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Acropolis?a citadel on a rocky outcrop high above the city of Athens; the Parthenon was located there

aeterna (aeternae, pl.)?a giant that stands on two legs, is covered in shaggy fur, and has a crested, bone-covered head

Alcyoneus?Gaea’s oldest giant son

Aletheia?Greek goddess of honesty; Roman form: Veritas, god of truth

ambrosia?the food eaten by the gods, usually presented in small cubes; demigods eat it to heal their injuries and regain strength

Apate?daimona of deceit, deception, guile, and fraud; male counterpart: Dolus, daimon of trickery

Apollo?the Greek god of the sun, light, healing, disease, plague, music, art, poetry, archery, reason, knowledge, truth, and prophecy.

He is the son of Zeus and the twin brother of the goddess Artemis.

Zeus once punished Apollo by stripping him of his godly powers and sending him to earth in the form of a mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos.

To regain his place in Mount Olympus, Apollo had to go on a quest to restore the Oracles and face his archenemy Python (see the Trials of Apollo series).

Ares?the Greek god of war; the son of Zeus and Hera, and half brother to Athena; Roman form: Mars

Argo II ?the fantastical ship built by the demigod Leo Valdez, which can both sail and fly and has Festus the bronze dragon as a figurehead.

The ship was named after the Argo , the vessel used by a band of Greek heroes who accompanied Jason on his quest to find the Golden Fleece (see the Heroes of Olympus series).

Argus?a one-hundred-eyed giant who is the head of security at Camp Half-Blood

Arion?the immortal equine son of the gods Demeter and Poseidon

Astraea?a minor Greek goddess of justice and innocence

Athena?the Greek goddess of wisdom; Roman form: Minerva

attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?a syndrome characterized by high levels of inattention, distractibility, impulsivity, restlessness, hyperactivity, and hypersensitivity. For demigods, ADHD is a sign of their heightened senses and natural aptitude for battle.

aura (aurae, pl.)?wind nymph

auxilia?noncitizen troops attached to a Roman legion

Bacchus?the Roman god of wine and revelry; Greek form: Dionysus

ballista (ballistae, pl.)?a missile weapon that hurls stones or bolts at the enemy

bident?a two-pointed spear; a symbol of Hades

Big House?a large sky-blue house that serves as the main administrative building at Camp Half-Blood

blemmyae?a tribe of headless people with faces in their chests

cabezudos?costumed figures with oversize heads; they represent characters from Puerto Rican folklore and are used in public processions

cacodemons?Nyx’s personifications of negative emotions and feelings

caldarium?a room in a Roman bath with a hot plunge pool

Caldecott Tunnel?a four-lane highway tunnel cutting through the Berkeley Hills that connects Oakland and Orinda, two cities in California. It also serves as an entrance to Camp Jupiter.

Camp Half-Blood?the training ground for Greek demigods, located on Long Island, New York (see the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series)

Camp Jupiter?the training ground for Roman demigods, located between the Oakland Hills and Berkeley Hills, in California

Carthaginian?a citizen of Carthage, an ancient city-state in northern Africa; Rome’s biggest rival

ce la farai?Italian for You will make it. You will manage. You will be able to handle it.

Celestial bronze?an ore mined by Cyclopes and shaped by tempering the metal in Mount Etna and cooling it in the River Lethe. The metal is harmless to mortals but deadly to creatures of the magical world.

centaur?a race of creatures that is half human, half horse

centurion?an officer of the Roman army

charmspeak?a blessing bestowed by Aphrodite on her children that enables them to persuade others with their voices

Che cosa stai faccendo??Italian for You packed your figurines?

Chiron?the immortal centaur who is the activities director at Camp Half-Blood

Circus Maximus?a long, oval horse-racing arena

cohort?a Roman military unit

Colchis bull?a mechanical bull created by the god Hephaestus and given to King Aeetes as a gift. It was made of bronze, with silver horns and rubies for eyes.

colosseum?an elliptical amphitheater

cuirass?armor made to fit the wearer’s torso

Cyclops (Cyclopes, pl.)?a member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of their forehead

cynocephalus (cynocephali, pl.)?a dog-headed man

Daemones Ceramici?five malevolent spirits who plague potters: the smasher, the crasher, the charrer, the destroyer, and crudebake

daimon?an immortal spirit that can be good, evil, or neutral and sits between gods and mortals in terms of power

Damasen?the giant son of Tartarus and Gaea; created to oppose Ares; condemned to Tartarus for slaying a drakon that was ravaging the land

Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)?a two-day holiday that reunites the living and dead. Families create ofrendas (offerings) to honor relatives who have passed. El Catrin and La Catrina are male and female characters who have become popular costumes, featuring white skull faces.

Decumanian Gate?the rear entrance to Camp Jupiter

demigod?the offspring of a god and a mortal

di inferi?ancient gods of the underworld: Dis, Februus, and Mors, the personification of Death

Dionysus?the Greek god of wine and revelry; a son of Zeus; Roman form: Bacchus

dodecahedron?a twelve-sided hollow copper object designed to ensnare any mythical creature, or anyone with godly parentage, when one finger each covers the holes on ten plates and the remaining two plates are pointed at the victim

Dolus?daimon of trickery; female counterpart: Apate

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.

dracaena?a female reptilian creature, often with some human features

drachma?the silver coin of ancient Greece

drakon?a gigantic yellow-and-green serpentlike monster with frills around its neck, reptilian eyes, and huge talons; it spits poison

dryad?tree nymph

eidolon?a possessing spirit

Elysium?the section of the Underworld where those who are blessed by the gods are sent to rest in eternal peace after death

empousa ( empousai , pl.)?a vampire with fangs, claws, a bronze left leg, a donkey right leg, hair made of fire, and skin as white as bone. They have the ability to manipulate the Mist, change shape, and charmspeak in order to attract their mortal victims.

Epiales?the personification of nightmares; child of Nyx

Erebos?Hades’s kingdom in the Underworld

Etruscan?relating to the people of Etruria; the Etruscan civilization was an important influence on the Romans, who subdued it by the end of the third century BCE

F ates, the (also known as the Moirai)?the three divine personifications of destiny: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. They control the metaphorical thread of life for every living thing from birth to death. Roman forms: the Parcae or Fata.

faun?a Roman forest god, part goat and part man

Field of Mars?the battle-training area at Camp Jupiter

Fields of Asphodel?the section of the Underworld where people who lived neither a good nor a bad life are sent after death

Fields of Punishment?the section of the Underworld where people who were evil during their lives are sent after death to face eternal punishment for their crimes

Forum, the?a gathering spot and marketplace for Roman demigods and legacies in New Rome

frigidarium?a room in a Roman bath with a cold plunge pool

fritoe?Italian fried donut balls

Fufluns?a god of plant life, joy, wine, health, and growth in the religion of the Etruscans

Gaea?the Greek earth goddess; mother of Titans, giants, Cyclopes, and other monsters

gladius?a short sword

Golden Fleece?the fleece of Chrysomallus, a flying ram sired by Poseidon, that has powerful healing abilities. The fleece currently resides at Camp Half-Blood on Thalia’s pine tree to help strengthen the borders. It is guarded by the dragon Peleus.

gorgon?each of three sisters—Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa—with snakes for hair and the power to turn anyone who looked at her into stone

graecus?Latin for Greek; enemy; outsider

griffin?a winged creature with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion

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

harpy?a winged female creature that snatches things

Hera?the Greek goddess of marriage; Zeus’s wife and sister; Roman form: Juno

Hermes?the Greek god of travelers; guide to spirits of the dead; god of communication; Roman form: Mercury

Hestia?the Greek goddess of the hearth and home

House of Hades?a place in the Underworld where Hades, the Greek god of death, and his wife, Persephone, rule over the souls of the departed

Hypnos?the Greek god of sleep; son of Nyx

Iapetus?one of the twelve Titans; lord of the west; his name means the Piercer . When Percy Jackson fought him in Hades’s realm, Iapetus fell into the River Lethe and lost his memory; Percy renamed him Bob.

impellite?Latin for strike

Imperial gold?a rare metal deadly to monsters

ichor?the golden blood of immortals

Iris?the rainbow goddess

Iris-message?a form of video communication used by gods and demigods that transmits via a rainbow. The service is managed by Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow.

Juno?the Roman goddess of marriage; Jupiter’s wife and sister; Greek form: Hera

Jupiter?Roman king of the gods; also called Jupiter Optimus Maximus (the best and the greatest); Greek form: Zeus

Juventas?the Roman goddess of youth and regeneration; Greek form: Hebe

karpos (karpoi, pl.)?grain spirit

katoblep (katoblepones, pl.)?a monstrous cow whose name means down-looker . It has the body of a buffalo atop squat legs like those of an elephant. Its head resembles a warthog’s with large and deadly bloodshot eyes.