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The Lightning Thief | Week 6 Activity

Last week, you read: Next week, you read: • We Shop for Water Beds • I Battle My Jerk Relative • Annabeth Does Obedience School • I Settle My Tab • We Find Out the Truth, Sort Of • The Prophecy Comes True

Let’s Keep These Characters Straight!

This is a good point in the book to nail down the facts about the Olympian gods. Who have we met? How do we know who they are? Use the clues below to fill in the blanks (answers are on the last page… no cheating!).

The 12 Olympian Gods + 2 God/Goddess Sphere of Control Animal/Symbol 1. Sky, lord of the gods , lightning bolt Cow (motherly animal), 2. lion, peacock 3. Sea, 4. Agriculture Anvil, quail (hops funny like 5. Blacksmiths him) 6. Wisdom, battle, useful arts Dove, magic belt (that 7. Love makes men fall for her) 8. War Music, medicine, poetry, 9. Mouse, archery, bachelors 10. She-bear (’s twin sister) Travelers, merchants, , winged helm 11. thieves, messengers and sandals 12. Wine Crane (gave up her council 13. seat for Dionysus) 14. Underworld Helm of terror The Lightning Thief | Week 6 Activity

Your New Neighborhood: Look through magazines or the internet for pictures of beautiful houses you’d like to live in. Make a collage of what you image Elysium looks like. The Lightning Thief | Week 6 Activity

Answers God/Goddess Sphere of Control Animal/Symbol 1. Sky, lord of the gods Eagle, lightning bolt Cow (motherly animal), 2. Hera Motherhood, marriage lion, peacock 3. Poseidon Sea, earthquakes Horse, 4. Demeter Agriculture Red poppy, barley Anvil, quail (hops funny like 5. Blacksmiths him) 6. Athena Wisdom, battle, useful arts Owl Dove, magic belt (that 7. Love makes men fall for her) 8. Ares War Wild boar, bloody Music, medicine, poetry, 9. Apollo Mouse, lyre archery, bachelors 10. Artemis (Apollo’s twin sister) Maid- She-bear (Apollo’s twin sister) en girls, hunting Travelers, merchants, Caduceus, winged helm 11. thieves, messengers and sandals 12. Dionysus Wine Tiger, grapes Crane (gave up her council 13. Hestia Home and hearth seat for Dionysus) 14. Underworld Helm of terror