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  Field of Mars part battlefield, part party zone, the place where drills and war games are held at Camp Jupiter

  First Titan War also known as the Titanomachy, the eleven-year conflict between the Titans from Mount Othrys and the younger gods, whose future home would be Mount Olympus

  Forum the center of life in New Rome; a plaza with statues and fountains that is lined with shops and nighttime entertainment venues

  fuerte Spanish for strong

  fulminata armed with lightning; a Roman legion under Julius Caesar whose emblem was a lightning bolt (fulmen)

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

  Gamelion the seventh month of the Attic or Athenian calendar that was used in Attica, Greece, at one time; roughly equivalent to January/February on the Gregorian calendar

  Germani bodyguards for the Roman Empire from the Gaulish and Germanic tribes

  Greek fire a magical, highly explosive, viscous green liquid used as a weapon; one of the most dangerous substances on earth

  Grove of Dodona the site of the oldest Greek Oracle, second only to Delphi in importance; the rustling of trees in the grove provided answers to priests and priestesses who journeyed to the site. The grove is located in Camp Half-Blood Forest and accessible only through the myrmekes’ lair.

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

  Harpocrates the Ptolemaic god of silence and secrets, a Greek adaptation of Harpa-Khruti, Horus the Child, who was often depicted in art and statuary with his finger held up to his lips, a gesture symbolizing childhood

  harpy a winged female creature that snatches things

  Hecate the goddess of magic and crossroads

  Hector a Trojan champion who was ultimately slain by the Greek warrior Achilles and then dragged by the heels behind Achilles’s chariot

  Helios the Titan god of the sun; son of the Titan Hyperion and the Titaness Theia

  Hephaestus the Greek god of fire, including volcanic, and of crafts and blacksmithing; the son of Zeus and Hera, and married to Aphrodite. Roman form: Vulcan

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

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

  hippocampus a sea creature with a horse’s head and a fish’s body

  Horatius Cocles a Roman officer who, according to legend, single-handedly defended the Sublician Bridge over the Tiber River from the invading Etruscan army

  Hyacinthus a Greek hero and Apollo’s lover, who died while trying to impress Apollo with his discus skills

  immortuos Latin for undead

  Imperial gold a rare metal deadly to monsters, consecrated at the Pantheon; its existence was a closely guarded secret of the emperors

  Iris Greek goddess of the rainbow

  jiangshi Chinese for zombie

  Julius Caesar a Roman politician and general whose military accomplishments extended Rome’s territory and ultimately led to a civil war that enabled him to assume control of the government in 49 BCE. He was declared “dictator for life” and went on to institute social reforms that angered some powerful Romans. A group of senators conspired against him and assassinated him on March 15, 44 BCE.

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

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

  Jupiter Optimus Maximus Latin for Jupiter, the best and greatest god

  Khromanda (Khromandae, pl.) a humanoid monster with gray eyes, a shaggy blond pelt, and doglike teeth; it can only communicate in loud shrieks

  Koronis daughter of a king; one of Apollo’s girlfriends, who fell in love with another man. A white raven Apollo had left to guard her informed him of the affair. Apollo was so angry at the raven for failing to peck out the man’s eyes that he cursed the bird, scorching its feathers. Apollo sent his sister, Artemis, to kill Koronis, because he couldn’t bring himself to do it.

  Kronos the Titan lord of time, evil, and the harvest. He is the youngest but boldest and most devious of Gaea’s children; he convinced several of his brothers to aid him in the murder of their father, Ouranos. He was also Percy Jackson’s primary opponent. Roman form: Saturn

  Labyrinth an underground maze originally built on the island of Crete by the craftsman Daedalus to hold the Minotaur

  lamia Roman term for zombie

  Lar (Lares, pl.) Roman house gods

  legionnaire a member of the Roman army

  Lemurian from the ancient continent of Lemuria, now lost, but once thought to be located in the Indian Ocean

  Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo with Zeus; goddess of motherhood

  libri Latin for books

  lictor an officer who carried a fasces and acted as a bodyguard for Roman officials

  Little Tiber named after the Tiber River of Rome, the smaller river that forms the barrier of Camp Jupiter

  Luna the moon Titan. Greek form: Selene

  Lupa the wolf goddess, guardian spirit of Rome

  maenad a female follower of Dionysus/Bacchus, often associated with frenzy

  manubalista a Roman heavy crossbow

  Mars the Roman god of war. Greek form: Ares

  Medea a Greek enchantress, daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis and granddaughter of the Titan sun god, Helios; wife of the hero Jason, whom she helped obtain the Golden Fleece

  Meleager a prince who the Fates predicted would die when a piece of firewood was consumed. When his mother discovered that Meleager had killed her two brothers, she threw the wood into the fire, bringing about his death.

  Meliai Greek nymphs of the ash tree, born of Gaea; they nurtured and raised Zeus in Crete

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

  Minerva the Roman goddess of wisdom. Greek form: Athena

  Mist a magical force that prevents mortals from seeing gods, mythical creatures, and supernatural occurrences by replacing them with things the human mind can comprehend

  Mount Olympus home of the Twelve Olympians

  Mount Othrys a mountain in central Greece; the Titans’ base during the ten-year war between the Titans and the Olympians; the seat of the Titans in Marin County, California; known by mortals as Mount Tamalpais

  Mount Vesuvius a volcano near the Bay of Naples in Italy that erupted in the year 79 CE, burying the Roman city of Pompeii under ash

  muster a formal assembly of troops

  myrmeke a giant antlike creature the size of a full-grown German shepherd. Myrmekes live in enormous anthills, where they store shiny loot, like gold. They spit poison and have nearly invincible body armor and vicious mandibles.

  naiad a female water spirit

  Nereid a spirit of the sea

  Nero ruled as Roman Emperor from 54 to 58 CE; he had his mother and his first wife put to death; many believe he was responsible for setting a fire that gutted Rome, but he blamed the Christians, whom he burned on crosses; he built an extravagant new palace on the cleared land and lost support when construction expenses forced him to raise taxes; he committed suicide

  New Rome both the valley in which Camp Jupiter is located and a city—a smaller, modern version of the imperial city—where Roman demigods can go to live in peace, study, and retire

  Nine Muses goddesses who grant inspiration for and protect artistic creation and expression; daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; as children, they were taught by Apollo. Their names are: Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania, and Calliope.

  nuntius Latin for messenger

  nymph a female deity who animates nature

  Oliver Cromwell a devout Puritan and influential political figure who led the parliamentary army during the English Civil War

  Oracle o
f Delphi a speaker of the prophecies of Apollo

  Ouranos the Greek personification of the sky; husband of Gaea; father of the Titans

  Pan the Greek god of the Wild; the son of Hermes. Roman form: Faunus

  pandos (pandai, pl.) a man with gigantic ears, eight fingers and toes, and a body covered with hair that starts out white and turns black with age

  People’s Park a property located off Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, California, that was the site of a major confrontation between student protestors and police in May 1969

  Phlegethon the River of Fire in the Underworld

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

  Pomerian Line the border of Rome

  Pompeii a Roman city that was destroyed in 79 CE when the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried it under ash

  Poseidon the Greek god of the sea; son of the Titans Kronos and Rhea, and the brother of Zeus and Hades. Roman form: Neptune

  praetor an elected Roman magistrate and commander of the army

  praetorium the living quarters for the praetors at Camp Jupiter

  princeps Latin for first citizen or first in line; the early Roman emperors adopted this title for themselves, and it came to mean prince of Rome

  principia the military headquarters for the praetors at Camp Jupiter

  probatio the rank assigned to new members of the legion at Camp Jupiter

  Ptolemaic relating to the Greco-Egyptian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 to 30 BCE

  Python a monstrous dragon that Gaea appointed to guard the Oracle at Delphi

  River Styx the river that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld

  Romulus a demigod son of Mars, twin brother of Remus; first king of Rome, who founded the city in 753 BCE

  Saturnalia an ancient Roman festival held in December in honor of the god Saturn, the Roman equivalent of Kronos

  satyr a Greek forest god, part goat and part man

  Selene the moon Titan. Roman form: Luna

  Senate a council of ten representatives elected from the legion at Camp Jupiter

  Senate House the building at Camp Jupiter where the senators meet to discuss such issues as whether a quest should be granted or whether war should be declared

  Sibyl a prophetess

  Sibylline Books the Cumaean Sibyl’s prophecies—prescriptions for warding off disasters—dating back to ancient Roman times, collected in nine volumes, six of which were destroyed by the Sibyl herself. The three remaining books were sold to the last Roman king, Tarquin, and then lost over time. Ella the harpy read a copy of the three Books and is trying to reconstruct all the prophecies with her photographic memory and the help of Tyson the Cyclops.

  sica (siccae, pl.) a short, curved sword

  Somme a battle of World War I fought by the British and French against the Germans by the River Somme in France

  Somnus the Roman god of sleep

  spatha a Roman cavalry sword

  spolia opima one-on-one combat between two opposing leaders in a war, the ultimate display of courage for a Roman; literally, spoils of war

  strix (strixes, pl.) a large blood-drinking owl-like bird of ill omen

  Stymphalian birds monstrous man-eating birds with sharp Celestial bronze beaks that can tear through flesh. They can also shoot their feathers at prey like arrows.

  Styx a powerful water nymph; the eldest daughter of the sea Titan, Oceanus; goddess of the Underworld’s most important river; goddess of hatred; the River Styx is named after her

  sub rosa Latin for under the rose, meaning sworn to secrecy

  Subura a crowded lower-class area of ancient Rome

  Summer of Love a gathering of more than 100,000 hippies or “flower children” in the San Francisco neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury during the summer of 1967 to enjoy art, music, and spiritual practices while also protesting the government and materialistic values

  Tarquin Lucius Tarquinius Superbus was the seventh and final king of Rome, reigning from 534 to 509 BCE, when, after a popular uprising, the Roman Republic was established

  Temple Hill the site just outside the city limits of New Rome where the temples to all the gods are located

  Terminus the Roman god of boundaries

  Terpsichore the Greek goddess of dance; one of the Nine Muses

  terza rima a form of verse consisting of three-line stanzas in which the first and third lines rhyme and the middle line rhymes with the first and third lines of following stanza

  testudo a tortoise battle formation in which legionnaires put their shields together to form a barrier

  Teumessian Fox a gigantic fox sent by the Olympians to prey upon the children of Thebes; it is destined never to be caught

  Three Graces the three charities: Beauty, Mirth, and Elegance; daughters of Zeus

  Tiber River the third-longest river in Italy; Rome was founded on its banks; in ancient Rome, criminals were thrown into the river

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

  trireme a Greek warship, having three tiers of oars on each side

  triumvirate a political alliance formed by three parties

  Trojan War According to legend, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband, Menelaus, king of Sparta

  Troy a pre-Roman city situated in modern-day Turkey; site of the Trojan War

  Underworld the kingdom of the dead, where souls go for eternity; ruled by Hades

  vappae Latin for spoiled wines

  ventus (venti, pl.) storm spirits

  Venus the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Greek form: Aphrodite

  Via Praetoria the main road into Camp Jupiter that runs from the barracks to the headquarters

  Vnicornes Imperant Latin for Unicorns Rule

  vrykolakas (vrykolakai, pl.) Greek word for zombie

  Vulcan the Roman god of fire, including volcanic, and of crafts and blacksmithing. Greek form: Hephaestus

  Waystation a place of refuge for demigods, peaceful monsters, and Hunters of Artemis located above Union Station in Indianapolis, Indiana

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

  RICK RIORDAN, dubbed “storyteller of the gods” by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five New York Times #1 best-selling series. He is best known for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians books, which bring Greek mythology to life for contemporary readers. He expanded on that series with two more: the Heroes of Olympus and the Trials of Apollo, which cleverly combine Greek and Roman gods and heroes with his beloved modern characters. Rick tackled the ancient Egyptian gods in the magic-filled Kane Chronicles trilogy, and Norse mythology in Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. Millions of fans across the globe have enjoyed his fast-paced and funny quest adventures as well as his two #1 best-selling myth collections, Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods and Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes. Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents, dedicated to finding other authors of highly entertaining fiction based on world cultures and mythologies. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife and two sons. For more information, go to RickRiordan.com, or follow him on Twitter @camphalfblood.

 

 

 


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