The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, Book Three) (49 page)

pater
Latin for
father
; also the name of an ancient Roman god of the Underworld, later subsumed by Pluto

pauldron
a piece of plate armor for the shoulder and the upper part of the arm

Pegasus
In Greek mythology, a winged divine horse; sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god
, and foaled by the
Gorgon
Medusa
; the brother of
Chrysaor

Persephone
the Greek queen of the Underworld; wife of Hades; daughter of
Zeus
and
Demeter
. Roman form: Proserpine

Phorcys
In Greek mythology, a primordial god of the dangers of the sea; son of Gaea; brother-husband
of Keto

Piazza Navona
a
city square
in
Rome
, built on the site of the
Stadium o
f
Domitian
, where Ancient Romans watched competitive games

Pluto
the Roman god of death and riches. Greek form: Hades

Polybotes
the giant son of Gaea, the Earth Mother

Pomerian Line
the boundary around New Rome, and in ancient times, the city limits of Rome

Porphyrion
the king of the Giants in Greek and Roman mythology

Poseidon
the Greek god of the sea; son of the Titans 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

Rhea Silvia
a priestess and mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, who founded Rome

Riptide
the name of Percy Jackson’s
sword
(
Anaklusmos
in Greek)

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 rescued and raised by a she-wolf
. Upon reaching adulthood, they founded Rome.

Saturn
the Roman god of agriculture; the son of Uranus and Gaea, and the father of Jupiter. Greek form: Kronos

satyr
a Greek forest god, part goat and part man. Roman equivalent: faun

Scorpion ballista
a Roman missile siege weapon that launched a large projectile at a distant target

Senatus Populusque Romanus
(
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

skolopendra
a gargantuan Greek sea monster with hairy nostrils, a flat crayfish-like
tail, and rows of webbed feet lining its flanks

Stymphalian birds
in Greek mythology, man-eating
birds
with bronze beaks and sharp
metallic
feathers they could launch at their victims; sacred to
Ares
, the god of war

Sybilline 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.

Tartarus
husband of Gaea; spirit of the abyss; father of the giants

telkhines
mysterious sea demons and smiths native to the islands of Kaos and Rhodes; children of Thalassa and Pontus; they had flippers instead of hands and dogs’
heads and were known as fish children

Terminus
the Roman god of boundaries and landmarks

Terra
the Roman goddess of the Earth. Greek form: Gaea

Thanatos
the Greek god of death. Roman form: Letus

thyrsus
Bacchus’s
weapon, a staff topped by a pinecone and twined with ivy

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 Roman Emperor from 14
CE
to 37
CE
. He was one of Rome’s
greatest
generals
, but he came to be remembered as a reclusive and somber ruler who never really wanted to be emperor.

Titans
a race of powerful Greek deities, descendants of
Gaia
and
Uranus
, who ruled during the Golden Age and were overthrown by a race of younger gods, the Olympians

Trevi Fountain
a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome. Standing more than eighty-five feet high and sixty-five
feet wide,
it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world.

trireme
an Ancient Greek or Roman warship, having three tiers of oars on each side

Tyche
the Greek goddess of good luck; daughter of Hermes and Aphrodite. Roman form: Fortuna

Venus
the Roman goddess of love and beauty. She was married to Vulcan, but she loved Mars, the god of war. Greek form: Aphrodite

Vestal Virgins
Roman priestesses of Vesta, goddess of the hearth.
The Vestals were free of the usual social obligations to marry and bear children and took a vow of chastity in order to devote themselves to the study and observance of ritual.

Via Labicana
an ancient road of Italy, leading east-southeast
from Rome

Via Principalis
the main street in a Roman camp or fort

Victoria
the Roman goddess of strength, speed, and victory. Greek form: Nike

Vulcan
the Roman god of fire and crafts and of blacksmiths; the son of Jupiter and Juno, and married to Venus. Greek form: Hephaestus

Wolf House
a ruined mansion, originally commissioned by Jack London near Sonoma, California, where Percy Jackson was trained as a Roman demigod by Lupa

Zeus
Greek god of the sky and king of the gods. Roman form: Jupiter

Coming Fall 2013

The Heroes of
Olympus, Book Four

THE
HOUSE OF HADES

Praise for
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
by Rick Riordan:

The Lightning Thief

“Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats.”

—
Th
e
New York Times Book Review

The Sea of Monsters

“In a feat worthy of his heroic subjects, Riordan crafts a sequel stronger than his compelling debut.”

—
Publishers
Weekly
(starred review)

The Titan’s Curse

“All in all, a winner of Olympic proportions.”

—
School
Library Journal

The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Look no further for the next Harry Potter; meet Percy Jackson, as legions of fans already have.”

—
Kirkus
Reviews
(starred review)

The Last Olympian

“The hordes of young readers who have devoured Rick Riordan’s book
s
...
will no doubt gulp down this concluding volume as greedily as they would a plateful of ambrosia, or maybe pizza.”

—
Th
e
Wall Street Journal

Praise for The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan:

The Red Pyramid

“The first volume in the Kane Chronicles, this fantasy adventure delivers what fans loved about the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series: young protagonists with previously unsuspected magical powers, a riveting story marked by headlong adventure, a complex background rooted in ancient mythology, and wry, witty twenty-first-century narration.”

—
Booklist
(starred review)

“A truly original take on Egyptian mytholog
y
...

A must-have book.”

—
School
Library Journal
(starred review)

“Riordan fans young and old will eat this new book up.”

—
Th
e
New York Times Book Review

The Throne of Fire

“
...
Riordan kickstarts the action, never lets up on the gas, balances laughs and losses with a sure hand, and expertly sets up the coming climactic struggle without (thankfully) ending on a cliff-hanger. It’s a grand ride so far, showing nary a sign of slowing down.”

—
School
Library Journal
(starred review)

“Riordan combines hard-hitting action scenes, powerful magic, and comic relief with the internal waves of love, jealousy, and self-doubt that make his young heroes so very human.”

—
Booklist