Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightening Thief By Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson & The Olympians:The Lightening Thief

By Rick Riordan

Chapters 1-5

The Gods of Olympus GodZeus King of the Gods; god of the sky;

lightening boltPoseidon God of the seas; trident

Ares God of warApollo God of the sun, music, and

prophecyHephaestus God of fire, volcanoes, and

craftsmen; the “lame god”

Hermes Messenger of the gods and the god of travelers

Dionysus God of winemaking, wine, and madness

The Gods of Olympus Goddess

Hera Queen of the gods, goddess of marriage

Demeter Goddess of agriculture

Athena Goddess of wisdom and battle strategy

Artemis Goddess of the hunt and moon

Aphrodite Goddess of love and beauty

Hestia Goddess of the home

Greek Myths and Religion In ancient times, the Greeks had gods

for many important forces in their lives.

Why do you think they imagined many different gods rather than just one?

Would this make life more confusing or less confusing? Explain.

Percy Jackson

Chapter OneI Accidentally Vaporize My Pre – Algebra

Teacher

Kronos Kronos - was the Titan god of time

Kronos devoured all but one of his children, Zeus

Zeus freed his brothers and other siblings and became king of the gods. His father and the other Titans were exiled to Tartarus

Percy Jackson

Chapter Two Three Old Ladies Knit the Socks of Death

Fates & Furies The Three Fates

The Three Furies Spinners of the

thread of life

Determine the span of human life

Their decisions could not be altered by the gods

Cruel goddess who symbolized divine vengeance

Persecuting crimes such as disrespect, injustices, arrogance, and murder

Percy Jackson

Chapter Four My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting

Satyr Grover, Percy’s best friend, is a satyr

A satyr is a mythological creature that is half-goat and half-man

Their leader is the god Pan, god of shepherds and flocks

Theseus and the Minotaur Theseus became a king of Athens and may

have been a son of Poseidon’s Theseus traveled to the island of Crete to

defeat the Minotaur (half-man half-bull)

**Every 9 years the king of Athens had to send 7 boys and 7 girls to Crete to be devoured by the Minotaur**

VocabularyWORD DEFINITION

reverent Showing a lot of respectrecoil To quickly move away from something

shockingwistful Having or showing sad thoughtspseudonym

A name that someone uses in place of their real name

metaphysical

Relating to things that are said to exists but cannot be seen

endeavors To seriously attempt or tryprimitive Coming from an earlier time; the very

ancient pasthesitate To stop briefly before continuing

Example Homework:1. A sudden movement in the dark made me recoil in fear.

Ancient Greek Architecture Invented three types of columns: Doric, Ionic,

and Corinthian  The columns were used to support buildings Favored marble

Doric Ionic Corinthian

Parthenon

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