Both Uses of
tempered
in
The Lightning Thief
- Forged by the Cyclopes, tempered in the heart of Mount Etna, cooled in the River Lethe.
Chpt 10tempered = made stronger
- The other is tempered steel.
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Definitions:
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(1)
(tempered as in: bad news tempered by kindness) made less extreme
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(2)
(tempered as in: tempered steel) made stronger or more flexible by heat treatment -- often of steel or glass
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(3)
(tempered as in: short-tempered) having a typical mood or temperament -- often in reference to how easily one is angered