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• Perseus "Percy" Jackson: He is 16 years old. He's the main protagonist. Son of Poseidon, the Greek Sea god. One of the most powerful demigods. He goes into a battles against the titans. He has the ability to know (in the ocean) at what exact coordinates he is. He frequently uses the sea to channel power, and attacks his enemies using water.
• Annabeth Chase: Percy's best friend. Daughter of Athena, Goddess of wisdom and strategy. Apart from being clever, she's sarcastic, brave, pretty, has issues with her family (she ran away from home when she was seven), hard working and loyal. She has gray eyes (like her mother), and used to be in love with Luke. Her dream is to become an architect and build a famous monument (her favourite monument currently existing is the Hoover Dam). She previously was presented with Daedalus's laptop, with blueprints and details of inventions. She uses a celestial bronze knife, instead of a sword, which has a longer reach than a knife.
• Grover Underwood: Grover is a satyr (half-human, half-goat) and the best friend of Percy Jackson. He loves eating pretty much everything and is afraid of cyclopes, not to mention he dislikes rabbits (bullies). He observed the death of pan and is considered an outcast.
• Tyson: Tyson is Percy's half-brother. He is six-foot-three and built like the Abominable Snowman, but he cries a lot and is scared of just about everything. He is a Cyclops. He works in the Cyclopes' forges. He goes on quests alongside Percy, Grover and Annabeth.
• Rachel Elizabeth Dare: She is a red-headed girl who can see through the Mist. She is also daughter of a very rich man and is very talented at art. She usually helps Percy out at difficult times when the help of the mortal is needed. Rachel also shows some romantic interest with Percy but has a certain degree of both tolerance and rivalry against Annabeth on this matter.
• Charles Beckendorf: Son of Hephaestus. Silena's boyfriend, well loved by everyone at Camp. And is a great friend, is brave and powerful
• Kronos: He was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky. He overthrew his father (and it was prophesied that he will overthrow his father, but one day one of his sons would overthrow him in turn) and ruled during the mythological Golden Age, until he was overthrown by his own sons, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon, and was imprisoned in Tartarus, the deepest realms of the Underworld. Kronos was usually depicted with a sickle or scythe, which was also the weapon he used to castrate and depose Uranus, his father. Kronos has the power to manipulate time.
• Apollo: He is the god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; medicine and healing; plague, music, poetry, and the arts. He looked about seventeen or eighteen. He has sandy hair and outdoorsy good looks. He has a bright and playful smile. He owns a Maserati Spyder. He is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the chaste huntress Artemis (while Apollo is God of the Sun, Artemis is Goddess of the Moon). Apollo has a thing about flirting with the Hunters and thereby annoying his sister. When the Apollo cabin curses another cabin, it causes all the members of the cursed cabin to speak in rhymes.
• Athena: She is a beautiful gray-eyed woman in an elegant white dress. She is the goddess of wisdom, civilization, warfare, strength, strategy, crafts, justice and skill. Athena is also a shrewd companion of heroes and the goddess of heroic endeavour. She is the virgin patron of Athens. Dislikes Percy Jackson.
• Silena Beauregard: Leader of the Aphrodite cabin, and she doesn't tease Percy the way the others do. She is in love with Charles Beckendorf.
• Luke Castellan: He is a son of Hermes. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. Major follower of Kronos
• Travis Stoll: He is Connor's twin brother. He is skinny, with mops of brown hair that hang in his eyes. He is a son of Hermes and he is one of those who lead his father's cabin. Both twins like responsibility.
• Connor Stoll: He is Travis's twin brother. He is skinny, with mops of brown hair that hung in his eyes.
• Chiron: He is Camp Half-Blood's old activities director and a kindly immortal centaur. He trained many famous Greek heroes. He is a son of the Titan, Kronos. Not only that, but he knows a lot. He is part of the Party Ponies.
• Dionysus: He is a small, porky guy, but don't mistake him for a stupid teenager--he is the God of Wine, also the director of Camp Half-Blood as a punishment (from Zeus) for flirting with a nymph--but that's another story. He has a red nose, big watery eyes, and curly hair so black it's almost purple.
• Hestia: She is the Goddess of the hearth and home and keeps the fire in Mt. Olympus going. She is gentle in nature and gave up her throne as a major deity in Mt. Olympus for Dionysus to stop a war from breaking out amongst the gods.
• Ethan Nakamura: He fought Percy in the gladiator arena and escaped with his life intact, but stayed on the side of the Titans. He is the son of the goddess of revenge, Nemesis.
• Zeus: He is the Lord of the gods and the ruler of Mount Olympus. He is the youngest son of Kronos and Gaia and he is one of the twelve Olympians. He had a well-trimmed beard, marbled gray and black like a storm cloud. His face was proud and handsome and grim, his eyes rainy gray. He has a lightning bolt as a weapon.
• Poseidon: He is the God of the sea. He is known as the Stormbringer and he created the horses for Demeter. He is one of the sons of Kronos and Gaia and he is one of the twelve Olympians. His skin was deeply tanned, his hands scarred like an old-time fisherman's. His hair was black. His face had that same brooding look like a rebel. He has sea-green eyes that were surrounded by sun-crinkles that stand as proof that he smiles a lot. He wears sandals, shorts, and a Tommy Bahama shirt. He is the father of Percy.
• Hermes: He is the messenger of the gods. He is also the god of thieves, travelers and medicine. He is slim and fit, with salt-and-pepper hair and a sly smile. He is the father of Luke. He has winged sandals, cobbled for him by Athena (Goddess of wisdom).
• Hephaestus: He is a huge lump of a man with a leg in a steel brace, a misshapen head, and a wild brown beard, fire flickering through his whiskers. He is the God of Forges and Fire. He is the son of Zeus and Hera, the King and Queen of the Gods. He was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes. Like other mythic smiths but unlike most other gods, Hephaestus was lame, which gave him a grotesque appearance in Greek eyes. He served as the blacksmith of the gods. Hephaestus's symbols are a smith's hammer, an anvil and a pair of tongs, although sometimes he is portrayed holding an axe. Hephaestus is married to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. It is old gossip that Aphrodite and Ares (the god of war) go out of their way to spend time with each other, and Hephaestus tries to lay traps to catch them and embarrass them. There is usually the Greek letter delta where he lays his traps.
• Hades: He is the God of the Underworld. He is one of the sons of Kronos and Gaia. He was at least ten feet tall and dressed in black silk robes and a crown of braided gold. His skin was albino white, his hair shoulder-length and jet black. He is married to Persephone (daughter of Demeter).
• Artemis: She is the goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and young girls, bringing and relieving disease in women; she often was depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows. The deer and the cypress were sacred to her. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo.
• Ares: He is the God of war. He is the son of Zeus and Hera and he is one of the Twelve Olympians. He is the lover of Aphrodite. He does not like Percy.
• Nico Di Angelo: He is Bianca's little brother. He has a dark silky hair and olive skin. And is a powerful son of Hades.
• Bianca Di Angelo: She is Nico's sister. She has a silky hair and olive skin.
• Thalia Grace: Turned into a pine tree when dying by her father, Zeus. Her tree is protecting Camp Half-blood.
• Clarisse: She is a big girl with a big, husky voice. She is a daughter of Ares. She owns an electrified spear as her weapon. She has tormented Percy since he arrived at Camp.
• Maria Di Angelo: She is Bianca and Nico's mother. She is from Venice.
• Paul Blofis: He is Percy's step-father after Percy's mom gets rid of her previous boyfriend Gabe. He is Percy's English teacher at his new school, Goode High School.
• Prometheus: He was taller than an average human, about seven feet. His black hair was tied in a ponytail. He dressed in a tuxedo. Dark round glasses covered his eyes. The skin on his face was covered in scratches. He stole fire from the gods and was punished by Zeus by being chained to a rock and tortured by vultures. He is the Titan of forethought and the Titan of crafty counsel.
• Demeter: She is a dark-haired goddess in green robes sitting on a throne woven of apple-tree branches. She is the goddess of the Harvest. She is the mother of Persephone.
• Chris Rodriguez: He is a half-blood who joined Luke's army before. He was one of the undetermined demi-gods (and therefore resided in the Hermes cabin). He is Clarisse's boyfriend who went into the Labyrinth and became insane.
• Blackjack: He is Percy's black Pegasus that he rescued off of the Titan ship in the previous book.
• Persephone: She the daughter of Zeus and the harvest goddess Demeter, and queen of the underworld. She is married to Hades. She was abducted from her mother and forced to live in the underworld.
• Katie Gardner: She is the head counselor of Demeter's cabin.
• Michael Yew: He is the new head counselor for Apollo's cabin.
• Leneus: He is an old satyr and he is known as one of the members of the Council of Cloven Elders.
• Mrs. O' Leary: She is Percy's hellhound after her previous owner, Quintus/Daedalus, died.
• Sally Jackson: She is Percy's mother. She works at a candy booth called Sweet on America. She can see through the Mist.
• Telekhines: They are sea demons who have a dog face, with black snouts, brown eyes and pointy ears. Their bodies were sleek and black like sea mammals, with stubby legs that were half flipper, half foot, and human-like hands with sharp claws.
• Scythian Dracaenae: It is a humanoid female with twin serpent tails instead of legs.
• Krios: He is the Lord of the South and the Lord of Constellations. He is a Titan who wore a black armor studded with silver dots like a starry night. His face was covered in a war helm with a ram's horn curling on either side.
• Hyperion: He is a Titan dressed in gold robes, with golden eyes like Kronos. His entire body glowed. He is a brother of Kronos. he is the Lord of the light and the Titan of the East. He is the father of Helios.
• Triton: He is a merman with two fish tails instead of one. His skin was green, his armor studded with pearls. His black hair was tied in a ponytail, and he looked young. He is the son and heir of Poseidon. He's rude to Percy and acts as if Percy is an amusing dog.
• Amphitrite: She is a beautiful woman in green armor with flowing black hair and strange little horns like crab claws. She is Poseidon's immortal wife.
• Delphin: He is the god of the Dolphins and Poseidon's lieutenant.
• Oceanus: He is the Titan of the sea. He is a merman larger than the rest, with the horns of a bull. He wielded a live serpent as a weapon.
• Briares: He is a Hundred-Handed One. He is as tall as the sky and he can break mountains. He is the only one left in his race and serves poseidon the lord of the seas. He, and the rest of the Hundred-Handed Ones helped Zeus and the young gods defeat Kronos.
• Peleus: He is the guardian dragon of Camp Half-Blood. He protects the Golden Fleece.
• Pollux: He is one of the blonde twin sons of Dionysus (the God of wine, director of Camp Half-Blood).
• Jake Mason: He is the new head counselor for Hephaestus's cabin.
• Typhon: He is the most horrible monster the gods had ever faced. He has been dormant under Mt. St. Helens. It has a smoky arm, a dark clawed hand the size of a city block. He is the husband of Echidna.
• Mr. Dare: He is Rachel's dad. he had rust-colored hair a little darker than Rachel's. He is a land developer.
• Malcolm: He is one of Annabeth's half-brothers. He is also a son of Athena.
• Juniper: She is Grover's girlfriend. She is a tree nymph. When sad she cries green tears.
• May Castellan: She is Luke's mother.
• Morpheus: He is the god of dreams. Morpheus has the ability to take any human form and appear in dreams. His true semblance is that of a winged daemon, imagery shared with many of his siblings.
• Cerberus: It is the three-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.
• Mrs. Dodds/Alecto: She is a little math teacher from Georgia who always wore a black leather jacket, even though she was fifty years old. She is one of the Furies.
• Achilles: He is tall and buff, with a cruel scarred face and closely shaved black hair. His eyes were pale green like a shallow sea and a bloody arrow stuck out of his left calf, just above the ankle. He is the son of Thetis.
• Argus: He is a husky, blonde dude, like a surfer. He had blue eyes and has them all over his body. He is the camp's head of security. He also drives Percy to and from the city several times throughout the series.
• The Harpies: They are ugly winged bird-women. They clean the dishes at Camp Half-Blood.
• Bessie: He is an Ophiotaurus or a serpent bull. It is a sacred creature. Percy thinks he is just a sea creature at first.
• George: One of the snakes of Hermes' Caduceus. Often asks Percy for a rat.
• Martha: One of the snakes of Hermes' Caduceus. She's more motherly and scolds George for being immature.
• William H. Steward: He is one of the automatons created by Daedalus.
• East River god: It looked like a Telekhine. His face was wolfish. his body was vaguely like a seal's, it is sleek black with flipper hands and feet. His eyes glowed radiation green.
• Hudson River God: It looks more humanoid. He was dressed in rags and seaweed, with a chain-mail coat made of bottle caps and old plastic six-pack holders. His face was blotchy with algae, and his beard was overgrown. He has deep blue eyes.
• Porkpie: One of Blackjack's pegasi friends.
• Minotaur: It was a creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man or, as described by Ovid, "part man and part bull". He dwelt at the center of the Cretan Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction built for King Minos of Crete and designed by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus who were ordered to build it to hold the Minotaur. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus. Percy killed the Minotaur the first night he arrived at Camp Half Blood, and kept the horn as a spoil of war. Monsters never really die, they eventually respawn.
• Kayla: One of Apollo's daughters in Camp Half-Blood.
• Austin: One of Apollo's sons in Camp Half-Blood.
• Will Solace: He is a healer from Apollo's cabin.
• Pompona: She is the Roman goddess of Plenty.
• Oracle of Delphi: She had short black hair and sad eyes. She was no more than twelve. She foresees the future and she tell prophecies.
• Morrain: He is a Hyperborean. It has blue skin and icy gray hair.
• Empousai: They are a species of monsters commanded by Hecate. She feasted on blood by seducing young men as they slept (see sleep paralysis), before drinking their blood and eating their flesh. Empousai is pictured as wearing brazen slippers and bearing flaming hair.
• Queen Sess: She is a dracaenae with a green armor and a green crown. She serves Kronos.
• Clazmonian Sow: It is a giant, pink pig with wings.
• Larry: He is a centaur from the New Mexico chapter of Party Ponies (a group of centaurs).
• Owen: He is a centaur from the South Dakota chapter of party ponies. He wears a leather jacket.
• Guido: One of Blackjack's pegasi friends.
• Lydian Drakon: It is the oldest and most dangerous of its kind.
• The Three Fates: They only appear in front of a person if he/she or someone's about to die. They decide one's destiny.
• Rainbow: Tyson's Hippocampi.
• Hera: She is a beautiful woman with silver hair braided over one shoulder and a dress that shimmered colors like peacock feathers. She was the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology. Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage. She is the mother of Ares, Enyo, Hebe, Eileithyia, Hephaestus and Eris. She is the Queen of Heaven.
• Daedalus: The constructor of the Labyrinth whom loved his son, yet killed his nephew.
• Hecate: A minor god of Olympus
• Medusa: A woman who was Posideon's prior girlfriend but Athena changed her hair to snakes. The snakes are able to turn anyone to stone statue with one look.
• Hercules: A courageous hero
• Pandora: A curious girl who opened a jar and let a bunch of ebil spirits out. But there is one spirit that is still inside: hope.
• Bobby Earl: Add a description of this character.
• Atlas: An evil god who holds the weight of the sky upon his shoulders. He tries to trick others into carrying the burden for him.

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• “Erre es korakas, Blinky! I will have your soul!”

  Mr. D/Dionysus

• “You must save Olympus, Pedro!”

  Mr. D/Dionysus

• “As a general rule, I prefer not to have my soul reaped.”

  Percy Jackson

• “Not your fault, brother. Kronos does not explode good. Next time, we will use a big stick.”

  Tyson

• “With great power... comes great need to take a nap.”

  Nico di Angelo

• “Enchiladas!”

  Grover Underwood

• “Dude, everyone is asleep. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" "Connor! You cannot go looting a candy shop in the middle of a war!”

  Connor Stoll and Katie Gardner

• “Tyson?" "Yay! Your brain works!”

  Percy Jackson & Tyson

• “But hey, when you're the son of Posiedon you don't have to hurry”

  Percy

• “Be careful big brother! Don't let them kill you dead!”

  Tyson

• “Well...sure good to be together again. Arguing. Almost dying. Abject terror. Oh, look. It's our floor.”

  Grover Underwood

• “I'm thinking a cave in the hills, with torches and a big purple curtain over the entrance...really mysterious. But inside, a totally decked-out pad with a game room and one of those home theater systems.”

  Apollo

• “That explains why it looks like a chocolate brick, with extra blue cement.”

  Percy Jackson

• “I am never, ever going to make things easy for you, Seaweed Brain. Get used to it.”

  Annabeth Chase

• “You also told me that you can never give up on your family no matter how tempting it is.”

  Percy Jackson

• “"Please man for old times' sake?" "As I recall, in the old times we almost died a lot."”

  Percy Jackson and Grover Underwood

• “Who put this wall of fur in the doorway?”

  Paul Blofis

• “I'd known this was coming. We'd been planning for it for weeks, but I'd half hoped it would never happen.”

  Percy Jackson

• “Hey, why do pegasi gallop as they fly, anyway?" Blackjack whinnied, " Why do humans swing their arms as they walk?”

  Percy Jackson and Blackjack

• “She shrugged indifferently. "Fine. What's for breakfast? I'm starving." "Cereal," Demeter said. "Mother!"”

  Persephone and Demeter

• “I don't recommend shadow travel if you're scared of:(a) The dark (b) Cold shivers up your spine (c) Strange noises (d) Going so fast you feel like your face is peeling off. In other words, I thought it was awesome.”

  Percy Jackson

• “And Annabeth, don't forget lots of big statues of me, huge, muscular, awesome!”

  Hermes

• “Climbing a rope in gym class is NOT the same as climbing a rope tied to a giant flying pig going 100 mph.”

  Percy Jackson

• “Five syllables," Apollo said, counting them on his fingers. "That would be real bad."”

  Apollo

• “The last time I'd seen the Minotaur, he'd been wearing nothing but his tighty whities. I don't know why. Maybe he'd been shaken out of bed to chase me.”

  Percy Jackson

• “The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she (Annabeth) was alive.”

  Percy Jackson

• “The end of the world started when a pegasus landed on the hood of my car. Up until then I was having a great afternoon.”

  Percy Jackson

• “Demigod dreams suck. You see there never just dreams, they have to be visions, dreams, and all that other mystical stuff that makes my brain hurt.”

  Percy Jackson

• “As for my brother," Zeus said, "we are thankful,"- he cleared his throat like the words were hard to get out - "erm, thankful for the aid of Hades." The Lord of the dead nodded. He had a smug look on his face, but I figure he'd earned the right. He patted his son Nico on the shoulders, and Nico looked happier than I'd ever seen him. "And of course," Zeus continued, though he looked like his pants were smoldering, "we must...um...thank Poseidon." "I'm sorry brother," Poseidon said. "What was that?" "We must thank Poseidon," Zeus growled. "Without whom...it would've been difficult-" "Difficult?" Poseidon asked innocently. "Impossible," Zeus said.”

  Zeus and Poseidon

• “He (Beckendorf) tossed me a jar of thick green liquid-Greek fire, one of the most dangerous magical substances in the world. Then he threw me another essential tool of a demigod heroes- duct tape.”

  Percy Jackson on the Princess Andromeda

• “Practice. A few times running into walls. A few accidental trips to China.”

  Nico Di Angelo

• “Oh sure. He gets to erupt into flames. I get to wear these stupid ram horns.”

  Krios

• “Trust me," I said. "I can do this...probably." "Oh, sure. Mock the horse.”

  Percy Jackson and Blackjack

• “Luke was right about one thing, G-man. You're the bravest satyr I ever met.”

  Percy Jackson

• “You were like a brother to me Luke.”

  Annabeth Chase

• “"WHO DARES----" "Percy,what are you doing on my throne?" Poseidon asked. "I'm sorry father, I needed to get your attention. I said. "Well you got my attention alright." Poseidon said.”

  Percy and his father,Poseidon

• “Still, just seeing her made me feel fuzzy in the head.”

  Percy Jackson (Referring to Annabeth)

• “I found myself staring at her, which was stupid since I'd seen her a billion times. She and I were about the same height this summer, which was a relief. Still, she seemed so much more mature. It was kind of intimidating. I mean, sure, she'd always been cute, but she was starting to be seriously beautiful.”

  Percy Jackson (Referring to Annabeth)

• “Not all powers are spectacular. Sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding.”

  Hestia

• “Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right?" "Come back alive, Seaweed Brain. Then we'll see.”

  Percy and Annabeth

• “You're cute when you're worried. Your eyebrows get all scrunched together." "You are not going to die while I owe you a favor. Why did you take that knife?" "You would've done the same for me." "... (It was true. I guess we both knew it. Still, I felt like somebody was poking my heart with a cold metal rod.) How did you know?" "Know what?" "My Achilles spot. If you hadn't taken that knife, I would've died." "I don't know, Percy. I just had this feeling you were in danger. Where. . . where is the spot?" "The small of my back." "Where? here? She put her hand on my spine, and my skin tingled. I moved her fingers to the one spot that grounded me to my mortal life. A thousand volts of electricity seemed to arc through my body. "You saved me. Thanks." She removed her hand, but I kept holding it.”

  Annabeth and Percy

• “Because Hope survives best at the hearth.”

  Percy Jackson

• “So," Beckendorf said, "I'm guessing you don't want me to mention that little scene to Annabeth." "Oh,gods," I muttered. "Don't even think about it.”

  Charles Beckendorf and Percy Jackson

• “PEANUT BUTTER! ( its supposed to be "FOR POSIEDON!"”

  Tyson

• “And that was pretty much the best under-water kiss ever.”

  Percy

• “"Yay! You are not dead! I like it when you are not dead!" "Yeah buddy, so do I."”

  Percy and tyson

• “My dad,by the way, is Poseidon. He can do stuff like that”

  Percy

• “Hey,boss, a voice said in my head. Nice car! "blackjack," I sighed. "What are you—" " 'Sup,Percy."”

  Percy,Charles beckendorf,and blackjack

• “Annabeth wiped a tear from her cheek. "I'm glad you're not dead, seaweed brain." "thanks," I said. "Me too."”

  Percy and Annabeth

• “He (Paul) patted Mrs. O'Leary's snout. The living room wall shook— BOOM, BOOM, BOOM— which either meant a SWAT team was breaking down the door or Mrs. O'Leary was wagging her tail.”

  Percy Jackson

• “"Want...to...rescue," he (nico) choked. Anger woke me up fast. "Oh, yeah? And why should I trust you?" "No... choice?" he (nico) gagged. I wished he hadn't said something logical like that. I let him go.”

  Nico do angleco and Percy Jackson

• “Nico's mouth hung open. "You just... With a sword... You just—" " I think the river thing worked," I said. "Oh gee," he said sarcastically. "You think?"”

  Nico and Percy

• “Last thing. Hermes looked at me. She said remember the rivers. And um, something about staying away from her daughter. I'm not sure whose face was redder: mine or Annabeths”

  Hermes and Percy

• “"I look like death"”

  Percy

• “"I AM CLARISE, DRAKON-SLAYER!" she yelled”

  Clarisse La Rue

• “Um thanks, she muttered. I tried to say don't mention it, but it came out as uh duh.”

  Annabeth chase and percy jackson

• “Perseus Jackson—if you wish it— you shall be made a god. Immortal. Undying. You shall serve as your father's lieutentenant for all time. I stared at him, stunned. Um...a god? Zeus rolled his eyes. A dimwitted god apparently. But yes with the consensus of the entire council I can make you immortal. Then I will have to put up with you for ever. Hmm...Ares mused, that means I can smash him to a pulp as often as I want, and he'll just keep coming back for more. I like this idea.”

  Zeus,Ares, and Percy

• “"I think the river thing worked." Nico said sarcastically, "Gee, you think?"”

  Percy and Nico

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• Mount Othrys: An ancient fortress of lord of Titans. Situated in California.
• Underworld: Hades's kingdom. It is the final resting places of dead souls (including heroes). The Underworld has three sections, the Fields of Punishment (for spirits that did terrible things during their lives), the Fields of Asphodel (for spirits that didn't do anything good or bad), and Elysium (for spirits that did great things and heroes). Elysium has a subsection, the Isles of the Blest, for spirits that choose to be reborn three times and three times achieved Elysium. Also holds Tartarus, the "unlimited recycle bin" of gods. It has its own army of skeleton warriors.
• Mount Olympus: The home of the Greek gods and goddesses, holds the seat of power for the twelve Olympians. Now situated on the (unknown to mortals) six hundredth floor of the Empire State Building in New York.
• Camp Half Blood: A special summer (or all year round) camp dedicated for half-bloods. There, half-bloods learn how to fight and survive encounters with monsters and have some fun at the same time. But recently with the upcoming war, is now becoming serious.
• Princess Andromeda: A cruise ship commanded by Luke filled with monsters, demigods and mercenaries who serve under Kronos. It was Luke's base operation before Kronos actually rose from Tartarus.
• Manhattan: One of the five boroughs of New York City, and where the battles take place. Percy's apartment is also on the upper east side.
• New York: Where Olympus is located in the Empire State Building on the 600th floor.
• Big House: The Big House is at Camp Half-Blood and it is where Chiron and Mr. D usually stay. Also the Oracle lives in the attic.
• Central Park
• East River: A river in New York.
• River Styx: River Styx is a river in the Underworld that separates the living world from the dead.
• Tartarus: Tartarus is the place where Kronos and other evil monsters were imprisoned. However, Kronos got out and started... well...destroying stuff.
• Westport, Connecticut: This is where Luke's mom, May, lives.
• Plaza Hotel: It is an old-fashioned white stone hotel with a gabled blue roof, sitting at the southeast corner of Central Park.

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• The Olympians: 12 Greek Gods who overthrew their parents to rule the world. Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Ares, Hermes, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Diynoisis, Hepasteus, Dementer, and Athena.
• Titans: The old rulers that are more powerful than the gods, children of Gaia. Led by Kronos, the Titan of time and also the king of all Titans (before he was over thrown by Zeus and his brethren in the first Titan war). Has a deep seated grudge against the gods of Olympus because they have stripped Titan's power and authority. Had attempted to destroy Olympus in the "first war" but instead was destroyed and imprisoned.
• Council of Cloven Elders: A council who decides against every problem of the wild (and also finding of the Pan). Members of the council earns a great respect, authority and power over all satyrs, dryads, naiads and all other nature spirits.
• Demigods: The off spring of a hid and a mortal
• Camp Half-Blood: A summer camp (or sometimes all year camp) for demigods. A place where they train and fight for the real world filled with monsters.
• Hunters of Artemis: A group of eternal maidens, led by Artemis herself or Artemis's lieutenant, who serves Artemis in her hunts and sometimes get into war. They all are granted immortality and blessings of Artemis.

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Glossary edit see section history

• Demigod: half-god and half human
• Anaklusmos: Riptide in Greek; Percy's magical celestial bronze sword/ballpoint pen.
• Drakons: They are several millenia older than dragons, and much larger. They look like giant serpents. Most don't have wings. Most don't breathe fire. All are poisonous. All are immensely strong, with scales harder than titanium. Their eyes can paralyze you.
• Dracanae: Describe this term.
• Nymph: Creatures that typically are made of trees and plant cells, Grover's girlfriend is a nymph

Errata edit see section history

Page 22 of the Nook version Percy states - "I thought about my dream: the Titans discussing the explosion as if it didn't matter, Nico di Angelo warning me that I would never beat Kronos without following his plan - a dangerous idea I'd been avoiding for more than a year". This is impossible because Nico told him this idea at his 15th birthday and Percy is not yet 16. (But he could be rounding up)

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Battle of the Labyrinth.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Rick Riordan (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. John Rocco (Illustrator)
2. Steve Stone (Cover Artist)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Amazon.com's Best Books (November 2009: Editors' Picks, #29)
• Teen Read Awards (2010: Best Hero, #1)
• Geffen Award (Finalist, 2010: Best Translated Fantasy Book)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PZ7.R4829 Las 2009b
• Dewey: 32

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Recommend for children 10+. Lexile score is 620.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Teens › Series
• Books › Teens › Authors, A-Z › ( R )

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Percy Jackson & The Olympians
• Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia

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