neither of us needs to stand in the shadow of men.”

  Circe to Annabeth Chase

• “"Percy, you know who you remind me of most? Thalia. You guys are so much alike it's scary. I mean, either you would've been best friend or you would've strangled each other."”

  Annabeth to Percy

• “"I like to say what a pleasant form of punishment it is to be here. Over the course of the summer, I hope to torture, er, interact with each and every one of you children. You all look good enough to eat."”

  Tantalus

• “"She started to sob- I mean horrible, heartbroken sobbing. She put her head on my shoulders and I held her."”

  Percy

• “"Ever come home and found your room messed up? Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to 'clean' it, and suddenly you can't find anything? And even if nothing is missing, you get that creepy feeling like somebody's been looking through your private stuff and dusting everything with lemon furniture polish?"”

  Percy

• “"Powered dounuts"”

  -Tyson

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Camp Half-Blood: A place where demigods (Greek) spend much of their time, training and getting to know the others like them. Only half-bloods can enter on their own; anyone else needs permission. Run by Dionysus as a punishment to him.
• The Sea of Monsters (The Bermuda Triangle): A deadly place filled with monsters and danger which hardly anyone has ever returned alive from. Known to mortals as The Bermuda Triangle. The home of Polyphemus, the cyclops, can be found there.
• Half-Blood Hill: The border line for Camp Half-Blood.
• Meriwether College Prep: It is a private school in New York where Percy attended. it is a "progressive" school in downtown Manhattan.
• Miami: Where everything strange seems to wash up.
• Princess Andromeda: It is a luxury cruise ship used by Luke to get an army for Kronos.
• C.C.'s Spa & Resort: It is a place where people can relax and be pampered. Only girls are welcomed, boys will suffer a transformation if they are caugt by C.C.
• Queen Ann's revenge: Ship owned by black beered that Percy and annabeth took of on from the resort

Organizations edit see section history

• Blackbeards Pirate Gang: Lead by Blackbeard, a son of Ares.
• Camp Half Blood: Camp where half bloods or demigod go to train

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Glossary edit see section history

• Half-Blood(Demigod): The son/daughter of a mortal and a god
• Mist: The mythological force that prevents mortals from seeing many things that have to do with gods and demigods. Like monsters, and the figths with the, Mt. Olympus, Camp Half-Blood, the Greek gods, etc.
• Satyr: Half human, half goat creatures, whose purpose is to seek out and help train young demigods.
• Centaur: Half human half horse, and with the exception of Chiron, excellent at partying.
• Cannibals: Creatures that eat their own kind. For example, the fire-throwing monsters at the beginning of the book.
• Cyclops: One eyed tall monsters who are great forgers and are usually the children of Poseidon.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Friendship: Percy saves th camp with the help of his friends.
• Good vs. Evil: Describe this theme.
• Greek Mythology: The book includes many references to Greeks gods, Greek stories, ect.

Errata edit see section history

In Chapter 2, it says, '...like was he...', which should be, '...like he was...'

In Chapter 19, it says, 'I was about use Ripetide... "but it should be, 'I was about to use Riptide.'

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Lightning Thief, and followed by The Titan's Curse.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Rick Riordan (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. John Rocco (Illustrator)
2. Christine Kettner (Designer)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults 2007 (2007)
• A Best Book of 2006, Child Magazine (2006)
• A Best Fantasy Sequel of 2006, Kirkus Reviews (2006)
• VOYA Top Shelf Fiction Pick for Middle School Readers, 2006 (2006)
• CCBC choice award 2007, Cooperative Children’s Book Center (2007)
• Book Sense National Best Seller
• Book Sense Top Ten Summer Pick (2006)
• Colorado Children's Book Award (CCBA) Runner-Up (2008)
• Mark Twain Award (Missouri) (2009)
• Geffen Award (Finalist, 2009: Best Translated Fantasy Book)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: MLCS 2006/45756
• Dewey: Add the Dewey Classification.

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Recommend for children +10. A great read that your children will love. Lexile score is 740.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Teens
• Books › Teens › Series
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Adventure & Thrillers
• Books › Teens › Social Issues

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia
• Welcome to the online world of Rick Riordan!: The author's website.

Movie Connections edit see section history

• Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters (IMDb)

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