Percy does not hold back. Score: 3. In this gripping follow-up to Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods, demigod Percy Jackson tells the stories of twelve of the original Greek heroes in all their gory, bloodthirsty glory. Want to know who cut off Medusa's head? Which hero was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus, the winged horse? Percy has all the answers. Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus?
It takes a demigod to know, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on the all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes. Told in the funny, irreverent style readers have come to expect from Percy, I've had some bad experiences in my time, but the heroes I'm going to tell you about were the original old school hard luck cases.
They boldly screwed up where no one had screwed up before. So get your flaming spear. Put on your lion skin cape. Polish your shield and make sure you've got arrows in your quiver. We're going back about four thousand years to decapitate monsters, save some kingdoms, shoot a few gods in the butt, raid the Underworld, and steal loot from evil people.
Then, for dessert, we'll die painful tragic deaths. Let's do this. Want to know how Zeus came to be top god? How many times Kronos ate one of his own kids? How Athena literally burst out of another god's head? It's all here in black and white. Plus, an exclusive bonus chapter from The Blood of Olympus, the fifth and final book in the Heroes of Olympus series! Despite the many occurrences of rape, murder, and deceit in the original tale, Riordan makes an effort to make the story as funny and accessible as possible to children.
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Whether you're looking for new materials to the book or would like to take the challenge yourself and share it with your friends and family for a time of fun, Trivia-on-Books provides a unique approach to Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan that is both insightful and educational! Score: 3. In this gripping follow-up to Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods, demigod Percy Jackson tells the stories of twelve of the original Greek heroes in all their gory, bloodthirsty glory.
Want to know who cut off Medusa's head? Which hero was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus, the winged horse?
Percy has all the answers. Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? It takes a demigod to know, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on the all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. User icon An illustration of a person's head and chest. Sign up Log in. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. Phoebe was one of the first people to figure out how to hear the voices of Delphi, but she wasnt a gloomy, mysterious sort of fortune-teller.
Her name meant bright, and she always looked on the positive side of things. Her prophecies tended to be like fortune cookiesonly good stuff. Which was fine, I guess, if you only wanted to hear good news, but not so great if you had a serious problem.
Like if you were going to die tomorrow, Phoebe might just tell you, Oh, um, I foresee that you wont have to worry about your math test next week! Phoebe ended up marrying Koios, the northern dude, because he also had the gift of prophecy.
Unfortunately, they only saw each other once in a while since they lived very far apart. Bonus fact: much later, Phoebes grandson, a guy named Apollo, took over the Oracle. Because he inherited her powers, Apollo was sometimes called Phoebus Apollo. Titan sister five was Mnemosyneand, man, with my dyslexia I had to spell check that name about twenty times, and its probably still wrong.
Pretty sure its pronounced NEMO-sign. Anyway, Mnemosyne was born with a photographic memory long before anyone knew what a photograph was.
In some ways, that was good. She kept the family records and never ever forgot anything. But in some ways, having her around was a drag, because she would never let you forget anything. That embarrassing thing you did when you were eight years old? Yep, she remembered. That promise you made three years ago that you would pay her back that loan? She remembered. What was worse, Mnemosyne expected everybody else to have a good memory too.
Just to be helpful, she invented letters and writing so the rest of us poor schmucks who didnt have perfect recall could keep permanent records of everything. She became the Titan of memory, especially rote memorization. Next time you have to study for a spelling test or memorize the capitals of all fifty states for no apparent reason, thank Mnemosyne.
That kind of assignment was totally her idea. None of her fellow Titans wanted to marry her. Go figure. Finally, there was sister number six: Rhea. Poor Rhea. She was the sweetest and most beautiful of the lady Titans, which of course meant she had the worst luck and the hardest life. Her name either means flow or ease. Both definitions fit. She always went with the flow, and she totally put people at ease. She would wander the valleys of the earth, visiting her brothers and sisters, talking to the nymphs and satyrs who had sprung from the blood of Ouranos.
She loved animals, too. Her favorite was the lion. If you see pictures of Rhea, she almost always has a couple of lions with her, which made it very safe for her to walk around, even in the worst neighborhoods. Rhea became the Titan of motherhood. She adored babies and always helped her sisters during their deliveries.
Unfortunately, she had to get married before any of that happened, which is how all the trouble started. Oh, but everything was so great! What could possibly go wrong?
Thats what the Earth Mother Gaea thought. She was so pleased to see her kids in charge of the world, she decided to sink back down into the earth for a while and just be, wellthe earth. Shed been through a lot. Shed had eighteen kids. She deserved a rest. She was sure Kronos would take care of things and be a good king forever and ever. Yeah, right. So she lay down for a quick nap, which in geological terms meant a few millennia.
Meanwhile, the Titans started having kids of their own, who were second- generation Titans. Oceanus and Tethys, Mr. Water, had a daughter named Klymene, who became the Titan goddess of fame.
Im guessing she was into fame because she grew up at the bottom of the ocean where nothing ever happened. She was all about gossip and reading the tabloids and catching up on the latest Hollywood newsor she wouldve been, if Hollywood existed. Like a lot of folks who are obsessed with fame, she headed west. She ended up falling for the Titan of the west, Iapetus. I know, he was technically her uncle. But like I said before, the Titans were different.
My advice is not to think about it too much. Anyway, Iapetus and Klymene had a son named Atlas, who turned out to be an excellent fighter, and also kind of a jerk. When he grew up, he became Kronoss right-hand man and main enforcer.
According to some legends, Prometheus invented a minor life form you may have heard ofhumans. One day he was just messing around at the riverbank, building stuff out of wet clay, when he sculpted a couple of funny-looking figures similar to Titans, only much smaller and easier to smash. Maybe some blood of Ouranos got into the clay, or maybe Prometheus breathed life into the figures on purposeI dont know.
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