Creatures and Enchantments
What animal form does Percy’s teacher Mrs. Dodds reveal when she attacks him?
A Fury (Alecto)
What is the water park in Denver called?
Waterland
Who is the god of messengers and thieves?
Hermes
In The Lightning Thief, what three-headed dog does Percy encounter in the Underworld?
Cerberus
What unique ability allows Tyson to resist fire?
He’s a Cyclops — immune to fire as a child of Poseidon and a creature of the forge.
Which river did Percy jump into from the top of the arch?
The Mississipi River
In The Sea of Monsters, which god is described as wearing a Hawaiian shirt and looking “like a middle-aged surfer”?
Poseidon
In The Sea of Monsters, what creatures guard the Golden Fleece on Polyphemus’s island?
Polyphemus/flesh-eating sheep
What ancient monster do Percy and Annabeth face in the St. Louis Arch?
The Chimera (and her mother, Echidna)
How did Ares help Percy after he retrivered his shield?
Transport truck
In The Lightning Thief, why does Dionysus hate Percy from the start?
Because Percy is a hero, and Dionysus was punished by Zeus to manage a camp full of them.
In The Lightning Thief, what specific weapon does Percy use to defeat the Minotaur?
The Minotaur's horn
What did Circe turn Percy into, and what mythological irony does it reference?
She turned him into a guinea pig — ironic because Odysseus’s men were turned into pigs by the same goddess.
What is Crusty's real name?
Procrustes
Which goddess helps Percy by sending a sea spirit to warn him?
Poseidon sends the Nereid on Athena’s beach, but Athena herself forbids direct aid — highlighting divine rivalry.
In The Battle of the Labyrinth (Chapter 2), what type of monster does Percy fight in the school band room, disguised as a cheerleader?
Empousai (Kelli)
In The Titan’s Curse, what rare mythological creature carries the Hunters and Percy through the sky?
The Pegasus herd, led by Blackjack and Guido.
How did Percy get rid of Crusty?
Bed
According to Poseidon, what did he and Athena invent together before they became rivals again?
The chariot — combining her wisdom and his horses.
In The Titan’s Curse, what skeletal warriors pursue Percy and his friends, summoned by Atlas?
Spartanoi (skeleton warriors)