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Quit Monkeying Around!

Today, I’m going to tell you about the Kerkopes, sometimes spelled Cercopes, not to be confused with King Cecrops of Athens. They were dwarf-like men, sons of Oceanus and Theia, daughter of Memnon of Ethiopia. It seems that there were … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Rick Riordan | Tagged akmon, cercopes, herakles, kerkopes, leo valdez, memnon of ethiopia, monkeys, oceanus, omphale of lydia, passalos, the house of hades, theia, zeus |

Heroes Never Die

The Demigod Diaries, by Rick Riordan – I read a library copy of this book, but that hadn’t stopped some kid from doing all the puzzles in pencil. Oh, well. The reason I checked it out wasn’t for the activities, … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Egyptian, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Kane Chronicles, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, Roman | Tagged amaltheia, annabeth chase, cacus, carter kane, giants, haley riordan, hercules, hermes, janus, jason grace, leo valdez, leo valdez and the quest for buford, luke castellan, maenads, percy jackson and the staff of hermes, piper mclean, son of magic, thalia grace, the demigod diaries, the diary of luke castellan, the house of hades, the last olympian, the lost hero, the son of sobek, zeus |

Hot Damasen

As I mentioned in my review of Rick Riordan’s The House of Hades, I found the character of Damasen to be quite interesting. As with many other characters in Riordan’s books, this guy was a legitimate mythical figure, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Rick Riordan | Tagged annabeth chase, ares, damasen, eris, gaea, giants, gigantes, moria, nonnus, nymphs, pelops, serpents, tantalus, tartarus, the house of hades, tylos |

Have a Nice Triptolemus

Using The House of Hades as inspiration for posts on mythology, I decided a good subject for such an entry would be Triptolemus, god of agriculture and lieutenant of Demeter. I don’t recall having heard of him before reading Rick … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, History, Mythology, Rick Riordan | Tagged demeter, demophon, eleusian mysteries, eleusis, frank zhang, hades, king celeus, king lyncus, persephone, scythia, serpents, the house of hades, triptolemus |

Tartarus Sauce

The House of Hades, by Rick Riordan – The latest book in the Heroes of Olympus series continues where the last one left off, with a group of demigods attempting to destroy the Doors of Death, thereby preventing monsters from … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Rick Riordan, Roman | Tagged annabeth chase, calypso, catoblepas, cercopes, damasen, gaea, giants, gigantes, gigantomachy, hazel levesque, iapetus, nico di angelo, sciron, tartarus, the house of hades, titans, triptolemus |