All 50 Uses of
Zeus
in
The Lightning Thief
- But his wife hid baby Zeus, and gave Kronos a rock to eat instead.†
Chpt 1Zeus = Greek mythology: the most supreme of the gods
- And later, when Zeus grew up, he tricked his dad, Kronos, into barfing up his brothers and sisters—†
Chpt 1
- Zeus did indeed feed Kronos a mixture of mustard and wine, which made him disgorge his other five children, who, of course, being immortal gods, had been living and growing up completely undigested in the Titan's stomach.†
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- "Zeus," I said.†
Chpt 5
- My father is Zeus, of course.†
Chpt 5
- Oh, different names, perhaps-Jupiter for Zeus, Venus for Aphrodite, and so on-but the same forces, the same gods.†
Chpt 5
- Look at your symbol, the eagle of Zeus.†
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- Zeus and Hera?†
Chpt 6
- Zeus, Poseidon, Hades.†
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- "Zeus got the sky," I remembered.†
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- But Zeus and Poseidon-they both had, like, a bazillion kids in the myths.†
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- World War II, you know, that was basically a fight between the sons of Zeus and Poseidon on one side, and the sons of Hades on the other.†
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- The winning side, Zeus and Poseidon, made Hades swear an oath with them: no more affairs with mortal women.†
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- Seventeen years ago, Zeus fell off the wagon.†
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- Zeus himself got off easy because he's immortal, but he brought a terrible fate on his daughter.†
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- When Hades found out about the girl, he wasn't too happy about Zeus breaking his oath.†
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- As she died, Zeus took pity on her.†
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- I didn't want ...I assumed it would be Zeus.... Before I could ask what she meant, I heard that canine growl again, but much closer than before.†
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- "Poseidon and Zeus," I said.†
Chpt 9
- Your father and Zeus are having their worst quarrel in centuries.†
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- Zeus's master bolt," Chiron said, getting worked up now.†
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- "At least"—Chiron held up a hand—"that's what Zeus thinks.†
Chpt 9
- During the winter solstice, at the last council of the gods, Zeus and Poseidon had an argument.†
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- Afterward, Zeus realized his master bolt was missing, taken from the throne room under his very nose.†
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- But Zeus believes your father convinced a human hero to take it.†
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- Zeus has good reason to be suspicious.†
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- Zeus believes Poseidon has taken the master bolt, and is now secretly having the Cyclopes build an arsenal of illegal copies, which might be used to topple Zeus from his throne.†
Chpt 9
- Zeus believes Poseidon has taken the master bolt, and is now secretly having the Cyclopes build an arsenal of illegal copies, which might be used to topple Zeus from his throne.†
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- The only thing Zeus wasn't sure about was which hero Poseidon used to steal the bolt.†
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- Zeus believes he has found his thief.†
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- Zeus is crazy!†
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- Then again, Poseidon has tried to unseat Zeus before.†
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- Poseidon and Hera and a few other gods ...they, like, trapped Zeus and wouldn't let him out until he promised to be a better ruler, right?†
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- And Zeus has never trusted Poseidon since.†
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- "Percy," Grover cut in, "if you were Zeus, and you already thought your brother was plotting to overthrow you, then your brother suddenly admitted he had broken the sacred oath he took after World War II, that he's fathered a new mortal hero who might be used as a weapon against you.... Wouldn't that put a twist in your toga?†
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- But the Sea God is too proud to try convincing Zeus of that.†
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- Zeus has demanded that Poseidon return the bolt by the summer solstice.†
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- But your arrival has inflamed Zeus's temper.†
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- Unless someone intervenes, unless the master bolt is found and returned to Zeus before the solstice, there will be war.†
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- Olympians forced to choose sides between Zeus and Poseidon.†
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- And you, Percy Jackson, would be the first to feel Zeus's wrath.†
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- Zeus was punishing the whole camp because of me.†
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- And return it to Zeus.†
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- "What better peace offering," Chiron said, "than to have the son of Poseidon return Zeus's property?"†
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- I was the one Zeus wanted to kill.†
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- If Zeus and Poseidon weaken each other in a war, who stands to gain?†
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- He hid it in the Underworld, knowing full well that Zeus would blame Poseidon.†
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- Zeus or Poseidon could go down to the Underworld and bust some heads.†
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- Your father's bitterest rival is Zeus, Lord of the Sky.†
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- You would be in Zeus's domain.†
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