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Category Archives: Heroes of Olympus
Back to Rome
The Mark of Athena, by Rick Riordan – The third book in the Heroes of Olympus series has the parties from the first two join forces to fight the forces of Gaea. While this means people from Camp Half-Blood and … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Rick Riordan, Roman
Tagged annabeth, arachne, coach gleeson hedge, gaea, gigantes, hercules, leo valdez, nemesis, percy jackson, satyrs, the mark of athena
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There’s an Apophis for That
The Serpent’s Shadow, by Rick Riordan – The third and presumably final book in the Kane Chronicles has Sadie and Carter finally defeating the serpent Apophis, and ties up some other loose ends as well. Among other matters, the story … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Egyptian, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Kane Chronicles, Mythology, Norse, Rick Riordan
Tagged bes, carter kane, drew tanaka, hermes, neith, ra, ramesses ii of egypt, sadie kane, setne, shu, the lost hero, the serpent's shadow, thoth, zia rashid
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Romans Go to Camp Jupiter to Get More Stupider
The Son of Neptune, by Rick Riordan – Percy Jackson, star of Riordan’s earlier series, is back, but with his memory removed. He finds himself in California at Camp Jupiter, where the Roman demigods have their own society. The Roman … Continue reading
Who Has Seen the Wind?
In classical mythology, most natural phenomena were either personified themselves or seen as the tools of a deity, if not both. The winds were no exception, and in Greco-Roman mythology, there were four of them. I’m no meteorologist, but can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Oz, Religion, Rick Riordan
Tagged aeolus, anemoi, apollo, astraeos, astraeus, bible, boreas, calais, chloris, cleopatra, east wind, eos, euros, eurus, four winds, frank joslyn baum, gigantes, gospels, harpies, helios, horses, hyacinthus, hyperborea, icetown, irenaeus, iris, khione, north wind, notos, notus, odysseus, odyssey, old man winter, oreithyia of athens, pausanias, podarge, rachel cosgrove payes, rosine, snowmen, south wind, swift v. breezy, the hidden valley of oz, the laughing dragon of oz, the lost hero, thrace, titans, venti, winds, zephyros, zephyrus, zetes
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The Demigods Are Back in Town
The Lost Hero, by Rick Riordan – After a detour into Egyptian mythology in his also excellent The Red Pyramid, Riordan is back to the Greek stuff with the first volume in the Heroes of Olympus series. Also back are … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Rick Riordan, Roman
Tagged aeolus, aphrodite, boreas, giants, gigantes, hephaestus, jason grace, jupiter, king midas, leo valdez, lupa, medea, olympus, piper mclean, remus, romulus, the lost hero, zeus
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