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1."I put up with Nancy Bobofit, the redhead kleptomaniac girl."(Riordan,3).

2. Kleptomaniac is a synonym for delinquent.

3.The definition for Kleptomania is a persistent neurotic impulse to steal especially without economic motive.

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1. "My name is Percy Jackson." (Riordan, 1)

2. Percy Jackson is......

Dyslexic

Troubled

ADHD

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1. In the Lightning Theif, the Fates are three old ladies snipping yarn across the street. Grover tries to hide Percy from them while Percy had no idea what was going on. He thought someone was going to die because of the yarn snipping.

2. Fates are powerful, often female, immortal beings who have the ability to control destinies of mortal beings. They do this by spinning, measuring, and cutting thread of string. This represents the span and events that happens in ones life. They are also often in a group of three women like in Percy Jackson.

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1. "Another bellow of rage, and the bull-man started tromping uphill." (Riordan, 52)

2. The synonym for Tromp is stomp.

3. The definition for Tromp is to walk heavily or trudge.

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1. In the Lightning Thief, the Minnotaur tries to kill and look for Percy. Percy says that he is a big furry looking creature. Grover and Percy's mom tells him to run uphill to the summer camp his dad mentioned.

2. The Minnotaur is a greek mythologic character who has the body of a man and the head of a bull. He was restricted in the Laybrith by King Minos. As a punishment for trouble, Athens sent kids to be sacrificed to the creature.

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1. "'Silence, Annabeth,' the man said." (Riordan, 56)

2. Annabeth is.....

Loud

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1. "'We shan't deal with the Metaphysical.'"(Riordan, 67)

2. The synonym for Metaphysical is theoretical.

3. The definition of Metaphysical is referring to an idea, doctrine, or posited reality outside of the human sense perpception.

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1. '" Come on. Chiron and Mr.D are waiting.'"

(Riordan, 61)

2. Chiron is..........

Mr. Bruner (Percy's Latin teacher)

Cenataur

Camp Half-Blood worker

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1. In the Lightning Thief, Chiron who was previously known as Mr. Brunner is a Centaur. Percy did not know it until chapter 5. At camp Half-Blood Chiro rises up upon his wheelchair showing Percy he is actually a Centaur.

2. A Centaur is a Greek myth that shows a man with the lower body of a horse. They have wild inhabenets from the mountains and also some savage spirits from the forest. They are usually men from the upper waist.

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1. "We saw the archery range, the canoeing lake, the stables (which Chiron didn't seem to like very much), the javelin range, the sing-along amphitheather, and the arena where Chiron said they held sword and spear fights." (Riordan, 79)

2. The synonym for Javelin is spear.

3. A javelin is a spear used in a competitive sport or weapon.

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1. "'This is Luke,' Annabeth said, and her voice sounded different somehow." (Riordan, 84)

2. Luke is..........

A camp Half-Blood counselor

Blonde

Scar on his face

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1. In the Lightning Thief, there are cabins for each parent in Camp Half-Blood. One of the cabins was Hera. Percy names that cabin according to the decorations including peacocks.

2. Hera is the queen of the Olympian gods. She is also known as the goddess of marriage, women, and childbirth. She is also the wife and sister of Zeus. Hera is the mother of Ares, Hebe, and Ilithyria. In Roman myths she is known as Juno.

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1.'" Do you think they've changed their habits in the last few millennia?'"( Riordan, 95)

2. A synonym for Millennium is thousand years.

3. A millennium is the time period of every thousand years.

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1. "'Clarisse,' Annabeth sighed." (Riordan, 89)

2. Clarisse is......

The daughter of Ares

Camper at Camp Half-Blood

Mean

A bully

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1. In the Lightning Thief, Athena is Annabeth's mom. Annabeth tells Percy and he is in shock.

2. Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom, handicrafts, and strategic warfare. She is known for her patron of heroes and cities like Athens. She was born out of the head of Zeus after he swallowed her mother, Metis. Athena's symbols are the owl, olive tree, spear, and helmet. Her Roman name is Minerva.

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1. "When their child was born, a little girl named Thalia... well, the River Styx is serious about promises." (Riordan, 114)

2. Thalia is......

Stuck in a tree

Zeus' daugther

Camper

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1. "With every swipe, I got a little more battered and bruised." (Riordan, 109)

2. A synonym for Battered is beat up.

3. Being Battered is being injured by repeated blows or punishment.

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1. In the Lightning Thief, Percy finds out that Posiden is his father. When he was wounded in the water a trident, the symbol of Posiden, popped above his head. The whole camp bowed on one knee to the son of the big three.

2. Posiden is the god the sea, earthquakes, and horses. He is one of the twelve Olympian gods and the brother of Zeus and Hades. His symbol is a trident that allows him to control the sea and earthquakes.

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1. "I am the spirit of Delphi, speaker of the prophecies of Phoebus Apollo, slayer of the mighty Python." (Riordan, 140)

2. The Oracle of Delphi is........

A Spirit from Greek mythology

A mummy

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1. " I heard a clopping sound at the door, a hoof knocking on the threshold." (Riordan, 131)

2. A synonym for clopp is thump.

3. A clopp is a usually a sound of a horses hoof on pavement.

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 Ch.9 Greek Myth's and Legends: Dionysus

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 Ch.9 Greek Myth's and Legends: Dionysus

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1. In the Lightning Thief, Dionysus is Mr.D. He is the manager of Camp Half-Blood because he got punished by Zeus. Dionysus does not really care for his job and Percy, Annabeth, and Grover know that.

2. Dionysus is the god of wine, fertility, revelry, and madness. He is the son of Zeus and is known as twice-born. Some of his followers include satyrs and maenads.

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1. "' The sword is celestial bronze.'" (Riordan, 154)

2. A synonym for celestial is heavenly.

3. A celestial is positioned in or relating to the sky.

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1. "' This is Argus,' Chiron told me." (Riordan, 150)

2. Argus is......

A mythological being with eyes all over its body

The driver for the quest

A worker at Camp Half-Blood

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Ch. 10 Greek Myths and Legends: Cyclopes

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Ch. 10 Greek Myths and Legends: Cyclopes

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1. In the Lightning Thief, A cyclops is the maker of Riptide, Percy's sword. Percy's sword was handcrafted by the cyclops out of celestial bronze.

2. A Cyclops is a Greek mythological creature with one giant eye in the center of its head. Cyclops is also in marvel comics like X-man. He is also the first generation of blacksmiths.

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1. "' They'll think you're impertinent.'" (Riordan, 186)

2. A synonym for impertinent is rude and impolite.

3. The defenition of impertinent is to not show proper respect or to be rude.

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1. "' You must come in, poor children. I am Auntie Em."' (Riordan, 173)

2. Auntie Em is......

Medusa

Auntie Em's garden empire owner/worker

Evil

A gordon

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1. In the Lightning Thief, Medusa is Auntie Em. Percy, Annabeth, and Grover meet her because they were hungry o they stopped at Auntie Em's Garden Empurium.

2. Medusa is known as one of the Gorgons in Greek mythology. She was originally a very pretty woman, but Athena cursed her after she had an affair with Poseidon in Athena's temple. After that she has always had snake hair and made ugly. In addition, when she looked at any mortal in the eyes the mortal turned to a stone statue. The Greek hero Perseus later beheaded her with some help with the gods and now is used as a protective amulet.

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1. "They were screeching at us: 'Where is it? Where?'" (Riordan, 191)

2. Synonym for screech is yell.

3. The defenition for screech is to give a loud, harsh, piercing cry.

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1. '"Percy, meet Gladiola. Gladiola, Percy'" (Riordan, 195)

2. Gladiola is........

A Pink Poodle

Can talk to Satyrs

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1. In the Lighting Thief, Pan is why Grover wants to get his searcher licence. Grover wants to be the first searcher to find Pan and make it back alive. No searcher has returned from searching for pan.

2. Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds, flocks, and rustic music. He is a satyr which is half man, half goat. His symbols include the flute and goats. His roman name is Faunus.

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1. " The Chimera charged, it's lion teeth gnashing." (Riordan, 208)

2. A synonym for gnash is grate.

3. Gnash means to grind your teeth together, usually when mad.

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1. In The Lightning Thief, Echidna is the fat lady in the elevator with the Chihuahua. Percy, Annabeth, and Grover ride with her and her dog in the elevator. She then shows that she is Echidna and trys to kill Percy. She makes him jump into the river to claim that he is truly the son of Poseidon.

2. Echidna is a half women, half serperant. She is known as the "Mother of monsters." She is married to the monster Typhon who she had many monsters with. Her children are the Hydra, Chimera, Cerberus, and Orthus.

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1. "The train trundled west as darkness fell, police lights still pushing against the St. Louis skyline behind us." (Riordan, 218)

2. A synonym for Trundle is roll.

3. Trundling is when you move or too slowly and heavily, typically in a noisy or uneven way.

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1. In The Lightning Thief, the Chimera is the fat lady's Chihuahua in the elevator. He has a rhinestone collar and acts aggressive. He turns into the Chimera once Annabeth and Grover go down. Percy is in shock and left alone to deal with it.

2. The Chimera is a mythological creature who is a fire breathing hybrid. It is a lion with a goats head and a serpents tail. It is the child of Echidna and Typhoeus. It was killed by the Greek hero, Bellerophon.

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1. "'Ares, god of war.'" (Riordan, 226)

2. Ares is.....

Clarrise's dad

The god of war

Big and strong

Tough

Demanding

Jokes alot

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1. " She raised her eyebrow skeptically. 'Well?'" (Riordan, 224)

2. A synonym for skeptical is doubtful.

3. Skeptical is when you are not easily convinced and having doubts.

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1. In The Lightning Thief, Aphrodite is with Ares when he loses his shield. They are dating and they went on the 'Tunnel of Love' ride. They also tell us how Aphrodite is married to Hephestus but is dating Ares.

2. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, passion, and procreation. Her Roman name is Venus. She is a member of the twelve Olympians. Her symbols are doves, sparrows, and roses .

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1. "'I've got Thalia's pine tree, a Greek trireme on fire, a centaur in a prom dress - now that was a weird summer....'" (Riordan, 250)

2. A synonym for trireme is galley.

3. A trireme is an ancient Greek or Roman war galley with three banks of oars.

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1. "He said his name was Darrin, but as soon as I started asking him questions he got bored with me and started to go back to the computer screen." (Riordan, 262)

2. Darrin is....

From 1977

Wannabe Elvis Presley

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1. In The Lightning Thief, Annabeth is terrified of spiders because of Arachne. Athena is Annabeths mother who turned Arachne into a spider. After that Annabeth has always had a fear of them.

2. Arachne is a Greek mythological character who is famous for her weaving and spinning. The myth is about her amazing talent and challenge. After her contest with Athena she was transformed into a spider but still a mortal. She is also known as the mother of all spiders.

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1. " I had no qualms about what I was about to do." (Riordan, 281)

2. A synonym for qualm is to doubt.

3. Qualm is having an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about someones conduct or behavior.

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1. "'I'm Crusty,' he said, with tartar-yellow smile." (Riordan, 277)

2. Crusty is......

Literally Crusty

The Owner of a Waterbed Place

Procrustes

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1. In The Lightning Thief, Procrustes is Crusty the Owner of 'Crusty's Waterbed Palace.' He tries to kill Percy, Grover, and Annabeth by stretching them out.

2. Procrustes is a robber who forces people to lie on an iron bed. Then he stretches them or cuts off their legs to make them fit. Procrustes was eventually killed by the hero Theseus. Procrustes is also known as Polypemon or Damastes.

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1. " The dead queued up in three lines, two marked ATTENDANT ON DUTY, and one marked EZ DEATH." (Riordan, 291)

2. A synonym for queue is line or row.

3. The definition of queue is a line or or sequence of people waiting their turn to be attended too.

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1. '"Mr. Charon,' I said." (Riordan, 285)

2. Mr. Charon is....

The Ferryman of the Dead

Creepy

Dark

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1. In The Lightning Thief, The River Styx gets polluted. Annabeth and Grover are upset about this because humans have thrown a lot of trash into it. This makes hopes and wishes not come true.

2. The River Styx is a mythological River that separates the living from the underworld. The Ferryman for the River is Charon. Charon carries souls across the River.

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1. "Looming on the horizon was a palace of glittering black obsidian." (Riordan, 302)

2. A synonym for looming is emerge.

3. Looming means when something large are threatening is appearing.

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1. "Hades aura was affecting me, just as Ares's had." (Riordan, 309)

2. Hades is....

The god of the Underworld

A part of The Big Three

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1. In The Lightning Thief, Percy, Annabeth, and Grover travel to the Underworld and they see Cerberus on the way to Hades. They play with him trying to not get killed.

2. Cerberus is a three headed dog who tries to prevent the Dead from leaving. He is the child of the monsters Echidna and Typhon. Cerberus is also known for the twelfth labor of Heracles. Heracles captured him and brought him to the surface.

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1. "He cleaved downward at my head, but I wasn't there." (Riordan, 326)

2. A synonym for cleave is split.

3. A definition for cleave is to split or sever, especially something long.

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1. "Zeus, the Lord of the Gods, wore a dark blue pinstriped suit." (Riordan, 339)

2. Zeus is....

The god of the sky

The Lord of the Gods

Percy's Uncle

Part of the Big Three

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Ch. 20-22 Greek Myths or Legends: Kronos

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Ch. 20-22 Greek Myths or Legends: Kronos

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1. In the Lightning Thief, Kronos is the voice of Percy's head. When he visits the underworld, Percy hears him.

2. Kronos is a Greek titan who is the father of the first Olympian gods. He over through his father. He ate his kids, Posidion and Hades. After Zeus cuts him to pieces and banished him in Tartarus.