Chapter 59
The Percy Jackson series:.
PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTNING THIEF.
PERCY JACKSON AND THE SEA OF MONSTERS.
PERCY JACKSON AND THE t.i.tAN'S CURSE PERCY JACKSON AND THE BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH.
PERCY JACKSON AND THE LAST OLYMPIAN.
PERCY JACKSON: THE DEMIG.o.d FILES.
For more about Percy Jackson, try:.
PERCY JACKSON: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE.
The Heroes of Olympus series:.
THE LOST HERO.
THE SON OF NEPTUNE.
THE MARK OF ATHENA.
THE HOUSE OF HADES.
HEROES OF OLYMPUS: THE DEMIG.o.d DIARIES.
The Kane Chronicles series: THE RED PYRAMID.
THE THRONE OF FIRE.
THE SERPENT'S SHADOW For more about the Kane Chronicles, try:.
THE KANE CHRONICLES: SURVIVAL GUIDE.
Glossary.
Achelous a potamus, or river G.o.d Aegis Thalia Grace's terror-inducing s.h.i.+eld Aeolus G.o.d of all winds Akhlys Greek G.o.ddess of misery; G.o.ddess of poisons; controller of the Death Mist; daughter of Chaos and Night Alcyoneus the eldest of the giants born to Gaia, destined to fight Pluto Alodai twin giants who attempted to storm Mount Olympus by piling three Greek mountains on top of each other. Ares tried to stop them, but he was defeated and imprisoned in a bronze urn, until Hermes rescued him. Artemis later brought about the giants' destruction when she raced between them in the form of a deer. They both took aim with their spears, but missed and instead struck each other.
Aphrodite the Greek G.o.ddess of love and beauty. She was married to Hephaestus, but she loved Ares, the G.o.d of war. Roman form: Venus Aquilo Roman G.o.d of the North Wind. Greek form: Boreas Arachne a weaver who claimed to have skills superior to Athena's. This angered the G.o.ddess, who destroyed Arachne's tapestry and loom. Arachne hung herself, and Athena brought her back to life as a spider.
arai female spirits of curses; wrinkled hags with bat-like wings, bra.s.s talons and glowing red eyes; daughters of Nyx (Night) Archimedes a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor and astronomer who lived between 287212 BCE and is regarded as one of the leading scientists in cla.s.sical antiquity; he discovered how to determine the volume of a sphere Ares the Greek G.o.d of war; the son of Zeus and Hera, and half-brother to Athena. Roman form: Mars argentum silver; the name of one of Reyna's two metallic greyhounds that can detect lies Argo II the fantastical s.h.i.+p built by Leo, which can both sail and fly and has Festus the bronze dragon as its figurehead. The s.h.i.+p was named after the Argo, the vessel used by a band of Greek heroes who accompanied Jason on his quest to find the Golden Fleece.
Argonauts in Greek mythology, a band of heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo, in search of the Golden Fleece Ariadne a daughter of Minos who helped Theseus escape from the Labyrinth Arion an incredibly fast magical horse that runs wild and free, but occasionally answers Hazel's summons; his favourite snack is gold nuggets astrolabe an instrument used to navigate based on the position of planets and stars Athena the Greek G.o.ddess of wisdom. Roman form: Minerva Athena Parthenos a giant statue of Athena, the most famous Greek statue of all time augury a sign of something coming, an omen; the practice of divining the future aurum gold; the name of one of Reyna's two metallic greyhounds that can detect lies Auster Roman G.o.d of the South Wind. Greek form: Notus Bacchus the Roman G.o.d of wine and revelry. Greek form: Dionysus ballista (ballistae, pl.) a Roman missile siege weapon that launched a large projectile at a distant target (see also scorpion ballista) barracks the living quarters of Roman soldiers Bellona a Roman G.o.ddess of war Boreads Calais and Zethes, sons of Boreas, G.o.d of the North Wind Boreas G.o.d of the North Wind. Roman form: Aquilo braccae Latin for trousers Bunker Nine a hidden workshop Leo discovered at Camp Half-Blood, filled with tools and weapons. It is at least two hundred years old and was used during the DemiG.o.d Civil War.
Cadmus a demiG.o.d whom Ares turned into a snake when Cadmus killed his dragon son Calypso the G.o.ddess nymph of the mythical island of Ogygia; a daughter of the t.i.tan Atlas. She detained the hero Odysseus for many years.
Camp Half-Blood the training ground for Greek demiG.o.ds, located on Long Island, New York Camp Jupiter the training ground for Roman demiG.o.ds, located between the Oakland Hills and the Berkeley Hills, in California catapult a military machine used to hurl objects Celestial bronze a rare metal deadly to monsters centaur a race of creatures that is half human, half horse centurion an officer of the Roman army Ceres the Roman G.o.ddess of agriculture. Greek form: Demeter charmspeak a blessing bestowed by Aphrodite on her children that enables them to persuade others with their voice chiton a Greek garment; a sleeveless piece of linen or wool secured at the shoulders by brooches and at the waist by a belt Circe a Greek G.o.ddess of magic Clytius a giant created by Gaia to absorb and defeat all of Hecate's magic Cocytus the River of Lamentation in Tartarus, made of pure misery cohort one of ten divisions in a Roman legion, a group of soldiers Colosseum an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of Rome, Italy. Capable of seating fifty thousand spectators, the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles, such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles and dramas.
cornucopia a large horn-shaped container overflowing with edibles or wealth in some form. The cornucopia was created when Heracles (Roman: Hercules) wrestled with the river G.o.d Achelous and wrenched off one of his horns.
Cupid Roman G.o.d of love. Greek form: Eros Cyclops a member of a primordial race of giants (Cyclopes, pl.), each with a single eye in the middle of his or her forehead Daedalus in Greek mythology, a skilled craftsman who created the Labyrinth on Crete in which the Minotaur (part man, part bull) was kept Damasen giant son of Tartarus and Gaia; created to oppose Ares; condemned to Tartarus for slaying a drakon that was ravaging the land Demeter the Greek G.o.ddess of agriculture, a daughter of the t.i.tans Rhea and Kronos. Roman form: Ceres denarius (denarii, pl.) the most common coin in the Roman currency system Diocletian the last great pagan emperor, and the first to retire peacefully; a demiG.o.d (son of Jupiter). According to legend, his sceptre could raise a ghost army.
Diomedes a princ.i.p.al Greek hero in the Trojan War Dionysus the Greek G.o.d of wine and revelry, a son of Zeus. Roman form: Bacchus Doors of Death the doorway to the House of Hades, located in Tartarus. The Doors have two sides one in the mortal world, and one in the Underworld.
drachma the silver coin of Ancient Greece drakon a gigantic yellow and green serpent-like monster, with frills around its neck, reptilian eyes and huge talons; it spits poison dryads tree nymphs Earthborn Gegenees in Greek; monsters with six arms that wear only a loincloth eidolons possessing spirits Elysium the section of the Underworld where those who are blessed by the G.o.ds are sent to rest in eternal peace after death empousa a vampire with fangs, claws, a bronze left leg, a donkey right leg, hair made of fire and skin as white as bone. Empousai [pl.] have the ability to manipulate the Mist, change shape and charmspeak in order to attract their mortal victims.
Epirus a region presently in northwestern Greece and southern Albania Eris G.o.ddess of strife Eros Greek G.o.d of love. Roman form: Cupid faun a Roman forest G.o.d, part goat and part man. Greek form: satyr Favonius Roman G.o.d of the West Wind. Greek form: Zephyros Fields of Asphodel the section of the Underworld where people who lived neither a good nor a bad life are sent after death Fields of Punishment the section of the Underworld where people who were evil during their lives are sent after death to face eternal punishment for their crimes Furies Roman G.o.ddesses of vengeance; usually characterized as three sisters Alecto, Tisiphone and Megaera;
gryphon a creature with the forequarters (including talons) and wings of an eagle and the hindquarters of a lion Hades the Greek G.o.d of death and riches. Roman form: Pluto Hannibal a Carthaginian commander who lived between 247183/182 BCE and is generally considered to be one of the greatest military strategists in history. One of his most famous achievements was marching an army, which included war elephants, from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into northern Italy.
harpy a winged female creature that s.n.a.t.c.hes things Hecate G.o.ddess of magic and crossroads; controls the Mist; daughter of t.i.tans Perses and Asteria Hemera G.o.ddess of day, daughter of Night Hephaestus the Greek G.o.d of fire and crafts and of blacksmiths; the son of Zeus and Hera, and married to Aphrodite. Roman form: Vulcan Hera the Greek G.o.ddess of marriage; Zeus's wife and sister. Roman form: Juno Heracles the Greek equivalent of Hercules; the son of Zeus and Alcmene; the strongest of all mortals Hercules the Roman equivalent of Heracles; the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, who was born with great strength Hermes Greek G.o.d of travellers; guide to spirits of the dead; G.o.d of communication. Roman form: Mercury Hesiod a Greek poet who speculated that it would take nine days to fall to the bottom of Tartarus Horatius a Roman general who single-handedly held off a horde of invaders, sacrificing himself on a bridge to keep the barbarians from crossing the Tiber River. By giving his fellow Romans time to finish their defences, he saved the Republic.
House of Hades a place in the Underworld where Hades, the Greek G.o.d of death, and his wife Persephone rule over the souls of the departed; an old temple in Epirus in Greece Hyperion one of the twelve t.i.tans; t.i.tan lord of the east Hypnos Greek G.o.d of sleep. Roman form: Somnus hypogeum the area under a coliseum that housed set pieces and machinery used for special effects Iapetus one of the twelve t.i.tans; lord of the west; his name means the Piercer. When Percy fought him in Hades's realm, Iapetus fell into the River Lethe and lost his memory; Percy renamed him Bob.
ichor the golden fluid that is the blood of G.o.ds and immortals Imperial gold a rare metal deadly to monsters, consecrated at the Pantheon; its existence was a closely guarded secret of the emperors Ja.n.u.s Roman G.o.d of doorways, beginnings and transitions; depicted as having two faces, because he looks to the future and to the past Juno the Roman G.o.ddess of women, marriage and fertility; sister and wife of Jupiter; mother of Mars. Greek form: Hera Jupiter the Roman king of the G.o.ds; also called Jupiter Optimus Maximus (the best and the greatest). Greek form: Zeus Kampe a monster with the upper body of a snake-haired woman and the lower body of a drakon; appointed by the t.i.tan Kronos to guard the Cyclopes of Tartarus. Zeus slew her and freed the giants from their prison to aid him in his war against the t.i.tans.
katobleps a cow monster whose name means 'down-looker' (katoblepones, pl.). They were accidentally imported to Venice from Africa. They eat poisonous roots that grow by the ca.n.a.ls and have a poisonous gaze and poisonous breath.
Katoptris Piper's dagger Kerkopes a pair of chimpanzee-like dwarfs who steal s.h.i.+ny things and create chaos Khione the Greek G.o.ddess of snow; daughter of Boreas Koios one of the twelve t.i.tans; t.i.tan lord of the north Krios one of the twelve t.i.tans; t.i.tan lord of the south Kronos the youngest of the twelve t.i.tans; the son of Ouranos and Gaia; the father of Zeus. He killed his father at his mother's bidding. t.i.tan lord of fate, harvest, justice and time. Roman form: Saturn Labyrinth an underground maze originally built on the island of Crete by the craftsman Daedalus to hold the Minotaur (part man, part bull) Laistrygonian giant a monstrous cannibal from the far north Lar a house G.o.d, ancestral spirit (Lares, pl.) legionnaire Roman soldier lemures Roman term for angry ghosts Leto daughter of the t.i.tan Koios; mother of Artemis and Apollo with Zeus; G.o.ddess of motherhood Lotus Hotel a casino in Las Vegas where Percy, Annabeth and Grover lost valuable time during their quest after eating enchanted lotus blossoms Mansion of Night Nyx's palace manticore a creature with a human head, a lion's body and a scorpion's tail Mars the Roman G.o.d of war; also called Mars Ultor. Patron of the empire; divine father of Romulus and Remus. Greek form: Ares Medea a follower of Hecate and one of the great sorceresses of the ancient world Mercury Roman messenger of the G.o.ds; G.o.d of trade, profit and commerce. Greek form: Hermes Minerva the Roman G.o.ddess of wisdom. Greek form: Athena Minos king of Crete; son of Zeus; every year he made King Aegus pick seven boys and seven girls to be sent to the Labyrinth, where they would be eaten by the Minotaur. After his death he became a judge in the Underworld.
Minotaur a monster with the head of a bull on the body of a man Mist a magic force that disguises things from mortals Mount Tamalpais the site in the Bay Area (northern California) where the t.i.tans built a palace naiads water nymphs Necromanteion the Oracle of Death, or House of Hades in Greek; a multilevel temple where people went to consult with the dead Neptune the Roman G.o.d of the sea. Greek form: Poseidon New Rome a community near Camp Jupiter where demiG.o.ds can live together in peace, without interference from mortals or monsters Notus Greek G.o.d of the South Wind. Roman form: Auster numina montanum Roman mountain G.o.d (montana, pl.). Greek form: ourae nymph a female nature deity who animates nature nymphaeum a shrine to nymphs Nyx G.o.ddess of night; one of the ancient, firstborn elemental G.o.ds Odysseus legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. Roman form: Ulysses Ogygia the island home and prison of the nymph Calypso ourae Greek for mountain G.o.d. Roman form: numina montanum Ouranos father of the t.i.tans Pasiphae the wife of Minos, cursed to fall in love with his prize bull and give birth to the Minotaur (part man, part bull); mistress of magical herbal arts Pegasus in Greek mythology, a winged divine horse; sired by Poseidon in his role as horse-G.o.d, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa; the brother of Chrysaor Periclymenus an Argonaut, the son of two demiG.o.ds, and the grandson of Poseidon, who granted him the ability to change into various animals peristyle entrance to an emperor's private residence Persephone the Greek queen of the Underworld; wife of Hades; daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Roman form: Proserpine phalanx a compact body of heavily armed troops Phlegethon the River of Fire that flows from Hades's realm down into Tartarus; it keeps the wicked alive so they can endure the torments of the Field of Punishment pilum (pila, pl.) a javelin used by the Roman army Pluto the Roman G.o.d of death and riches. Greek form: Hades Polybotes the giant son of Gaia, the Earth Mother Polyphemus the gigantic one-eyed son of Poseidon and Thoosa; one of the Cyclopes Porphyrion the king of the giants in Greek and Roman mythology Poseidon the Greek G.o.d of the sea; son of the t.i.tans Kronos and Rhea, and brother of Zeus and Hades. Roman form: Neptune praetor an elected Roman magistrate and commander of the army Proserpine Roman queen of the Underworld. Greek form: Persephone Psyche a young mortal woman who fell in love with Eros and was forced by his mother, Aphrodite, to earn her way back to him quoits a game in which players toss hoops at a stake Riptide the name of Percy Jackson's sword; Anaklusmos in Greek River Acheron the fifth river of the Underworld; the river of pain; the ultimate punishment for the souls of the d.a.m.ned River Lethe one of several rivers in the Underworld; drinking from it will make someone forget his ident.i.ty Romulus and Remus the twin sons of Mars and the priestess Rhea Silvia. They were thrown into the River Tiber by their human father, Amulius, and were rescued and raised by a she-wolf. Upon reaching adulthood, they founded Rome.
Saturn the Roman G.o.d of agriculture; the son of Ura.n.u.s and Gaia, and the father of Jupiter. Greek form: Kronos satyr a Greek forest G.o.d, part goat and part man. Roman equivalent: faun Scipio Reyna's pegasus Sciron an infamous robber who ambushed pa.s.sers-by and forced them to wash his feet as a toll. When they knelt, he kicked his victims into the sea, where they were eaten by a giant turtle.
scorpion ballista a Roman missile siege weapon that launched a large projectile at a distant target Senatus Populusque Roma.n.u.s (SPQR) meaning 'The Senate and People of Rome', refers to the government of the Roman Republic and is used as an official emblem of Rome shadow-travel a form of transportation that allows creatures of the Underworld and children of Hades to travel to any desired place on earth or in the Underworld, although it makes the user extremely fatigued Sibylline Books a collection of prophecies in rhyme written in Greek. Tarquinius Superbus, a king of Rome, bought them from a prophetess named Sibyl and consulted them in times of great danger.
spatha a heavy sword used by Roman cavalry Spes G.o.ddess of hope; the Feast of Spes, the Day of Hope, falls on August 1 stela (stelae, pl.) an inscribed stone used as a monument Stygian iron a magical metal, forged in the River Styx, capable of absorbing the very essence of monsters and injuring mortals, G.o.ds, t.i.tans and Giants. It has a significant effect on ghosts and creatures from the Underworld.
Tantalus In Greek mythology, this king was such a good friend of the G.o.ds that he was allowed to dine at their table until he spilled their secrets on earth. He was sent to the Underworld, where his curse was to be stuck in a pool of water under a fruit tree, but never to be able to drink or eat.
Tartarus husband of Gaia; spirit of the abyss; father of the giants telkhine a sea demon with flippers instead of hands, and a dog's head Tempest Jason's friend; a storm spirit in the form of a horse Terminus the Roman G.o.d of boundaries and landmarks Terra the Roman G.o.ddess of the Earth. Greek form: Gaia Thanatos the Greek G.o.d of death; servant of Hades. Roman form: Letus Theseus a king of Athens who was known for many exploits, including killing the Minotaur Three Fates In Greek mythology, even before there were G.o.ds, there were the Fates: Clotho, who spins the thread of life; Lachesis, the measurer, who determines how long a life will be; and Atropos, who cuts the thread of life with her shears.
Tiber River the third-longest river in Italy. Rome was founded on its banks. In Ancient Rome, executed criminals were thrown into the river.
Tiberius was emperor of Rome from 1437 CE. He was one of Rome's greatest generals, but he came to be remembered as a reclusive and sombre ruler who never really wanted to be emperor.
t.i.tans a race of powerful Greek deities, descendants of Gaia and Ura.n.u.s, who ruled during the Golden Age and were overthrown by a race of younger G.o.ds, the Olympians Triptolemus G.o.d of farming; he aided Demeter when she was searching for her daughter, Persephone, who was kidnapped by Hades trireme an Ancient Greek or Roman wars.h.i.+p, having three tiers of oars on each side Trojan Horse a tale from the Trojan War about a huge wooden horse that the Greeks built and left near Troy with a select force of men inside. After the Trojans pulled the horse into their city as a victory trophy, the Greeks emerged at night, let the rest of their army into Troy, and destroyed it, decisively ending the war.
Trojan War In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband, Menelaus, king of Sparta.
venti air spirits Venus the Roman G.o.ddess of love and beauty. She was married to Vulcan, but she loved Mars, the G.o.d of war. Greek form: Aphrodite Vulcan the Roman G.o.d of fire and crafts and of blacksmiths; the son of Jupiter and Juno, and married to Venus. Greek form: Hephaestus Wolf House where Percy Jackson was trained as a Roman demiG.o.d by Lupa Zephyros Greek G.o.d of the West Wind. Roman form: Favonius Zeus Greek G.o.d of the sky and king of the G.o.ds. Roman form: Jupiter