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PERCY JACKSON - THE LIGHTNING THIEF

by Rick Riordan

Characters By Chapter

EDITOR:
Kristian

QUICK EDITION (QE)

CH	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	DESCRIPTION
1	Percy	Jackson	Protagonist; demigod son of Poseidon. Aka: Seaweed Brain, Perseus
	Sally	Jackson	Percy's mother
	Chiron		Percy's Latin teacher; Camp Half-Blood's director; a centaur. Aka: Mr. Brunner
	The	Headmaster	Headmaster of Yancy Academy
	Grover	Underwood	Percy's best friend; a satyr
	Nancy	Bobofit	Kleptomaniac bully and Percy's classmate
	Alecto		Percy's pre-algebra teacher; a Fury. Aka: Mrs. Dodds
	The	Math Teacher	Taught Percy before Mrs. Dodds
	The	School Counselor	Claims Percy's behavior is due to ADHD
	Kronos		Father of the Olympian gods; voice in Percy's nightmares. Aka: Crooked One, The Thing in the Pit
	Zeus		God of the sky; accuses Poseidon of stealing his master bolt. Aka: Golden Eagle, Jupiter
	Rhea		Mother of the Olympian gods; Zeus's mother
	Mrs.	Kerr	Teacher who replaces Mrs. Dodds in everyone's memory
2	Mr.	Nicoll	Percy's English teacher
	Gabriel	Ugliano	Percy's abusive stepfather. Aka: Smelly Gabe
	Charon		Ferryman who helps the trio cross the River Styx
	Furies		Mythological spirits of vengeance. Aka: Kindly Ones
	Polydictes		Mistaken by Percy for Polydeuces
	Polydeuces		Mistaken by Percy for Polydictes
	The	Bus Driver	Drives Percy and Grover toward Manhattan
	Fates		Three goddesses who control the thread of life
3	The	Taxi Driver	Drives Percy from the bus terminal to his apartment
	Poseidon		God of the sea; Percy's father. Aka: White Horse
	Eddie		One of Gabe's poker buddies
	The	Cyclopes	The one-eyed being from Percy's childhood; forgers of Zeus's master bolt
4	Hades		God of the Underworld; holds Percy's mother captive. Aka: Lord of the Dead
	The	Minotaur	Mythological monster who hunts Percy
	Pasiphae		Mythological mother of the Minotaur
	Annabeth	Chase	Percy's friend; daughter of Athena. Aka: Wise Girl
5	Argus		Camp Half-Blood's guard; a many-eyed giant
	Dionysus		Director of Camp Half-Blood; god of wine. Aka: Mr. D
	The	Wood Nymph	Dionysus's lover
	Apollo		God of music and prophecy; son of Zeus. Aka: Phoebus
	Hera		Goddess of marriage; wife of Zeus. Aka: Queen of the Gods
	Aphrodite		Goddess of love and beauty; Poseidon's aunt. Aka: Venus
	Prometheus		Titan mentioned by Chiron
6	The	Older Demigods	Camp Half-Blood campers
	The	Other Satyrs	Camp Half-Blood satyrs
	The	Oracle of Delphi	Delivers prophecies to demigods
	The	Council of Cloven Elders	Judges Grover's keeper performance
	The	Olympian Gods	Gods assigned as patrons to cabins
	Hermes		Messenger god; patron of Cabin Eleven
	Luke	Castellan	Son of Hermes; counselor of Cabin Eleven
	Theseus		Original slayer of the Minotaur
	Clarisse	La Rue	Daughter of Ares; counselor of Ares's cabin
	Ares		God of war; manipulates Percy
7	The	Naiads	Water nymphs who flirt with Percy
	Athena		Goddess of wisdom and battle; Annabeth's mother
	Demeter		Goddess of agriculture
	The	Plump Blond Boys	Children of Dionysus
	The	Dryads	Wood nymphs
8	Hephaestus		God of fire and metalworking; ally of Ares
	Artemis		Goddess of the hunt and maidenhood
	Thalia	Grace	Daughter of Zeus; transformed into a pine tree
	Hellhounds		Monsters from the Underworld
	Nemesis		Goddess of revenge
9	Eileen	Smythe	Mortal journalist
	Hestia		Goddess of the hearth; prevents war
	The	Python	Ancient serpent slain by Apollo
10	Hercules		Legendary Greek hero
	Jason		Hero of the Argonauts
	The	Other Two Furies	Sisters of Mrs. Dodds
11	Medusa		Gorgon who aids Percy. Aka: Aunty Em
	Ferdinand		Grover's uncle; a satyr. Aka: Uncle Ferdinand
	The	Other Two Gorgons	Medusa's sisters
	Persephone		Queen of the Underworld
12	Pan		God of the wild and nature
	Gladiola		Pink poodle who communicates with Grover
	The	Owner	Gladiola's owner who rewards the trio
13	The	Mortal Police	Publish Percy's photo and label him a fugitive
	The	Newspaper Reporters	Publish Percy's photo and label him a fugitive
	Chimera		Monster Percy mistakes for a chihuahua
	Zephyr		Wind god who delivers Annabeth
	Echidna		Mother of the Chimera
	The	Park Ranger	Witnesses the Chimera
	The	Mortal Family	Family Percy protects from the Chimera
14	The	River Catfish	Helps Percy hide from the Chimera
	Nereid		Sea nymph who helps Percy for Poseidon
15	Iris		Goddess of rainbows and messenger of the gods
	The	Waitress	Enchanted by Ares
16	Maurice		Zoo truck driver
	Eddie		Zoo truck driver
	The	Zebra	Zoo animal freed by Percy and Grover
	The	Albino Lion	Zoo animal freed by Percy and Grover
	The	Antelope	Zoo animal freed by Percy and Grover
	Arachne		Source of Annabeth's fear of spiders
	Darrin		Helps Percy realize the casino distorts time
	The	Lotus Casino Doorman	Lures the trio into the casino
	The	Lotus Bellhop	Attempts to trap the trio in the casino
17	Orpheus		Mortal who survived the Underworld
	Houdini		Mortal who survived the Underworld
	Barbara	Walters	Mortal television journalist
	Sugar		Mortal woman accompanying Gabe
	The	Gang Leader	Mortal teenage delinquent
	The	Gang Members	Mortal teenage delinquents
	Procrustes		Son of Poseidon. Aka: Crusty
18	Cerberus		Three-headed guard dog of the Underworld
	King	Minos	One of the judges of the dead
	Thomas	Jefferson	Example of a judge of the dead
	William	Shakespeare	Example of a judge of the dead
	The	Televangelist Preacher	Seized by Underworld guards
	The	Security Ghouls	Underworld guards
19	Sisyphus		Condemned to push a boulder eternally
	The	Skeleton Warriors	Guard Hades's palace
	Adolph	Hitler	Mortal compared to Hades's gaze
	Napoleon	Bonaparte	Mortal compared to Hades's gaze
	The	Terrorist Leaders	Mortals compared to Hades's gaze
	The	Surfer	Believes Percy speaking to sharks is a hallucination
20	The	Coast Guard Officers	Rescue Percy, Annabeth, and Grover
	The	Wild Boar	Monster summoned by Ares
21	Ouranos		Primordial god; father of Kronos
	The	Nine Muses	Goddesses of the arts
22	George	Washington	Demigod son of Athena
	The	Pit Scorpion	Used by Luke to attack Percy

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