All 50 Uses of
mortal
in
The Last Olympian
- Unlike most mortals, she could see through the Mist—the magic veil that distorts human vision.†
Chpt 1
- I needed to remind myself that the mortal world was still out there, away from all the monsters using me as their personal punching bag.†
Chpt 1
- Kronos's weapon appeared in his hands—a six-foot-long scythe, half Celestial bronze, half mortal steel.†
Chpt 1
- The images in the fire were hard to make out: storms, buildings crumbling, mortals screaming in terror.†
Chpt 2
- All his romances with mortals, including with my mom …. well, Amphitrite probably didn't like that much.†
Chpt 2
- When a god assumes his true form, the power is so great that any mortal looking on him will disintegrate.†
Chpt 2
- You needed a break with your …. mortal friends?†
Chpt 3
- "Percy," she said, her voice tight, "Rachel is just a mortal."
Chpt 4 *mortal = human (especially merely human)
- He's going to destroy everything in his path—mortals, gods, demigods.†
Chpt 5
- I can't sense things like that, only mortal souls.†
Chpt 5
- I'd never thought much about Luke's mortal parent.†
Chpt 5
- Typhon is trampling across the country right now, and mortals think he's a storm system.†
Chpt 6
- I mean for a mortal, of course.†
Chpt 7
- Then again, it must've been about seven in the morning, mortal time, and I'd been through a lot.†
Chpt 8
- There is only one way to stay anchored to your mortal life.†
Chpt 8
- Your prowess in combat will be beyond any mortal's, but your weaknesses, your failings will increase as well.†
Chpt 8
- He had bathed in the River Styx and taken on the powers of the greatest mortal hero, Achilles.†
Chpt 8
- Hero, if you must do this, concentrate on your mortal point.†
Chpt 8
- Lose sight of what keeps you mortal, and the River Styx will burn you to ashes.†
Chpt 8
- I don't suppose you could tell me Luke's mortal point?†
Chpt 8
- Why just the mortals?†
Chpt 10
- If you want to sleep millions of mortals, you've got to cast a very thin layer of magic.†
Chpt 10
- What's happening with the mortals outside Manhattan?†
Chpt 10
- Any mortals coming toward Manhattan will slow down so much they won't know what's happening.†
Chpt 10
- Move the sleeping mortals out of the way.†
Chpt 11
- But we're going to need some mortal supplies.†
Chpt 12
- I moved her fingers to the one spot that grounded me to my mortal life.†
Chpt 12
- But your soul is still mortal, and I can curse you.†
Chpt 12
- "I swear," Hades said, "as long as my children remain outcasts, as long as I labor under the curse of your Great Prophecy, the Oracle of Delphi will never have another mortal host.†
Chpt 12
- "Luke, I care very much," Hermes said slowly, "but gods must not interfere directly in mortal affairs.†
Chpt 13
- I looked out at the fires in Harlem, wondering how many sleeping mortals were in danger right now because of Luke's bad choices.†
Chpt 14
- "It's been a long time since a mortal was allowed at camp:' "Don't encourage her," Hermes grumbled.†
Chpt 14
- It would destroy everything: buildings, trees, sleeping mortals.†
Chpt 14
- "They slowed us down a bit," Chiron admitted, "but I think they're intended mostly to keep mortals out.†
Chpt 15
- —but believe me, the mortals out here in the heartland are panicking.†
Chpt 15
- "Percy:' "—the other gods would never admit this, but we actually need you mortals to rescue Olympus.†
Chpt 15
- The body of the mortal was only a temporary measure.†
Chpt 15
- And did you also guess that within a day at most, Kronos will burn away that mortal body and take on the true form of a Titan king?†
Chpt 15
- I imagined Prometheus smiling, so anxious to help out us poor mortals.†
Chpt 15
- On a normal Monday morning in New York, this would've been no big deal, but after two days of silence, a mortal helicopter was the oddest thing I'd ever heard.†
Chpt 15
- What mortal would be insane enough—†
Chpt 15
- The foolish mortal pilot is asleep.†
Chpt 15
- Maybe it was something that happened to all mortals who could see through the Mist.†
Chpt 16
- And yet you are mortal?†
Chpt 16
- And yet you've always said it is beneath the dignity of a Titan to fight a mere mortal.†
Chpt 16
- I wonder if your mortal host is influencing you, weakening your judgment?†
Chpt 16
- I felt a twinge of annoyance because Chiron rarely gave anyone a ride, and never a mortal.†
Chpt 16
- We'd done our best to push cars out of the way to keep the mortals safe, but that just made it easier for our enemies to approach.†
Chpt 16
- Mortals screamed and ran for cover.†
Chpt 18
- Mortals, now fully awake, were running in terror.†
Chpt 19
Definition:
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(mortal as in: mortal body) human (especially merely human); or subject to death