Riptide Quotes

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Riptide - At the beginning of the story, Percy gets his sword Riptide from Chiron to defeat a fury, who was disguised as Percy's teacher. Chiron takes it back and tells Percy to bring his own writing utensil next time, trying to convince Percy that the fight never happened because Percy doesn't know that he is a half blood yet. Later on, after Percy knows that he is a half-blood, Chiron gives it to him just before he leaves for his quest, saying the sword has "a long and tragic past." Percy has used Riptide ever since against everyone he's battled. (http://riordan.wikia.com)
Riptide means the Greek name, Anaklusmos. It is made of Celestial Bronze, a material that works on gods, demigods, Titans, Giants, and monsters. It does not hurt mortals, …show more content…

The blade is made out of celestial bronze just like Percy’s sword, therefore, it's only effective on monsters.
Annabeth first received the knife when she was 7 years old. It was given to her by Luke and he promised he will always be there for her. However, after Luke betrayed her and joined Kronos, it became the cursed blade of the Great Prophecy, because Luke broke the promise he made to Annabeth. The knife becomes much more meaningful throughout the series, but this chapter guide is strictly for The Lightning Thief.
Grover’s Reed Pipes - Percy’s best friend Grover Underwood has a very peculiar weapon. Rather than having a sword or knife he has reed pipes. Reed Pipes are a type of musical instrument used by satyrs. When satyrs play certain magical songs, the reed pipes can help them in many ways such as growing plants, capturing enemies, and keeping away insects and other pests. Reed Pipes are usually used by satyrs and fauns to play magical songs. However, satyrs and fauns can use the music generated by these pipes to channel their woodland magic. This magic can be used for tracking spells, blessings, or even grow trees to encase enemies. It is a satyr's main weapon, even if satyrs aren't usually very violent fighters. It is shown that when the satyrs play their reed pipes together they can channel powerful woodland magic. (http://riordan.wikia.com) …show more content…

The Master Bolt is the symbol of Zeus' power. The main conflict in the book is that The Master Bolt is stolen and
Percy and his father (Poseidon) are accused of stealing it. Zeus sent out Apollo, Athena, Artemis, and Ares, to search for The Master Bolt. Only Ares was able to find the true lightning thief (Luke). Nonetheless, Ares did not turn Luke over to Zeus. Instead, he kept the Bolt and Hades' Helm (Hades’ symbol of power) to start a war between the gods. Because of this, Percy, Annabeth, and Grover went out on a quest to bring back the Master Bolt. Soon, Ares met them, and gave Percy a backpack, which he had rigged, so that the backpack made the Bolt appear inside it when he arrived in the Underworld,to make Percy look like the lightning thief. After a long journey, Percy retrieves both items and returns them by defeating

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