When they awake, they are being held prisoner under the sea by fish centaurs, but the creatures are not hostile.
Leo and Hazel defeat the monsters using Greek fire but are knocked out in the attack. They return to the ship just as it is being attacked by a sea monster. Leo and Hazel figure out that his great-grandfather was a childhood friend of Hazel’s who believed he had inadvertently caused her death. The demigods reconvene on the ship and head to the open sea. Their Roman pursuers find them, but Annabeth manages to recover the map.
Annabeth realizes that Athena wants her to recover the Athena Parthenos, a famous ancient statue of Athena that the Romans stole when they conquered Athens. Annabeth joins Piper and Hazel on a trip to the Battery in Charleston, where they meet with Piper’s mother, Aphrodite/Venus. They manage to escape with a clue that leads to Charleston.ĭuring Annabeth’s last meeting with her mother, Athena, the goddess had seemed confused and angry and insisted that Annabeth avenge Athena against the Romans. In Atlanta, Percy and Frank learn that Phorcys is working with Gaea and almost become trapped in his aquarium. When he relays the dream to the others, they understand that this image is connected to the prophecy, and the must find Nico before his time runs out. Back on the ship, Piper realizes the eidolons are still present and extracts an oath from them promising never again to possess the demigods.Īs the ship heads for Atlanta, Percy has a dream in which Nico is trapped in a bronze jar. After Bacchus leaves, eidolons at Gaea’s command possess Jason and Percy, and they almost kill each other. The ship heads to Kansas, where Bacchus turns down their request for help but suggests they visit the old sea god Phorcys in Atlanta.
Hazel and Leo receive help from Echo to wrest a sheet of celestial bronze from Narcissus, who is using it as a mirror. If the demigods accept her help, they may be able to avenge an old wrong.
In their search, he and Hazel meet the goddess, Nemesis. To repair damage the ship sustained, the demigods stop at a lake that promises to have the celestial bronze Leo needs. This study guide refers to the 2012 edition published by Hyperion Books.Īnnabeth and her counterparts from Camp Jupiter convince Hazel, Frank, and Percy to join them on the quest to Rome and Greece on the warship Argo II, but spirits possess Leo’s body and use him to fire on the city.
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