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OLYMPICEVENTKITin celebration of new york times #1 best-selling series HeroesofOlympus.com
Table of ContentsThe Truths of Tartarus.4Hades Word Search.5Great Monsters of Mythology.6House of Horrors Match-up.7Keep Your Eye on Olympus.8Event Poster.9Answer Key. 10About the Series. 12annabeth & percy2 HeroesofOlympus.com3
The Truths of TartarusHades Word SearchTest your knowledge of the Underworld: how much do you really know?Find the words in this word search challengeAre these statements about Tartarus FACT or CULTHAONAIRJIODFHBICTANSORJIANQLYDARSETOBYLOPISW4. Though Stygian iron is magical, it is useless on monsters, ghosts, andcreatures of the According to Roman mythology, Tartarus is the place where sinners go.2. Tartarus is the lowest region of the world.3.Hephaestus is the God that rules the Underworld.When Kronos came to power as the king of the Titans, he imprisonedthe Cyclops in Tartarus and set the monster Kampê as its guard.6. One crime that wouldn’t land you in Tartarus was abuse of the gods’hospitality.7.The Titans were condemned to Tartarus after losing theirbattle against the Olympian gods.8. Tartarus is the second cousin of Gaea.9. Hermes visited Tartarus and was forced to stay.10. Phlegethon is river that runs through Tartarus.nemesis4The answer to this puzzle is on page TK.REPRODUCIBLE PESPEGASUSTARTARUSThe answer to this puzzle is on page TK.HeroesofOlympus.comREPRODUCIBLE SHEETfrankfrankHeroesofOlympus.com5
Great Monsters of MythologyThe mythical monsters featured in The House of Hades also colored the mythology of Greece andRome and were fearsome and fascinating beasts. Can you identify them from the clues provided?12DOWN1. A creature with the forequarters(including talons) and wings of aneagle and the hindquarters of a lion56In The House of Hades, Percy and Annabeth discover that the Underworld is ripe withfrightening locations, scary creatures, and angry gods that must be faced by these heroes.Match the following Hades inhabitants to their description.1. Akhlys34Houses of Horrors Match-up3. A cow monster whose name means“down-looker”2. Arachne5. A vampire with fangs, claws, a bronzeleft leg, a donkey right leg, hair madeof fire, and skin as white as bone.4. Damasen7. A giant created by Gaea to absorband defeat all of Hecate’s magicA. Giant yellow and greenserpent like monsterB. Monsters with six arms thatwear only a loincloth3. CocytusC. Section of the Underworldwhere people who were evilduring their lives are sent toface eternal punishment5. Drakon6. Earthborn7. Fields of Asphodel8. Fields of Punishment789. Alecto10. LachesisD. Weaver whom Athena turnedinto a spiderE. One of the three fates. Theone who determines how longa life will be.F. Giant; condemned to Tartarusfor slaying a drakon9G. One of the three Furies;Roman goddess of vengeanceH. Greek goddess of misery;controller of the Death MistI. Section of the Underworldwhere people who livedneither a good nor bad life aresent after deathACROSS2. A monster with three bodies that was slain byHercules4. A creature with a human head, a lion’s body,and a scorpion’s tailJ. The River of Lamentation inTartarus, made of pure misery6. A sea demon with flippers instead of hands anda dog’s head8. The eldest of the giants born to Gaea, destinedt0 fight Pluto9. Female spirits of curses, wrinkled hags withbatlike wings, brass talons, and glowing redeyes; daughter of Nyx (Night)arachneThe answer to this puzzle is on page TK.6REPRODUCIBLE SHEETHeroesofOlympus.comannabeth & percyThe answer to this puzzle is on page TK.REPRODUCIBLE SHEETHeroesofOlympus.com7
Keep Your Eye on OlympusHow well do you know the differences between these major deities? Using your Greek andRoman teams, set up a trivia challenge using the questions below to see who knows theirGreek and Roman gods!don’t miss!1. The functions of this diety encompassed love, beauty, sex, fertility and prosperity.NAME OF GOD:GREEK OR ROMAN:2. For one group, this deity is credited with fashioning the first woman, though she was lessknown for her creator than the gifts she received.NAME OF GOD:GREEK OR ROMAN:3. The identity of this deity took on an altered symbol in one of the two civilizations—asymbol that today we associate with the medical profession.NAME OF GOD:GREEK OR ROMAN:4. While this deity was associated with war, wisdom, and aspects of industry in both Greekand Roman civilizations, in one of them she was importantly linked to cloth dyeing, andto science, and was credited with bestowing numbers upon man.NAME OF GOD:GREEK OR ROMAN:5. This deity is the “Father of Gods and men” who rules the Olympians of MountOlympus as a father rules his family. He is the god of sky and thunder.NAME OF GOD:GREEK OR ROMAN:6. This deity is a daughter of Saturn and sister (but also the wife) of the chief god Jupiter andthe mother of Mars and Vulcan.NAME OF GOD:GREEK OR ROMAN:7. This deity was the god of war and also an agricultural guardian. He was second inimportance only to Jupiter, and he was the most prominent of the military gods.NAME OF GOD:GREEK OR ROMAN:8. This deity’s main domain is the ocean, and he is called the “God of the Sea”. Additionally,he is referred to as “Earth-Shaker”.NAME OF GOD:GREEK OR ROMAN:Date:Time:The answer to this activity is on page TK.herculesREPRODUCIBLE comREPRODUCIBLESHEET HeroesofOlympus.com
Answer KeyAnswer KeyTruths of TartarusGreat Monsters of MythologyActivity from page 4Activity from page 61. FACT 2. FACT 3. FICTION— Hades is its ruler 4. FICTION—this magical metalis forged in the River Styx in the Underworld and is capable of absorbing the veryessence of these beings. 5. FACT 6. FICTION—those doing so were often sent toTartarus. 7. FACT 8. FICTION—Tartarus is Gaea’s husband. 9. FICTION—Hermesdid travel to Tartarus but not as a form of punishment. 10. FACT12amnHades Word SearchSHCXNFTQMMyorenenpahticonb5QkoActivity from page OTKAEJCSPDHSYZCZQEZHJLGZSWR9arayutsiausHouse of Horrors MatchupActivity from page 7Keep Your Eye on OlympusActivity from page 81. Goddess: Venus (Roman)5. God: Zeus (Greek)2. God: Hephaestus (Greek)6. God: Juno (Roman)3. God: Mercury (Roman)7. God: Mars (Roman)4. Goddess: Athena (Greek)8. God: Poseidon (Greek)eros/cupid HeroesofOlympus.com HeroesofOlympus.com11
FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING SERIES FROM RICK RIORDANAbout the Book: In this fourth installment of the best-sellingHeroes of Olympus series, the Greek and Roman demigodsfrom the Prophecy of Seven must work together to seal theDoors of Death—and help Percy and Annabeth escape theUnderworld in the process.About the Author: Rick Riordan (rickriordan.com) is theauthor of the # 1 New York Times best-sellingThe Heroes of Olympus, Book One: TheLost Hero; The Heroes of Olympus, BookTwo: The Son of Neptune; The Heroes ofOlympus, Book Three: The Mark of Athena;the #1 New York Times best-selling TheKane Chronicles trilogy; as well as the fivebooks in the #1 New York Timesbest-selling Percy Jackson and theOlympians series. His previousnovels for adults include thehugely popular Tres Navarreseries, winner of the topthree awards in themystery genre.ALSO AVAILABLE:Character art by Antonio Caparo Disney HeroesofOlympus.com
In The House of Hades, Percy and Annabeth discover that the Underworld is ripe with frightening locations, scary creatures, and angry gods that must be faced by these heroes. Match the following Hades inhabitants to their description. 6: 2. A monster with three bodies that was slain by
