"Aphrodite," she said. "Venus?" Hazel asked in amazement. "Mom," Piper said, with no enthusiasm.

Look, ladies, we've been over this. I don't even remember killing Medusa. I don't remember anything! Can't we just call a truce and talk about your weekly specials?" Stheno gave her sister a pouty look, which was hard to do with giant bronze tusks. "Can we?

Zoe readied her arrows. Grover lifted his pipes. Thalia raised her shield and I noticed a tear running down her cheek. Suddenly it occurred to me: this had happened to her before.She had been cornered on Half- Blood Hill. She'd willingly given her life for her friends. But this time she couldn't save us.

The wind blowing through my ripped clothes was so cold that I felt like a Percysicle.

I know, I'm an idiot!" Leo moaned. "A brilliant idiot, but still an idiot.

Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important.' It was probably important to her.

My dear, I'm a cat. Everything I see is mine.