by Rick Riordan
Ares the Greek god of war; the son of Zeus and Hera, and half brother to Athena; Roman form: Mars
Argo II a flying trireme built by the Hephaestus cabin at Camp Half-Blood to take the demigods of the Prophecy of Seven to Greece
Artemis the Greek goddess of the hunt and the moon; the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin of Apollo
Asclepius the god of medicine; son of Apollo; his temple was the healing centre of Ancient Greece
Athena the Greek goddess of wisdom
Bellona a Roman goddess of war; daughter of Jupiter and Juno
blemmyae a tribe of headless people with faces in their chests
Britomartis the Greek goddess of hunting and fishing nets; her sacred animal is the griffin
cabrito roasted or stewed kid goat meat
caligae (caliga, sing.) Roman military boots
Caligula the nickname of the third of Rome’s emperors, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, infamous for his cruelty and carnage during the four years he ruled, from 37 to 41 CE; he was assassinated by his own guard
Camp Half-Blood the training ground for Greek demigods, located in Long Island, New York
Camp Jupiter the training ground for Roman demigods, located in California, between the Oakland Hills and the Berkeley Hills
Cave of Trophonius a deep chasm, home to the Oracle Trophonius
Celestial bronze a powerful magical metal used to create weapons wielded by Greek gods and their demigod children
Chicago Black Sox eight members of the Chicago White Sox, a Major League Baseball team, accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for money
Claudius Roman emperor from 41 to 54 CE, succeeding Caligula, his nephew
Commodus Lucius Aurelius Commodus was the son of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius; he became co-emperor when he was sixteen and emperor at eighteen, when his father died; he ruled from 177 to 192 CE and was megalomaniacal and corrupt; he considered himself the New Hercules and enjoyed killing animals and fighting gladiators at the Colosseum
Cyclops (Cyclopes, pl.) a member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of his or her forehead
Daedalus a skilled craftsman who created the Labyrinth on Crete in which the Minotaur (part man, part bull) was kept
Daphne a beautiful naiad who attracted Apollo’s attention; she transformed into a laurel tree in order to escape him
Delos a Greek island in the Aegean Sea near Mykonos; birthplace of Apollo
Demeter the Greek goddess of agriculture; a daughter of the Titans Rhea and Kronos
denarius (denarii, pl.) a unit of Roman currency
Dionysus Greek god of wine and revelry; the son of Zeus
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
dryad a spirit (usually female) associated with a certain tree
Edesia Roman goddess of banquets
Edsel a car produced by Ford from 1958 to 1960; it was a big flop
Elysium the paradise to which Greek heroes were sent when the gods gave them immortality
empousa a winged bloodsucking monster, daughter of the goddess Hecate
Enceladus a giant, son of Gaia and Ouranos, who was the primary adversary of the goddess Athena during the War of the Giants
Erymanthian Boar a giant wild boar that terrorized people on the island of Erymanthos until Hercules subdued it in the third of his twelve labours
Erythraean Sibyl a prophetess who presided over Apollo’s Oracle at Erythrae in Ionia
Euterpe Greek goddess of lyric poetry; one of the Nine Muses; daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne
Feronia the Roman goddess of wildlife, also associated with fertility, health and abundance
Furies goddesses of vengeance
Gaia the Greek earth goddess; wife of Ouranos; mother of the Titans, giants, Cyclopes and other monsters
Germanicus adoptee of the Roman emperor Tiberius; became a prominent general of the Roman empire, known for his successful campaigns in Germania; father of Caligula
gladius a stabbing sword; the primary weapon of Roman foot soldiers
Golden Fleece the much-coveted fleece of the gold-haired winged ram, which was held in Colchis by King Aeëtes and guarded by a dragon until Jason and the Argonauts retrieved it
Hades the Greek god of death and riches; ruler of the Underworld
Hadrian the fourteenth emperor of Rome; ruled from 117 to 138 CE; known for building a wall that marked the northern limit of Britannia
harpy a winged female creature that snatches things
Hecate goddess of magic and crossroads
Hecuba queen of Troy, wife of King Priam, ruler during the Trojan War
Helen of Troy a daughter of Zeus and Leda and considered the most beautiful woman in the world; she sparked the Trojan War when she left her husband Menelaus for Paris, a prince of Troy
Helios the Titan god of the sun; son of the Titan Hyperion and the Titaness Theia
Hephaestus the Greek god of fire, including volcanic, and of crafts and blacksmithing; the son of Zeus and Hera, and married to Aphrodite; Roman form: Vulcan
Hera the Greek goddess of marriage; Zeus’s wife and sister; Apollo’s stepmother
Heracles the Greek equivalent of Hercules; the son of Zeus and Alcmene; born with great strength
Hercules the Roman equivalent of Heracles; the son of Jupiter and Alcmene; born with great strength
Hermes Greek god of travellers; guide to spirits of the dead; god of communication
Herophile the daughter of a water nymph; she had such a lovely singing voice that Apollo blessed her with the gift of prophecy, making her the Erythraean Sibyl
Hestia Greek goddess of the hearth and home
Hyacinthus a Greek hero and Apollo’s lover, who died while trying to impress Apollo with his discus skills
hydra a many-headed water serpent
Hypnos Greek god of sleep
Imperial gold a rare metal deadly to monsters, consecrated at the Pantheon; its existence was a closely guarded secret of the emperors
Incitatus the favourite horse of Roman emperor Caligula
Janus the Roman god of beginnings, openings, doorways, gates, passages, time and endings; depicted with two faces
Jupiter the Roman god of the sky and king of the gods; Greek form: Zeus
Katoptris Greek for mirror; a dagger that once belonged to Helen of Troy
khanda a double-edged straight sword; an important symbol of Sikhism
kusarigama a traditional Japanese weapon consisting of a sickle attached to a chain
Kymopoleia Greek goddess of violent storm waves; daughter of Poseidon
La Ventana a performance and event venue in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Labyrinth an underground maze originally built on the island of Crete by the craftsman Daedalus to hold the Minotaur
legionnaire a member of the Roman army
Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo with Zeus; goddess of motherhood
Little Tiber the barrier of Camp Jupiter
Lucrezia Borgia the daughter of a pope and his mistress; a beautiful noblewoman who earned the reputation of being a political schemer in fifteenth-century Italy
Marcus Aurelius Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 CE; father of Commodus; considered the last of the ‘Five Good Emperors’
Mars the Roman god of war; Greek form: Ares
Medea a Greek enchantress, daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis and granddaughter of the Titan sun god, Helios; wife of the hero Jason, whom she helped obtain the Golden Fleece
Mefitis a goddess of foul-smelling gasses of the earth, especially worshipped in swamps and volcanic areas
Meliai Greek nymphs of the ash tree, born of Gaia; they nurtured and raised Zeus in Crete
Michelangelo an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance; a towering genius in the his
tory of Western art; among his many masterpieces, he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican
Minotaur the part-man, part-bull son of King Minos of Crete; the Minotaur was kept in the Labyrinth, where he killed people who were sent in; he was finally defeated by Theseus
Mount Olympus home of the Twelve Olympians
Mount Vesuvius a volcano near the Bay of Naples in Italy that erupted in the year 79 CE, burying the Roman city of Pompeii under ash
Naevius Sutorius Macro a prefect of the Praetorian Guard from 31 to 38 CE, serving under the emperors Tiberius and Caligula
Neos Helios Greek for new sun, a title adopted by the Roman emperor Caligula
Nero ruled as Roman Emperor from 54 to 58 CE; he had his mother and his first wife put to death; many believe he was responsible for setting a fire that gutted Rome, but he blamed the Christians, whom he burned on crosses; he built an extravagant new palace on the cleared land and lost support when construction expenses forced him to raise taxes; he committed suicide
Nine Muses goddesses who grant inspiration for and protect artistic creation and expression; daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; as children, they were taught by Apollo; their names are Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope
Niobids children who were slain by Apollo and Artemis when their mother, Niobe, boasted about having more offspring than Leto, the twins’ mother
nunchaku originally a farm tool used to harvest rice, an Okinawan weapon consisting of two sticks connected at one end by a short chain or rope
nymph a female deity who animates nature
Oracle of Delphi a speaker of the prophecies of Apollo
Oracle of Trophonius a Greek who was transformed into an Oracle after his death; located at the Cave of Trophonius; known for terrifying those who seek him
Orthopolis the only child of Plemnaeus who survived birth; disguised as an old woman, Demeter nursed him, ensuring the boy’s survival
Ouranos the Greek personification of the sky; husband of Gaia; father of the Titans
Palatine Hill the most famous of Rome’s seven hills; considered one of the most desirable neighbourhoods in Ancient Rome, it was home to aristocrats and emperors
Pan the Greek god of the wild; the son of Hermes
pandai (pandos, sing.) a tribe of men with gigantic ears, eight fingers and toes, and bodies covered with hair that starts out white and turn black with age
parazonium a triangular-bladed dagger sported by women in Ancient Greece
Petersburg a Civil War battle in Virginia in which an explosive charge designed to be used against the Confederates led to the deaths of 4,000 Union troops
phalanx a body of heavily armed troops in close formation
Philip of Macedon the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BCE until his assassination in 336 BCE; father of Alexander the Great
physician’s cure a concoction created by Asclepius, god of medicine, to bring someone back from the dead
Plemnaeus the father of Orthopolis, whom Demeter reared to ensure that he would flourish
Pompeii a Roman city that was destroyed in 79 CE when the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried it under ash
Poseidon the Greek god of the sea; son of the Titans Kronos and Rhea, and the brother of Zeus and Hades
praetor an elected Roman magistrate and commander of the army
praetorian guard a unit of elite Roman soldiers in the Imperial Roman Army
princeps Latin for first citizen or first in line; the early Roman emperors adopted this title for themselves, and it came to mean prince of Rome
Python a monstrous dragon that Gaia appointed to guard the Oracle at Delphi
River Styx the river that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld
Sarpedon a son of Zeus who was a Lycian prince and a hero in the Trojan War; he fought with distinction on the Trojan side but was slain by the Greek warrior Patroclus
Saturnalia an Ancient Roman festival held in December in honour of the god Saturn, the Roman equivalent of Kronos
satyr a Greek forest god, part goat and part man
scimitar a saber with a curved blade
shuriken a ninja throwing star; a flat, bladed weapon used as a dagger or to distract
Sibyl a prophetess
situla Latin for bucket
Spartan a citizen of Sparta, or something belonging to Sparta, a city-state in Ancient Greece with military dominance
strix (strixes, pl.) a large blood-drinking owl-like bird of ill omen
Stygian iron a rare magical metal capable of killing monsters
Styx a powerful water nymph; the eldest daughter of the sea Titan, Oceanus; goddess of the Underworld’s most important river; goddess of hatred; the River Styx is named after her
Tarquin Lucius Tarquinius Superbus was the seventh and final king of Rome, reigning from 535 BCE until 509, when, after a popular uprising, the Roman Republic was established
Temple of Castor and Pollux an ancient temple in the Roman Forum in Rome, erected in honour of the twin demigod children of Jupiter and Leda and dedicated by the Roman general Aulus Postumius, who won a great victory at the Battle of Lake Regillus
Terpsichore Greek goddess of dance; one of the Nine Muses
Thermopylae a mountain pass near the sea in northern Greece that was the site of several battles, the most famous being between the Persians and the Greeks during the Persian invasion of 480–479 BCE
Tiber River the third-longest river in Italy; Rome was founded on its banks; in Ancient Rome, criminals were thrown into the river
Titans a race of powerful Greek deities, descendants of Gaia and Ouranos, that ruled during the Golden Age and were overthrown by a race of younger gods, the Olympians
tragus (tragi, pl.) a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear
trireme a Greek warship, having three tiers of oars on each side
triumvirate a political alliance formed by three parties
Trojan War According to legend, 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
Trophonius demigod son of Apollo, designer of Apollo’s temple at Delphi, and spirit of the Dark Oracle; he decapitated his half brother Agamethus to avoid discovery after their raid on King Hyrieus’s treasury
Troy a pre-Roman city situated in modern-day Turkey; site of the Trojan War
Underworld the kingdom of the dead, where souls go for eternity; ruled by Hades
ventus (venti, pl.) storm spirits
Vulcan the Roman god of fire, including volcanic, and of blacksmithing; Greek form: Hephaestus
Waystation a place of refuge for demigods, peaceful monsters and Hunters of Artemis, located above Union Station in Indianapolis, Indiana
Zeus the Greek god of the sky and the king of the gods; Roman form: Jupiter
THE ADVENTURE NEVER STOPS …
THE GREEK GODS ARE ALIVE AND KICKING!
They still fall in love with mortals and bear children with immortal blood in their veins. When Percy Jackson learns he’s the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, he must travel to Camp Half-Blood – a secret base dedicated to the training of young demigods.
PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTNING THIEF
PERCY JACKSON AND THE SEA OF MONSTERS
PERCY JACKSON AND THE TITAN’S CURSE
PERCY JACKSON AND THE BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH
PERCY JACKSON AND THE LAST OLYMPIAN
THE DEMIGOD FILES
CAMP HALF-BLOOD CONFIDENTIAL
PERCY JACKSON AND THE GREEK GODS
PERCY JACKSON AND THE GREEK HEROES
PERCY JACKSON IS BACK!
Percy and his old friends from Camp Half-Blood join forces with new Roman demigods from Camp Jupiter for a deadly new mission: to prevent the all-powerful Earth Mother, Gaia, from awakening from her millennia-long sleep to bring about the e
nd of the world.
THE LOST HERO
THE SON OF NEPTUNE
THE MARK OF ATHENA
THE HOUSE OF HADES
THE BLOOD OF OLYMPUS
THE DEMIGOD DIARIES
AN OLYMPIAN HAS FALLEN!
The god Apollo has been cast down from Olympus in the body of a teenage boy. With the help of friends like Percy Jackson and familiar faces from Camp Half-Blood, he must complete a series of harrowing trials to save the world from a dangerous new enemy.
THE HIDDEN ORACLE
THE DARK PROPHECY
THE BURNING MAZE
THE GODS OF EGYPT AWAKEN!
When an explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta Stone and unleashes Set, the Egyptian god of chaos, only Carter and Sadie Kane can save the day. T heir quest takes the pair around the globe in a battle against the gods of Ancient Egypt.
THE RED PYRAMID
THE THRONE OF FIRE
THE SERPENT’S SHADOW
BROOKLYN HOUSE MAGICIAN’S MANUAL
THE GODS OF ASGARD ARISE!
After being killed in battle with a fire giant, Magnus Chase finds himself resurrected in Valhalla as one of the chosen warriors of the Norse god Odin. The gods of Asgard are preparing for Ragnarok – the Norse doomsday – and Magnus has a leading role …
MAGNUS CHASE AND THE SWORD OF SUMMER
MAGNUS CHASE AND THE HAMMER OF THOR
MAGNUS CHASE AND THE SHIP OF THE DEAD
HOTEL VALHALLA: GUIDE TO THE NORSE WORLDS
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