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fields to repel insect pests. SATYR FACTS
Grover knows very few All satyrs:
tunes when Percy first • Can smell monsters.
meets him, but gradually • Hate being underground.
becomes more skilled, and • Dislike Cyclopes (the
eventually uses his pipes in feeling is mutual).
several sticky situations. • Are not happy at sea.
• Favorite food: everything,
ACORN TRACKING including enchiladas,
Grover carries acorns which jellybeans, tin cans, and
rearrange themselves in a especially Louis XVI
pattern on the ground while furniture.
he plays his pan pipes. He
reads the pattern to decide ^‘Grover opened his mouthy
what to do and where to go. and the nwst horrible sound
Id ever heard came out.
SATYR’S SANCTUARY It was like a brass trumpet
This is a goat blessing that magnified a thousand times
Grover bestows on animals - the sound offear.”
to grant them safe passage
in the wild.

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DETECT A SATYR

Could there be a satyr in your life?
If you suspect there may be, ask yourself the
following questions:

• Does someone you know have odd eating
habits, sometimes nibbling on soda cans
rather than just drinking the contents?
• Does this person always wear long pants
or jeans?
• Do they walk as though every step hurts?
• Do they have an especially acute sense of smell?
• Do they smell like a wet wool sweater when they
get caught in the rain?

If you answered yes to three or more of these
questions, you may want to peek under the
suspect’s covers while they sleep to check on
their feet.

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CYCLOPES

Cyclopes are giant one- They lived underground,
eyed monsters whose making weapons in the*
name means ‘circle eye.’ forges of the gods and
Legend says that they were immune to fire. They
were so ugly that their had excellent hearing,
father locked them away could smell monsters, and
in the Underworld. speak in others’ voices.

When Zeus beat Kronos in TYSON
the War of the Titans (see Son of Poseidon, and half-
page 62), the Cyclopes brother to Percy, who takes
were freed and became the on the Colchis bulls (see
makers of Zeus’s dreaded page 138) when they
thunderbolts. They were threaten Camp Half-Blood.
skilled workers and also
made Poseidon’s trident Tyson becomes a useful
and Hades’s helm, as well member of the quest to
as a silver bow and arrows rediscover the Golden
for Artemis. Fleece, during which they

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encounter Polyphemus.
Poseidon calls Tyson to
work in his undersea
forges, where he proves
himself to be a brilliant
metal-worker, making
Percy magical weapons
and a wristwatch that
turns into a war shield.

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PERCY’S ACTIVITY SCHEDULE

MON TUES

08:00-09:00 Breakfast and Breakfast and
cabin inspection cabin inspection

09:00-10:30 Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

10:30-11:00 Lunch preparation Store checks

11:00-12:00 Archery Javelin throwing

12:00-12:30 Greek mythology Greek mythology
12:30-13:30 Lunch Lunch
13:30-15:30 Weapon-making Ride the rapids
15:30-17:00 Letters home Cabin clean-up
17:00-18:00 Free time Free time
18:00-19:00 Dinner Dinner
19:00-21:00 Volleyball league Unarmed combat
21:00-22:00 Campfire singalong Campfire singalong

Morning cabin inspections; Carried out by Weapon-making: At the forge with
senior camp counselors in rotation- Hephaestus cabin
Ancient Greek/Greek mythology: Taught Archery: With Chiron
by Chiron and Annabeth Wrestling: With Clarisse
Sword-fighting: In the arena Dog-handling: With Mrs. O’Leary

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WED j THURS FRI
Breakfast and Breakfast and
cabin inspection ! Breakfast and cabin inspection
Ancient Greek i cabin inspection Ancient Greek
Cleaning ^tables Polishing armor
Sword skills I Ancient Greek Pegasus riding

Greek mythology j Picking strawberries Greek mythology
Lunch Lunch
Tracking skills \ Volleyball
Laundry Firework-making
Free time : Monster assault Free time
Dinner i techniques Dinner
Archery knockout Capture the flag
Campfire singalong i Greek mythology Campfire singalong

i Lunch

i Wrestling

I Wood-chopping

I Free time

: Dinner

! Trials of strength

: Campfire singalong

When Percy is at Camp Half-Blood and not embarking
on a quest or recovering from one, this is a typical
weekly activity schedule.

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CAMP HALF-BLOOD NECKLACES
All the campers are given a leather necklace to
wear, with one clay bead on it for every year
they have spent at camp. Annabeth’s has
the most beads because she’s been there
the longest. When Percy receives his
necklace, the bead on it is pitch black with
a green trident - marking the year he first
entered the camp and the revelation of the
identity of his father.

PERCY’S FIRST QUEST
Many campers are envious of Percy because
within days of reaching Camp Half-Blood he
discovers his identity. Shortly after this, he takes on his
first quest and visits the Oracle in the attic of the big
house to hear a prophecy.

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PROPHECY

YOU SHALL GO WEST, AND FACE
THE GOD WHO HAS TURNED.

You SHALL FIND WHAT WAS STOLEN,
AND SEE IT SAFELY R^TUI^ED.

YOU SHALL BE BETRAYED BY ONE
WHO CALLS YOU A FRIEND.

AND YOU SHALL FAIL TO SAVE
WHAT MATTERg MOST, IN THE END.

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Who’s your parent?

If you think you might be a half-blood, try this quiz to see
which god might be your parent.

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color?
THE DECIDER
a) blood red
b) the color of money! Read the following statements
c) purple and decide which best describes
d) black, black and black you. Rate them from 1 to 12,
with 1 being the most like you
3) What would you rather and 12 the least like you.
have for your birthday? Whichever god scores highest of
the three you were linked to in
a) an electric guitar part one is your parent.
b) a tool set
c) a library full of books 1) The undersea world fascinates
d) a hunting trip with friends me and holds the key to life on
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2) I believe that reading is one of 9) I turn heads wherever I go and
lifers great pleasures, as well as spend whole weekends exchanging
debating with the finest minds of make-up tips with my girlfriends.
the moment. Weaving is the
perfect way to unwind after a 10) Once a party animal, always
hard day’s work. a party animal - that’s me. And
I’ve never been known to walk
3) 1 don't take anything from past a gaming arcade.
anyone. You want to try
something, punk? You 'll be sorry. 11) I’m a homebody, but when
I do go out, I like to work
4) I am incredibly creative. I love invisibly and under the cover
music and writing and my fondest of darkness.
wish is to shine!
12) I have a green thumb and
5) I like to be in charge and tell can grow plants anywhere.
people what to do. I always enjoy There’s nothing as pleasurable
the company of a pretty woman. as the feel of good earth in your
hands, or as satisfying as
6) I want to get ahead in the providing food for the table.
world. I plan to make a huge
amount of money in the business
world, and I love to travel.

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MYTHS OF ANCIENT GREECE

THE STORY OF KRONOS

KRONOS WAS KINC OF THE TITANS, HE FEARED HE WOULD BE

OVERCOME BY THE CHILDREN HE HAD HAD WITH RHEA. SO HE ATE
THE CHILDREN. BUT HIS WIFE HID HER LAST BABY, ZEUS, AND CAVE
KRONOS A ROCK TO EAT INSTEAD. LATER, WHEN ZEUS CREW UP, HE
TRICKED KRONOS BY MAKINC HIM EAT A MIXTURE OF MUSTARD
AND WINE, SO HE RECURCITATED HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
BECAUSE THEY WERE IMMORTAL CODS, THE CHILDREN HAD BEEN
LIVINC AND CROWINC UP UNDICESTED IN KRONOS'S STOMACH.
THERE WAS A BIC FICHT, WHICH THE CODS WON.

THEY THEN SLICED KRONOS TO PIECES WITH HIS OWN
SCYTHE AND SCATTERED WHAT WAS LEFT OF HIM IN TARTARUS, THE
DARKEST PART OF THE UNDERWORLD.

ZEU$ AND HIS BROTHERS

WITH KRONOS DESTROYED, HIS THREE POWERFUL SONS, ZEUS,
POSEIDON, AND HADES, DREW LOTS TO DECIDE WHO WOULD
RULE. ZEUS BECAME RULER OF THE SKIES AND KINC OF THE CODS IN

MOUNT OLYMPUS; POSEIDON RULED THE SEAS: AND HADES RULED

THE UNDERWORLD.

THE CYCLOPES (SEE PACES 52 AND 5 3) HAD HELPED THE
THREE BROTHERS TO DEFEAT KRONOS AND BANISH HIM. THEY CAVE
ZEUS THUNDER AND LICHTNINC WITH WHICH HE RULED THE SKIES.
TO POSEIDON THEY CAVE A TRIDENT WITH WHICH HE COULD
COMMAND THE WAVES. HADES WAS CIVEN A MACIC HELM WHICH
MADE THE WEARER INVISIBLE.

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ZEUS WAS MARRIED TO HERA, BUT HAD MANY
CHILDREN WITH OTHER GODDESSES AND MORTALS.
POSEIDON AND HADES ALSO FATHERED MANY
CHILDREN WITH VARIOUS DIFFERENT GODDESSES
AND MORTALS.

THE CHILDREN OF THESE THREE GODS AND
MORTAL WOMEN ARE CALLED HALF-BLOODS,
OR DEMIGODS. THEY ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN
OTHER HALF-BLOODS, AND CAUSE MANY
PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD.

AFTER WORLD WAR 11, THE THREE BROTHERS TOOK
A SOLEMN OATH ON THE RIVER STYX THAT THEY
WOULD HAVE NO MORE AFFAIRS WITH MORTAL
WOMEN, SO NO MORE POWERFUL DEMIGODS
WOULD BE BORN. BUT DID THEY ALL KEEP
THIS PROMISE?

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THE OLYMPIAN GODS

ZEUS responsible for the

Zeus was the god of the weather, and when in high

sky, the supreme god of spirits, blessed the world

the Olympians, and ruler with fine weather; in a bad

of mankind. He was the mood he created rain,

last child of the Titans wind, lightning, and

Kronos and Rhea, and thunder. But even Zeus

had five older brothers could not influence the

and sisters (see page 62). decisions of the Fates.

Zeus married his sister Zeus’s symbols are the

Hera, but had many love scales and a thunderbolt.

affairs with goddesses and His sacred animal is

mortals. He < the eagle.

punished

anyone who lied,

though he tried to be

fair and keep a

balanced view of

events. He was

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POSEIDON earthquakes. Poseidon
Poseidon was the god of had a throne in Mount
the sea. He was the son Olympus and an undersea
of the Titans Kronos and palace where he usually
Rhea, and brother of Zeus lived with his wife
and Hades. His weapon Amphitrite. His symbol is
was a trident powerful the trident, and his sacred
enough to shake the earth, animals are the dolphin
causing storms and and the horse.

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ARES Ares’s symbols are the
Ares was the god of war. spear and dogs. Ares had
He was the son of Zeus no wife and was constantly
and Hera, and half-brother
to Athena. Ares was a I
difficult character and
unpopular with the other under the spell of the
gods and humans. He goddess Aphrodite, much
often fought with Artemis, to the annoyance of her
goddess of the hunt, and husband Hephaestus. Ares
with his sister Athena. and Aphrodite had four
children together. Ares also
had many children by
mortal women.

''The guy on the bike would've made pro wrestlers run
for Mama. He was dressed in a red muscle shirt and
black jeans and a black leather duster, with a hunting
knife strapped to his thigh. He wore red wraparound
shades and he had the cruellest, most brutal face Fd
ever seen - handsome, I guess, but zuicked - with an
oily black crezv cut and cheeks that were scarred from
many, many fights."

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ATHENA fully grown, springing out
Athena was the of Zeus’s head, wearing
goddess of full battle armor. She
wisdom, skill, and taught humans skills such
war. She was a as weaving, sewing,
child of Zeus and farming, and metalwork.
Metis, Zeus’s first Her symbols are the olive
wife, and was born branch and the owl.

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HESTIA she swore to Zeus that she
Hestia was the goddess would never marry. Hestia
of the hearth, home, and kept the fire burning in
family. She was the eldest every hearth, providing
daughter of the Titans warmth and security. Her
Kronos and Rhea. Both symbol is a living flame
Poseidon and Apollo and her sacred animals are
wanted to marry her, but a donkey and pigs.

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APHRODITE A APOLLO T
Aphrodite was the goddess Apollo was the god of the
of love and beauty. She sun, prophecy, music and
was married to the lame healing. He was the son of
smith Hephaestus but she Zeus and the mortal Leto,
loved Ares, the god of war. and the younger twin of
Aphrodite was the most Artemis, the goddess of the
attractive goddess on hunt. Famous for playing
Mount Olympus. Her the lyre, Apollo also had
symbols are the seashell the gift of prophecy. His
and the mirror. Her sacred symbols are the lyre and
animal is the dove. laurel tree.

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ARTEMIS the source of all growth and
life on earth, who taught
Artemis was the goddess humans how to cultivate
of the hunt and the moon. and grow crops. Her
She was the daughter of symbol is an ear of wheat.
Zeus and Leto and older
twin of Apollo, god of the
sun. Artemis brought
fertility and loved to hunt
with a bow and arrows.
Her symbol is the bow and
her sacred animals are the
snake and the deer.

DEMETER

Demeter was the goddess

of agriculture, a daughter of ; DIONYSUS A

the Titans Rhea and I Dionysus, the god of wine,

Kronos. Her daughter ; was the son of Zeus and

Persephone was taken by : the princess Semele. He

Hades to live in the ! was known for his

Underworld. Demeter was ' lightheartness and always

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offered to help anyone in HEPHAESTUS ►
need. He did not live in Hephaestus was god of
Mount Olympus but fire and crafts and of
constantly traveled the blacksmiths. He was th*e
world to discover the son of Zeus and Hera and
secrets of winemaking. was married to Aphrodite,
His symbols are grapes and the goddess of beauty.
ivy and his sacred animal is He was kind and lovable,
the panther. but also ugly and lame.
He had a fiery workshop
HADES beneath a volcano in Italy
Hades, ruler of where he worked with the
the Underworld Cyclopes to create
and god of the thunderbolts for Zeus. The
dead, lived with symbols of Hephaestus are
Persephone in fire, the axe, the tongs,
the Underworld. and the hammer.
The symbol
of Hades is a
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HERA T HERMES
Hera was the goddess of Hermes was the god of
marriage and the family. travelers, merchants and
She was Zeus’s sister and thieves, and the messenger
also became his wife. The of the gods. He was the
couple had four children: son of Zeus and the
Eilithyia, the goddess of mountain nymph Maea.
childbirth; Ares, the god Hermes had wings on his
of war; Hebe, the goddess sandals, which made him
of youth; and Hephaestus, the speediest of all the
the god of fire and crafts. gods. He ;^as the only
Hera’s sacred animal is Olympian god allowed to
the peacock. visit heaven, earth and the
Underworld. His symbol is
a winged stick with snakes
wrapped around it called
a caduceus.

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DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
Pin-striped suit, neatly-trimmed gray beard, stormy
eyes, and a veiy large, dangerous lightning bolt.

NOW
On stormy days, he can be found brooding in his
throne room in Mount Olympus, over the Empire State
Building in New York. Sometimes he travels the world
in disguise, so be nice to evervone! You never know
when the next person you meet might be packing the
master bolt.

THEN
In the old davs, Zeus ruled over his unrulv familv of
Olympians while they hickered and fought and got
jealous of each other. Not much different than today,
really. Zeus always had an eye for beautiful women,
which often got him in trouble with his wafe, Elera.
A less-than-stellar father figure, Zeus once tossed
Hera’s son Hephaestus off the top of Mount Olympus
because the baby w^as too ugly.

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POSEIDON

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DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
Colorful Hawaiian shirt, shorts, flip flops, and a three-
pointed trident.

NOW
Poseidon walks the beaehes of Florida, occasionally
stopping to chat with fishermen or take pictures for

tourists. \i he s in a had mood, he stirs up a hurricane.

THEN
Poseidon was always a moody guy. On his good days, he
did cool stuff like create horses out of sea foam. On his
bad days, he caused minor problems like destroying
cities with earthquakes, or sinking entire Heets of ships.
But hey, a god has the right to throw a temper tantrum,
doesn’t he?

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s* \ DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
Biker leathers, Harley Davidson, sunglasses, and a
stinking attitude.

NOW
Can be found riding his Harley around the suburbs
of LA. One of those gods who eould piek a tight in
an empty room.

THEN
tt: Back in the day, this son ot Zeus and Hera used to he

inseparable from his shield and helmet. Fought on the
side of the Trojans during the war of Troy, but
frankly has been involved in ever\^ minor
skirmish since Goldilocks told the
three hears that their beds w'
a little uneomA.

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ATHENA

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DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
Dark hair, striking gray eyes, casual yet Fashionable clothes
(except when she’s going into battle; then it’s full body
armor). Athena is always accompanied by at least one owl,
her sacred (and Fortunately housebroken) animal.

NOW
You’re likely to spot Athena at an American university,
sitting in on lectures about militaiy histoiy or technology.
She Favors people who invent useful things, and will
sometimes appear to reward them with magical gifts or
hits ot useful advice (like next week’s lotteiy numbers).

THEN
Athena was one of the most active goddesses in human
affairs. She helped out Odysseus, sponsored the entire
city of Athens, and made sure the Greeks won the Trojan
War. On the downside, she’s proud and has a big temper.
Just ask Arachne, who got turned into a spider for daring
to compare her v\ eaving skills to Athena’s.

DIONYSUS

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DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
Leopard-skin shirt, walking shorts, purple socks and
sandals, the general pasty demeanor ol someone who
has been up partying much too late.

NOW
Dionysus has been sentenced to one hundred years of
rehab as director of Camp Half-Blood. 1 he only thing
the god of wine can drink these days is Diet Coke,
which doesn’t make him happy. He can usually he
found playing pinochle with a group of terrified satyrs
on the front porch of the Big House.

THEN
Dionysus inyented wine, which so impressed his father
Zeus that he made Dionysus a god. He mostly spent his
time partying it up in ancient Creece, but once a crevy
of sailors tried to kill him, thinking the god was too
incapacitated to fight back. Dionysus turned them into
dolphins and sent them oyer the side. The moral of this
stor}^: do not mess with a god, eyen a drunk one.

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HERMES

(ICHI OI Travelers, Merchanhs, and lliieues

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
Jogger’s clothes and winged athletic shoes, a cell phone
that turns into the caduceus, his symbol ot power —
a winged staff with two snakes, entwined around it.

NOW
Hermes is a hard person to find, because he’s always on
the run. When he’s not delivering messages for the gods,
he’s running a telecommunications company, an express
deliveiy ser\ ice, and eveiy other t\pe of business you
can imagine that involves travel. Did you have a
question about his activities as god of thieves? Leave
a message. He’ll get hack to you in a few millennia.

THEN
Hermes got started young as a troublemaker. When he
was one day old, he stole some cattle from his brother
Apollo. Apollo probably would’ve blasted the tyke to hits,
but fortunately Hermes appeased him with a new
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THE CHARITES They were also -5
The Charites were three of knowledge, who^ V-
goddesses of grace, beauty, remembered
joy, festivity, dance and that had happened
song. They usually Muses often acc
attended Aphrodite, the the Charites in their
goddess of beauty, and singing and dancing.
Hera, the goddess of
marriage. The Charites THE NYMPHS
loved dancing in a circle The Nymphs were female
to Apollo’s divine music, spirits of the natural worlds
together with the Nymphs minor goddesses of the
and the Muses. forests, rivers, springs,
meadows, mountains
THE MUSES seas. They were resp
The Muses were the for the beauty of nature.
goddesses of music, song, The Nymphs were the
and dance, and the source daughters of Zeus. They
of inspiration to poets. wandered through groves

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of trees and lived near Boreas was the cold breath
springs, in mountains of winter, Zephyros the god
through which rivers of spring breezes, and
flowed, and in woods. Notos the god of summer
The Nymphs played with rainstorms. The Winds were
the gods Artemis and winged gods with a human
Apollo and especially form and were created by
Hermes and the satyr Pan. Astraeus, the god of the
stars, and Eos, the goddess
THE WINDS

The Winds, or Anemoi,
were the gods of the four
directional winds: Boreas
the north wind, Zephryos
the west wind, Notos the
south wind, and Euros the
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PROPHECY

You SHALL SAIL THE IRQN SHIP WITH
WAH^OPg OF BONE,

You SHALL FIND WHAT YOU SEEK^AND

MAKF IT YOUR^OWN,
BUT DESPAIRJFOR^YOUR^LIFE ENTOMBED

WITHIN STONE,
AND FAIL WITHOUT FHIENDS, TO FLY

HOME ALONE.

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GODS OF THE SEA

NEREUS foam. Nereus married
Nereus was the old man of Doris, a daughter of
the sea and the god of the Oceanus, the Titan of the
sea’s rich bounty of fish. seas. They had fifty
He lived at the bottom beautiful mermaids called
of the Aegean in a the Nereids, who protected
magnificent palace built sailors with their sweet,
inside a cave. Nereus was a enchanting voices.
master shapeshifter and
always spoke the truth. He PROTEUS
had the tail of a fish, the Proteus was the son
torso of a man, a beard, of Poseidon and the
and hair as white as sea herdsman of his seals.

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He knew every sea and and the tail of a fish. He
could change into any carried a horn or conch
animal. Although he had shell which he blew.
the gift of prophecy, he
would not reveal the truth Triton had enormous
about the future unless he power and could move
was captured. whole islands or calm seas.
He took part in the battle
TRITON of the Olympian gods
The sea god Triton, son of against the giants, helping
Poseidon and Amphitrite, to chase them away. Like
served as Poseidon’s Proteus and Nereus
messenger. He had the Triton possessed
shape of a merman: the the gift of
head and torso of a man prophecy.

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MINOR GODS

ADONIS months with Aphrodite and
Adonis was a handsome stay with whomever he
young hunter who was chose for the remaining four
loved by the goddess months. However, he chose
Aphrodite. When he was a to stay with Aphrodite.

baby, Aphrodite put him in NEMESIS
a chest and entrusted his Nemesis was the goddess of
care to Persephone, goddess retribution and a symbol of
of the Underworld. justice. She had to measure
Persephone fell under the

spell of Adonis’s beauty and out and maintain a balance
refused to return him when between happiness and

he became a man. unhappiness, making sure

Eventually it was decided that neither was too

that Persephone should frequent or too great.

keep Adonis in the ■ PERSEPHONE
Underworld for four

months every year. He : Persephone, goddess of the

would also spend four : Underworld, was the

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daughter of Zeus and she was forever connected
Demeter, the goddess of to the Underworld and
agriculture. would stay there for four
months every year.
One day Hades fell in love
with her and carried her This is how the seasons
away to the Underworld. were created: when
When Demeter learned Persephone was with
what had happened, she Demeter, the sun shone
was so furious that she left and everything flowered.
Mount Olympus and The rest of the time
stopped everything on earth Demeter grieved and
from growing. winter gripped the world.

Zeus decided to bring STYX
Persephone back to her Styx was the eldest of the
mother and sent Hermes to three thousand daughters
fetch her. But before Hades of the Titans Oceanus and
released Persephone, he Tethys. She and her
gave her seven seeds of children played an
pomegranate to eat, so that important role in the battle

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she was honored by Zeus Nyx was the goddess of the
and became the goddess of night. She lived in Tartarus,
the River Styx. The river in the depths of the
separated the world of the Underworld and shared her
living from the world of the house with her daughter
dead; the Olympian gods Hemera, who was her
swore by its waters when opposite and symbolized
making oaths. the day.

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AETHIOPIAN DRAKON CENTAURS

A giant African serpent Creatures with the head
with rows of sharp teeth. and torso of a man and
the body of a horse, see
AGRIUS & OREIUS page 39. Called on by
(BEAR-MEN) Chiron at times of crisis,
they gallop to the rescue
Twin sons of a human and armed with paintball guns.
a bear. Eight feet tall, with
furry chests, claws for CERBERUS
fingernails, and paws for
feet, snout-like noses and Huge black Rottweiler,
sharp canine teeth. Luke twice the size of a wooly
Castellan’s henchmen. mammoth, with three
heads. The hound of
CARNIVOROUS SHEEP Hades who guards
the entrance to the
Sheep the size of hippos on Underworld and prevents
Polyphemus’s island, which the dead from leaving.
eat other animals.

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CHARYBDIS CHIMERA T

One of the monsters who Huge monster with the
guards the entrance to head of a lion, a blood-
the Sea of Monsters. To caked mane, the body
stop sailors entering, she and hooves of giant goat.
sucks up the sea and Its tail is a ten-foot-long
everything in it. diamondback snake which
grows out of its shaggy
CHERRY-COLOR COWS behind. Breathes fire.

Red cattle sacred to Apollo CHIMEKA
on the Triple G Ranch.

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CLAZMONIAN SOW fangs, green scaly skin and
Enormous winged female the eyes of a reptile.
pig with flamingo-pink
wings that destroys all EMPOUSAE
in its path and belches Horrifying creatures of the
poison gas.
Underworld that
CRAB ► feed on human
Ten-foot-tall
monster crab flesh. Often
with mottled appear in
blue and mortal form
green shell
and nasty pincers as mean cheerleaders
longer than a man’s body.
ERYMANTHIAN
ECHIDNA BOAR
Monstrous snake woman Thirty-foot-high wild boar
with a human head and with tusks the size of
snake-like body. Has a canoes. Can move
forked tongue, vicious extremely fast, so better
used as a form of
transport than confronted
head on.

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