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Camp Half-Blood Chronicles
袚褉褗褑泻懈褌械 谐械褉芯懈 薪邪 袩褗褉褋懈
袣芯泄 械 芯褌褉褟蟹邪谢 谐谢邪胁邪褌邪 薪邪 袦械写褍蟹邪? 袣芯泄 械 芯褌谐谢械写邪薪 芯褌 屑械褔泻邪? 袣芯泄 械 芯锌懈褌芯屑懈谢 袩械谐邪褋? 袧褍卸写邪械褕 褋械 芯褌 锌芯谢褍斜芯谐, 泻芯泄褌芯 蟹薪邪械 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褌芯胁邪? 袩褗褉褋懈 袛卸邪泻褋褗薪 褖械 褌懈 褉邪蟹泻邪卸械 蟹邪 褋屑械谢懈褌械 写械谢邪 薪邪 袩械褉褋械泄, 袗褌邪谢邪薪褌邪, 袘械谢械褉芯褎芯薪褌 懈 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢懈褌械 懈蟹胁械褋褌薪懈 谐褉褗褑泻懈 谐械褉芯懈!
小褗锌褗褌褋褌胁邪褖芯 懈蟹写邪薪懈械 泻褗屑 锌芯褉械写懈褑懈褌械 鈥炐熝娧€褋懈 袛卸邪泻褋褗薪 懈 斜芯谐芯胁械褌械 薪邪 袨谢懈屑锌鈥� 懈 鈥炐撔笛€芯懈褌械 薪邪 袨谢懈屑锌鈥�, 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 械 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 褋 屑薪芯谐芯 褏褍屑芯褉 懈 懈蟹锌褗谢薪械薪邪 褋 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔械薪懈褟, 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 褋褗褋 褋懈谐褍褉薪芯褋褌 褖械 锌芯屑芯谐薪械 薪邪 屑谢邪写懈褌械 褔懈褌邪褌械谢懈 写邪 芯斜懈泻薪邪褌 泻谢邪褋懈褔械褋泻懈褌械 屑懈褌芯胁械.
小褗锌褗褌褋褌胁邪褖芯 懈蟹写邪薪懈械 泻褗屑 锌芯褉械写懈褑懈褌械 鈥炐熝娧€褋懈 袛卸邪泻褋褗薪 懈 斜芯谐芯胁械褌械 薪邪 袨谢懈屑锌鈥� 懈 鈥炐撔笛€芯懈褌械 薪邪 袨谢懈屑锌鈥�, 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 械 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 褋 屑薪芯谐芯 褏褍屑芯褉 懈 懈蟹锌褗谢薪械薪邪 褋 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔械薪懈褟, 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 褋褗褋 褋懈谐褍褉薪芯褋褌 褖械 锌芯屑芯谐薪械 薪邪 屑谢邪写懈褌械 褔懈褌邪褌械谢懈 写邪 芯斜懈泻薪邪褌 泻谢邪褋懈褔械褋泻懈褌械 屑懈褌芯胁械.
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First published August 18, 2015
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July 13, 2020
4.5 stars
Come closer, my dear muggles. SorceressMedea Natalie will share with you her standard potion for a Greek mythology hero story. Very simple recipe, but disastrous to get wrong.
If you're up for brewing the diverse formula, you will require:
-Scorched bones born of incest
-A dash of tragedy juice. The more bitter, the better
-Live monsters. Two or more should suffice. Poisonous fangs and inhuman strength adds to the potency of your potion
-Royalty cream
-An impossible quest egg. Crack it, so the yolk is irreparably destroyed.
-Lots of stupid decisions/hubris plants. Chop them up, so they blend well.
-A pinch of meddling gods blood
And of course, the formula would not be complete without:
-Zeus sticking his dick where it doesn't belong
Optional: generous amounts of Percy Jackson snark. It will elevate your potion to godly status.
Upon mixing the above ingredients, let it rest under a full moon. If you've brewed it right, it should taste bitter and salty, yet wholly satisfying. Note:
Enjoy!
Pre-review: I have to admit I was wary when I first heard that there was going to be another companion book.Old Bessie's looking a bit dry there.
Then I read an excerpt:
Conclusion:
Come closer, my dear muggles. Sorceress
If you're up for brewing the diverse formula, you will require:
-Scorched bones born of incest
-A dash of tragedy juice. The more bitter, the better
-Live monsters. Two or more should suffice. Poisonous fangs and inhuman strength adds to the potency of your potion
-Royalty cream
-An impossible quest egg. Crack it, so the yolk is irreparably destroyed.
-Lots of stupid decisions/hubris plants. Chop them up, so they blend well.
-A pinch of meddling gods blood
And of course, the formula would not be complete without:
-Zeus sticking his dick where it doesn't belong
Optional: generous amounts of Percy Jackson snark. It will elevate your potion to godly status.
Upon mixing the above ingredients, let it rest under a full moon. If you've brewed it right, it should taste bitter and salty, yet wholly satisfying. Note:
Enjoy!
Pre-review: I have to admit I was wary when I first heard that there was going to be another companion book.
Then I read an excerpt:
"I've had some bad experiences in my time, but the heroes I'm going to tell you about were the original old school hard luck cases. They boldly screwed up where no one had screwed up before...
So get your flaming spear. Put on your lion skin cape. Polish your shield and make sure you've got arrows in your quiver. We're going back about four thousand years to decapitate monsters, save some kingdoms, shoot a few gods in the butt, raid the Underworld, and steal loot from evil people. Then, for dessert, we'll die painful tragic deaths. Ready? Sweet. Let's do this."
Conclusion:
May 20, 2022
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (Percy Jackson and the Olympians companion book), Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (Percy Jackson and the Olympians companion book), Originally published: August 6, 2015. Richard Russell Riordan Jr. (born June 5, 1964) is an American author. He is known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, about a twelve-year-old Percy Jackson who discovers he is a son of Greek God Poseidon.
In this gripping follow-up to Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods, demigod Percy Jackson tells the stories of twelve of the original Greek heroes in all their gory, bloodthirsty glory. Want to know who cut off Medusa's head? Which hero was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus, the winged horse? Percy has all the answers . . .
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 乇賵夭 丿賵賲 賲丕賴 賳賵丕賲亘乇 爻丕賱2017賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
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丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 芦倬乇爻蹖 噩讴爻賵賳禄 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 丿賵丕夭丿賴 鬲賳 丕夭 賯賴乇賲丕賳丕賳 蹖賵賳丕賳 乇丕 亘丕夭诏賵 賲蹖讴賳丿: 趩賴 讴爻蹖 爻乇 賲丿賵爻丕 乇丕 亘乇蹖丿責 讴丿丕賲 賯賴乇賲丕賳 蹖讴 禺乇爻 賲丕丿賴 亘夭乇诏 卮丿賴 亘賵丿責 趩賴 讴爻蹖 倬诏丕爻賵爻 (丕爻亘 亘丕賱丿丕乇) 乇丕 乇丕賲 讴乇丿責 亘乇丕蹖 丿丕賳爻鬲賳貙 卮賲丕 亘賴 蹖讴 賳蹖賲賴 禺丿丕 賳蹖丕夭 丿丕乇蹖丿貙 賵 倬乇爻蹖 噩讴爻賵賳 賲蹖鬲賵丕賳丿 卮賲丕 乇丕 亘丕 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 倬乇爻蹖賵爻貙 丌鬲賱丕賳鬲丕貙 亘賱乇賵賮賵賳貙 賵 爻丕蹖乇 賯賴乇賲丕賳丕賳 亘賵賳丕賳 丌卮賳丕 讴賳丿
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 31/03/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 29/02/1401賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (Percy Jackson and the Olympians companion book), Originally published: August 6, 2015. Richard Russell Riordan Jr. (born June 5, 1964) is an American author. He is known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, about a twelve-year-old Percy Jackson who discovers he is a son of Greek God Poseidon.
In this gripping follow-up to Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods, demigod Percy Jackson tells the stories of twelve of the original Greek heroes in all their gory, bloodthirsty glory. Want to know who cut off Medusa's head? Which hero was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus, the winged horse? Percy has all the answers . . .
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 乇賵夭 丿賵賲 賲丕賴 賳賵丕賲亘乇 爻丕賱2017賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 倬乇爻蹖 噩讴爻賵賳 賵 賯賴乇賲丕賳丕賳 蹖賵賳丕賳貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 乇蹖讴 乇蹖賵乇丿丕賳貙 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賮乇夭丕賲 丨亘蹖亘蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賳卮乇 亘賴賳丕賲貙 爻丕賱1395貙 丿乇519氐貨 賲賵囟毓: 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕 賵 丕賮爻丕賳賴 賴丕蹖 蹖賵賳丕賳蹖 亘乇丕蹖 賳賵噩賵丕賳丕賳 丕夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕蹖丕賱丕鬲 賲鬲丨丿賴 丌賲乇蹖讴丕 - 爻丿賴21賲
丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 芦倬乇爻蹖 噩讴爻賵賳禄 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 丿賵丕夭丿賴 鬲賳 丕夭 賯賴乇賲丕賳丕賳 蹖賵賳丕賳 乇丕 亘丕夭诏賵 賲蹖讴賳丿: 趩賴 讴爻蹖 爻乇 賲丿賵爻丕 乇丕 亘乇蹖丿責 讴丿丕賲 賯賴乇賲丕賳 蹖讴 禺乇爻 賲丕丿賴 亘夭乇诏 卮丿賴 亘賵丿責 趩賴 讴爻蹖 倬诏丕爻賵爻 (丕爻亘 亘丕賱丿丕乇) 乇丕 乇丕賲 讴乇丿責 亘乇丕蹖 丿丕賳爻鬲賳貙 卮賲丕 亘賴 蹖讴 賳蹖賲賴 禺丿丕 賳蹖丕夭 丿丕乇蹖丿貙 賵 倬乇爻蹖 噩讴爻賵賳 賲蹖鬲賵丕賳丿 卮賲丕 乇丕 亘丕 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 倬乇爻蹖賵爻貙 丌鬲賱丕賳鬲丕貙 亘賱乇賵賮賵賳貙 賵 爻丕蹖乇 賯賴乇賲丕賳丕賳 亘賵賳丕賳 丌卮賳丕 讴賳丿
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 31/03/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 29/02/1401賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
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October 16, 2014OHHHH YEAH. ITS RELEASING ON PERCY'S BIRTHDAY TOO, MUCH EXCITEMENT.
October 21, 2017
"Es muy duro superar cuando alguien a quien amas muere. Cr茅eme, he perdido algunos buenos amigos. Y, a煤n as铆, la mayor铆a de nosotros aprendemos a seguir adelante. Muchos de nosotros no tenemos opci贸n".
"When somebody you love dies, it's a hard thing to get over. Believe me, I've lost some good friends. Still... most of us learn to keep going. Most of us have no choice".
Creo que nunca encontrar茅 algo m谩s divertido que leer a Rick Riordan contando c贸mo Perseo derrot贸 a Medusa, o esa vez en la que Afrodita estaba tan celosa de Psyche que casi la mata, o cuando a Phaeton le dio por conducir el Carruaje del Sol y lo hizo tan mal que cre贸 el Sahara, o las mentiras que nos dicen cuando cuentan que las Amazonas se cortaban una you know para ser mejores arqueras, o esos d铆as en los que D茅dalo se volvi贸 loco y malo y termin贸 causando la muerte de su propio hijo y construyendo un laberinto letal con un gran minotauro en el medio al que s贸lo podr铆a derrotar Teseo m谩s adelante, o qu茅 tal de ese d铆a cuando Orfeo fue hasta el Inframundo a recuperar a su muerta esposa y la perdi贸 segundos antes de que ella volviera a la vida, o esa vez que un rey celoso hizo que H茅rcules se embarcara en doce trabajos tan absurdos como impresionantes para probar su val铆a... 隆y qu茅 decir de todas las aventuras de Jas贸n con los Argonautas!
Ay, c贸mo estaban de locos mis queridos griegos. Los amo.
"When somebody you love dies, it's a hard thing to get over. Believe me, I've lost some good friends. Still... most of us learn to keep going. Most of us have no choice".
Creo que nunca encontrar茅 algo m谩s divertido que leer a Rick Riordan contando c贸mo Perseo derrot贸 a Medusa, o esa vez en la que Afrodita estaba tan celosa de Psyche que casi la mata, o cuando a Phaeton le dio por conducir el Carruaje del Sol y lo hizo tan mal que cre贸 el Sahara, o las mentiras que nos dicen cuando cuentan que las Amazonas se cortaban una you know para ser mejores arqueras, o esos d铆as en los que D茅dalo se volvi贸 loco y malo y termin贸 causando la muerte de su propio hijo y construyendo un laberinto letal con un gran minotauro en el medio al que s贸lo podr铆a derrotar Teseo m谩s adelante, o qu茅 tal de ese d铆a cuando Orfeo fue hasta el Inframundo a recuperar a su muerta esposa y la perdi贸 segundos antes de que ella volviera a la vida, o esa vez que un rey celoso hizo que H茅rcules se embarcara en doce trabajos tan absurdos como impresionantes para probar su val铆a... 隆y qu茅 decir de todas las aventuras de Jas贸n con los Argonautas!
Ay, c贸mo estaban de locos mis queridos griegos. Los amo.
August 20, 2015
I seriously miss Percy's narration. It's just so genuinely funny (it's kind of hard to believe that the person behind this authentically teenage sounding voice is a 50 year old man haha)
Probably the only bad thing about the book is that it's so damn heavy! My shoulders hurt from holding the book up lol (although admittedly that also could just be because I have zero muscle bulk...)
Ratings
Overall: 10/10
Writing: 5/5
Narrative Voice/Entertainment: 5/5
Illustrations: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Probably the only bad thing about the book is that it's so damn heavy! My shoulders hurt from holding the book up lol (although admittedly that also could just be because I have zero muscle bulk...)
Ratings
Overall: 10/10
Writing: 5/5
Narrative Voice/Entertainment: 5/5
Illustrations: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
September 21, 2017
i wish percy jackon was my teacher
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December 2, 2014November 10, 2014
YES!
That's what we want!
PERCY'S POV!!!!!! :D
YES!
That's what we want!
PERCY'S POV!!!!!! :D
April 22, 2017
what a book!! non-fiction book but with a few fictional details
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In this book Rick or Percy(it's the same :P) will tell us about 12 heroes in their way
1)Perseus: Son of Zeus, best known as the one who killed Medusa
2)Psyche: being beautiful can be a curse, especially if people starts calling you Aphrodite!
the only way to destroy her in Aprodite's opinion is to make her fall in love with an ugly, filthy man, so Eros will do this job for his mom.
*Beauty and the beast came from this myth
3)Phaethon:Son of Helios(the Titan who drive the sun chariot)
here our stories will start to get darker
4)Otrera: the woman who created the Amazons(not the company :P)
because women at that time started to realize that they don't have rights, Otrera decided to create an army to kill all the men in the village and any man in their way!
5)Daedalus: the most miserable genius in this whole world, and my fav also <3
whatever he invents, it will not help him!
6)Theseus: the brave hero who will go to the Maze to end the Hunger Games
7)Atlanta: or can we say Merida
raised in the wilderness, by a bear.
8)Bellerophon: the hero who didn't mean to do anything
9)Cyrene: from watching the sheep to punching a lion
10)Orpheus:I know musicians can break our heart, but I doubt any one will do it like Orpheus did in this chapter!
11)Hercules:boring, boring, boring hero!
12)Jason: a hero who will go looking for the golden fleece
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In this book Rick or Percy(it's the same :P) will tell us about 12 heroes in their way
1)Perseus: Son of Zeus, best known as the one who killed Medusa
2)Psyche: being beautiful can be a curse, especially if people starts calling you Aphrodite!
the only way to destroy her in Aprodite's opinion is to make her fall in love with an ugly, filthy man, so Eros will do this job for his mom.
*Beauty and the beast came from this myth
3)Phaethon:Son of Helios(the Titan who drive the sun chariot)
here our stories will start to get darker
4)Otrera: the woman who created the Amazons(not the company :P)
because women at that time started to realize that they don't have rights, Otrera decided to create an army to kill all the men in the village and any man in their way!
5)Daedalus: the most miserable genius in this whole world, and my fav also <3
whatever he invents, it will not help him!
6)Theseus: the brave hero who will go to the Maze to end the Hunger Games
7)Atlanta: or can we say Merida
raised in the wilderness, by a bear.
8)Bellerophon: the hero who didn't mean to do anything
9)Cyrene: from watching the sheep to punching a lion
10)Orpheus:I know musicians can break our heart, but I doubt any one will do it like Orpheus did in this chapter!
11)Hercules:boring, boring, boring hero!
12)Jason: a hero who will go looking for the golden fleece
June 17, 2021
While it admittedly is funny to read anything from Percy's point of view, I can't help feeling that most of these stories could have been seriously condensed. I'm pretty glad to be done.
December 30, 2015
Pre-reading
I need this to soothe my pain. My heart hurts from finishing BoO.
I need this to soothe my pain. My heart hurts from finishing BoO.
February 7, 2017
Das ist wahrscheinlich absolute Geschmackssache, aber mir haben die G枚ttersagen noch ein bisschen besser gefallen als die Heldensagen :)
Ich hoffe sehr, dass er solche B眉cher auch aus den anderen Mythenwelten der Welt schreibt :)
Ich hoffe sehr, dass er solche B眉cher auch aus den anderen Mythenwelten der Welt schreibt :)
August 4, 2016
4.5
Rick's books, man!
They never cease to make me laugh!
Some of the sentences are pure funny, while others are simply ridiculous you just have to laugh!
The sarcasm is ever present! He really lays it on thick, but I was cracking up most of the time! So it worked :D
Take some of these chapter titles:
Theseus Slays the Mighty--Oh, Look! A Bunny Rabbit!
Cyrene Punches a Lion (No Actual Lions Were Harmed in the Making of This Myth)
Jason Finds a Rug That Really Ties the Kingdom Together
The chapter titles are the best!
My main criticism is that there were way too many modern references. A few of them would have been fine, but there were several per chapter.
For example: One time, Hermes shows up in a UPS uniform in front of Perseus who asks him the meaning of the symbols on his shirts.
Hermes looks down and asks what century it was, then switched back to normal Ancient Greek godly attire.
Gods can't time travel! I mean, sure, it was really funny, but these kinds of jokes were used a lot.
There were so many references to cellphones and the modern texting lingo such as "Hawt" and "LOL".
It was clearly targeting a younger audience.
But it was still great! A very chill read and a great pastime. Guys I gave this 5 stars! I think that means that I liked it!
The illustrations were beautiful as well!
One of my favorite aspects was the constant reference to the Oracle of Delphi and how she would give a vague prophecy, then saying Thank you and have a nice day.
I just found it funny! Like, thanks for nothing!
This is totally irrelevant to the book itself. But I ordered this off amazon, and there was like a bite or something taken out of page 345. Like there was literally a small triangle of paper just missing from the side. Like, what??
So go read this! Even if you haven't read the Greek Gods, though I do recommend reading that first since there were some references that would be a bit difficult to understand unless you already know the myth.
Thank you and have a nice day ;)
September 6, 2023
Back in the day when I thought I'd absolutely love this series, I invested not only in the illustrated edition of volume 1, but also in 3 companion books. This is one of them.
This book tells of the Greek heroes and the monsters they slew or tasks they had to accomplish (which often also included solving riddles). As with the other companion book, this mostly focuses on the heroes we know from the Percy Jackson series. Equally, some details were either left out or severely altered to make the stories more child-friendly. Like I said before, I'm OK with that.
We get some of the most well-known stories from Greek mythology, such as the defeat of the kraken as well as the minotaur, the accomplishments of the Amazons, Morpheus' attempt at getting his true love back, Hercules' labours and more.
Accompanying the text are very nice looking smaller and full-page illustrations:
The artist / illustration style is the same as in the other companion book about the Greek gods, but maybe a little less comical and more serious (perhaps due to the nature of the stories?). I liked both it and the colour palette as it was very varied, just like the stories.
Oh, and this one had a fold-out "cheat-sheet" about the most well-known heroes, too! Bonus!
A very nice companion book that allows a deeper look into the world of Greek mythology that might just spark enough curiosity in the reader(s) to prompt them to check out further books on the subject.
This book tells of the Greek heroes and the monsters they slew or tasks they had to accomplish (which often also included solving riddles). As with the other companion book, this mostly focuses on the heroes we know from the Percy Jackson series. Equally, some details were either left out or severely altered to make the stories more child-friendly. Like I said before, I'm OK with that.
We get some of the most well-known stories from Greek mythology, such as the defeat of the kraken as well as the minotaur, the accomplishments of the Amazons, Morpheus' attempt at getting his true love back, Hercules' labours and more.
Accompanying the text are very nice looking smaller and full-page illustrations:
The artist / illustration style is the same as in the other companion book about the Greek gods, but maybe a little less comical and more serious (perhaps due to the nature of the stories?). I liked both it and the colour palette as it was very varied, just like the stories.
Oh, and this one had a fold-out "cheat-sheet" about the most well-known heroes, too! Bonus!
A very nice companion book that allows a deeper look into the world of Greek mythology that might just spark enough curiosity in the reader(s) to prompt them to check out further books on the subject.
June 23, 2020
Hades is the chillest god ever.
I think some stories are too short (especially Otrera's) but damn I miss Percy so much.
Sometimes I forget how funny these books are, Hercules' story made me laugh my ass off at 3 in the morning but that's Percy Jackson for you.
I think some stories are too short (especially Otrera's) but damn I miss Percy so much.
Sometimes I forget how funny these books are, Hercules' story made me laugh my ass off at 3 in the morning but that's Percy Jackson for you.
April 10, 2024
3.75 Golden Stars
I enjoyed it. Knowing about Greek heroes from Percy's perspective with that funny narration were definitely something new in retelling the history or myths. (I wished teachers would teach us this way at school!) & as I just knew a few of their stories & some only by name (mostly because of the hints in Percy Jackson series about them & what they did, but not the whole story, so here & now I found out the whole story.
it was not as engaging as Percy's adventures itself though, it was only short stories reciting after all, so yeah, 4 it is.
for myths about Greek gods you can read
I enjoyed it. Knowing about Greek heroes from Percy's perspective with that funny narration were definitely something new in retelling the history or myths. (I wished teachers would teach us this way at school!) & as I just knew a few of their stories & some only by name (mostly because of the hints in Percy Jackson series about them & what they did, but not the whole story, so here & now I found out the whole story.
it was not as engaging as Percy's adventures itself though, it was only short stories reciting after all, so yeah, 4 it is.
for myths about Greek gods you can read
September 7, 2021
Nota: (2,9/3,0)
GENTE ME COST脫 MUCHO TERMINARLO, FUERA DE JODA DESDE JULIO QUE ESTOY AC脕. Peeero como todo lo de Rick, es genial. El relato de H茅rcules fue pesad铆simo, pero los dem谩s est谩n muy buenos. La manera en la que Percy relata es demasiado graciosa, me re铆 muchisimas veces. Me gustaria saber qu茅 tan ciertos son estos relatos. No es necesario leerlo pero si extra帽an PJO va bien.
GENTE ME COST脫 MUCHO TERMINARLO, FUERA DE JODA DESDE JULIO QUE ESTOY AC脕. Peeero como todo lo de Rick, es genial. El relato de H茅rcules fue pesad铆simo, pero los dem谩s est谩n muy buenos. La manera en la que Percy relata es demasiado graciosa, me re铆 muchisimas veces. Me gustaria saber qu茅 tan ciertos son estos relatos. No es necesario leerlo pero si extra帽an PJO va bien.
May 28, 2017
4.5 stars鉂�
I have always wanted to learn more about Greek heroes..
I loved this book, and the way Percy narrated this book is so.. Percy xD
I love him鉂�
I just wish there were more heroes in there :( ..
I particularly enjoyed the stories of Eros and Orpheus鉂�
I have always wanted to learn more about Greek heroes..
I loved this book, and the way Percy narrated this book is so.. Percy xD
I love him鉂�
I just wish there were more heroes in there :( ..
I particularly enjoyed the stories of Eros and Orpheus鉂�
January 10, 2016
THE GREEK GODS ARE ALIVE AND KICKING
and now it's heroes turn
this book talks about 12 great heroes
Perseus son of Zeus
Psyche -mortal (sin of beauty), she is my favorite
Phaethon- son of Helios
Otrera-the founder of the Amazon nation
Deadalus- a skillful craftsman and artist
Theseus
Atlanta
Bellerophon
Cyrene
Orpheus- great poet and musician
Harcules- the boy with 12 labors
Jason- famous for his quest to bring the golden fleece
*Cupid -son of Aphrodite-he wasn't one of the 12 heroes but he has bewitched me body and soul and i love ... I love... I love him
the heroes suffer so much
" after reading all this, if you're still determined to be a hero, you are beyond hope. then again, i'm beyond hope and so are most of my friends , so , i guess , welcome to the club. "
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and now it's heroes turn
this book talks about 12 great heroes
Perseus son of Zeus
Psyche -mortal (sin of beauty), she is my favorite
Phaethon- son of Helios
Otrera-the founder of the Amazon nation
Deadalus- a skillful craftsman and artist
Theseus
Atlanta
Bellerophon
Cyrene
Orpheus- great poet and musician
Harcules- the boy with 12 labors
Jason- famous for his quest to bring the golden fleece
*Cupid -son of Aphrodite-he wasn't one of the 12 heroes but he has bewitched me body and soul and i love ... I love... I love him
the heroes suffer so much
" after reading all this, if you're still determined to be a hero, you are beyond hope. then again, i'm beyond hope and so are most of my friends , so , i guess , welcome to the club. "
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May 20, 2023
4/5猸愶笍
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August 12, 2015
This book was so freaking good!! I was a bit dubious going into it considering I don't know a huge amount of Greek heroes, but the stories were told in such a funny and engaging way that it didn't really matter that I didn't know the heroes. It was literally "laugh out loud" funny.
It was also really educational, and the humour just made it fun to learn. Obviously it's a middle grade series, so Riordan uses a lot of modern references to keep the intended audience interested, such as saying that the Greek Gods probably spend a lot of time Googling themselves, and
this text conversation between Zeus and Helios where Zeus uses the word "Totes", but those were the parts that made me laugh the most.
Anyway yeah its a great book. It's probably more appealing to the hardcore Percy Jackson fans like myself though. It helped to pull me out of my slump a little bit though so thumbs up to that :D
It was also really educational, and the humour just made it fun to learn. Obviously it's a middle grade series, so Riordan uses a lot of modern references to keep the intended audience interested, such as saying that the Greek Gods probably spend a lot of time Googling themselves, and
this text conversation between Zeus and Helios where Zeus uses the word "Totes", but those were the parts that made me laugh the most.
Anyway yeah its a great book. It's probably more appealing to the hardcore Percy Jackson fans like myself though. It helped to pull me out of my slump a little bit though so thumbs up to that :D
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October 16, 2014OUR FAVORITE HERO RETURNS!!!!!!
What? I'm not talking about Hercules. It's DA PERCY JACKSON IN DA HOUSE!
What? I'm not talking about Hercules. It's DA PERCY JACKSON IN DA HOUSE!
January 6, 2019
Done reading PERCY JACKSON'S GREEK HEROES. This is a great light-read storybook for young adults like me. It contains 12 chapters hilariously narrated by Percy Jackson himself. Help me Poseidon, I can't stop laughing! Each chapter tells a different story with high-quality colored illustrations, let's say there are three in one chapter. The stories of Psyche (Chapter 2, page 37) and Hercules (Chapter 11, page 259) are my favorite. Aphrodite as her mother-in-law, Psyche does everything she can to win back Eros - even if it means traveling to the Underworld to get a box of beauty cream. Beautiful inside and out, her story makes me realize why Psyche became the goddess of the human soul. She genuinely understands human suffering like no one else. Hercules, on the other hand, is a popular name in mythology. He is this muscular, tan and adventurous man who never quit. Yet, to my surprise, his life is a tragedy. He suffers from anger management issues. He even massacred his family before completing the 12 impossible tasks ordered by King Eurystheus.
All in all, this storybook is worth for keeps. I'm planning to re-read it but I'm not sure when. Perhaps when I have a son in ten years time lol.
All in all, this storybook is worth for keeps. I'm planning to re-read it but I'm not sure when. Perhaps when I have a son in ten years time lol.
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October 19, 2014
March 5, 2021
Wow, what can I say? Rick Riordan did it again! He took stories about heroes in Greek mythology and retold them in his own way, adding his own signature humor to it. I was enchanted by many familiar stories that I had known before, such as Eros and Psyche; Daedalus - the great inventor - and the Minotaur; Theseus who slayed the half-man, half-bull beast; Perseus who killed Medusa and rescued princess Andromeda; Jason and his Argo crew members who managed to capture the Golden Fleece; Hercules and his twelve labors;鈥�
I was also mesmerized by the stories of female Greek heroes whose name I have never heard of, such as Atalanta and Cyrene. I feel like by writing this book, Rick Riordan somehow put women heroes on center stage, giving them the much deserved spots among their male peers. And it turns out that the famous Amazons - the tribe of all-female warriors - didn鈥檛 come from the Amazon forest in South Africa like what has been wrongly depicted in countless Hollywood movies (I鈥檓 looking at you, Hollywood). Instead, they came from Greece, and the tribe鈥檚 name could come from the Persian term ha-mazan, which means warriors. I guess we learn new things every day!
Overall, this book is another outstanding effort from my favorite author Rick Riordan to bring mythology closer to younger generations, and to rejuvenate ancient myths that have been told thousands of times. Most of the stories in this book remind me of the quotes in one of my all time favorite books, also a Greek mythology retelling, 鈥淭he Song of Achilles鈥� by Madeline Miller:
Yes, because we all know that we can鈥檛 have everything in this world鈥� Greek heroes can鈥檛 have both glory and a happy ending鈥�
I was also mesmerized by the stories of female Greek heroes whose name I have never heard of, such as Atalanta and Cyrene. I feel like by writing this book, Rick Riordan somehow put women heroes on center stage, giving them the much deserved spots among their male peers. And it turns out that the famous Amazons - the tribe of all-female warriors - didn鈥檛 come from the Amazon forest in South Africa like what has been wrongly depicted in countless Hollywood movies (I鈥檓 looking at you, Hollywood). Instead, they came from Greece, and the tribe鈥檚 name could come from the Persian term ha-mazan, which means warriors. I guess we learn new things every day!
Overall, this book is another outstanding effort from my favorite author Rick Riordan to bring mythology closer to younger generations, and to rejuvenate ancient myths that have been told thousands of times. Most of the stories in this book remind me of the quotes in one of my all time favorite books, also a Greek mythology retelling, 鈥淭he Song of Achilles鈥� by Madeline Miller:
鈥溾€楴ame one hero who was happy.鈥�
[...]
鈥榊ou can't.鈥� He was sitting up now, leaning forward.
鈥業 can't.鈥�
鈥業 know. They never let you be famous and happy.鈥欌€�
Yes, because we all know that we can鈥檛 have everything in this world鈥� Greek heroes can鈥檛 have both glory and a happy ending鈥�
October 15, 2016
Some legends say that Hera鈥檚 breast milk sprayed across the sky und created the Milky Way. I don鈥檛 know. That seems like a whole lot of solar systems from just one squirt.
It鈥檚 breaking my heart to give only two stars to this book.
I love Percy Jackson, I Percy Jackson鈥檚 Greek Gods are one of my favorite books and I am a big fan Rick Riordan because he makes me laugh everytime I read his books BUT Greek Heroes were so boring.
I put the book down like three times and rather read another book than this. Heroes weren鈥檛 so interesting as Greek Gods and I had to push myself into reading. The jokes were all the same like in Greek Gods and they weren鈥檛 funny anymore. And that鈥檚 probably the reason why it didn鈥檛 work for me this time.
On the other hand I have read a lot of coplains about Hercules鈥檚 story but in my opinion his was the best one. Definitely better than chapter about Jason. But I have to admit that I didn鈥檛 pay attention to his story much so鈥� yep, that鈥檚 it.
September 27, 2015
Reading this took me a while but now I've done it and it was awesome. I personally loved the Greek Gods more but it's because it had more weird and intriguing stuff going on because, well, it focused on the gods. Percy's narrative was great once again, I got a good laugh of all the mentions of modern stuff thrown into the myths. Orpheus playing "Shake It Off" and the gods getting confused of the time period etc. Hilarious! I really liked Percy's mentions of his friends. Annabeth seems to be around him a lot and I'm not complaining about that!
How do I wish that text books were this entertaining.
How do I wish that text books were this entertaining.
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October 10, 2014EEEEEEK ANOTHER PERCY BOOK THANK GODS IT'S NARRATED BY PERCY
December 8, 2018
As usual, I am winded by Rick Riordan's unique writing!
August 27, 2020
You get angry, you punch someone in the face. Simple. Direct. Bloody. Fun!
Another Rick Riordan book that is set in this entire world and with every book i read something from this world i find myself really enjoying it more and more.
I really enjoyed learning about the different Greek Heroes and i would now like to hear from some demigods that are in the percy jackson series because that would be cool.
Percy was a great narrator for the book it made it fun and lighthearted however even tho it wasn't a fall Percy story i still enjoyed having him be the storyteller.
Another Rick Riordan book that is set in this entire world and with every book i read something from this world i find myself really enjoying it more and more.
I really enjoyed learning about the different Greek Heroes and i would now like to hear from some demigods that are in the percy jackson series because that would be cool.
Percy was a great narrator for the book it made it fun and lighthearted however even tho it wasn't a fall Percy story i still enjoyed having him be the storyteller.
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