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Percy Jackson's Greek Gods QUOTES

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods QUOTES

1 " Eventually, Krysomallos would be skinned for his fleece, which became known as the Golden Fleece, which means I am related to a sheepskin rug.
This is why you don't want to think too hard about who you're related to in the Greek myths. It'll drive you crazy. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

2 " I was trying to do you a favor, you silly woman. A few more hours in the fire, and your baby boy would have been immortal! He would’ve grown into a fine young god and brought you eternal honor. Now you’ve ruined the magic. He will simply be human—a great hero, yes, strong and tall, but doomed to a mortal life. He will only be Demophoon, when he could have been Fully Phoon! Phoon the Great! "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

3 " Flirting with random women in a tavern? That sounds like Helios. Well, it sounds like most of the gods, actually. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

4 " Yeah, Hera was definitely channelling her inner Wicked Witch of the West that day. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

5 " So, you invite a wild rabbit living in Italy to a party on the island of Crete. What’s it supposed to do, swim there? Its little tux would get wet. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

6 " I wake up every morning and think: You know what would be good today? Not dying. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

7 " So Aphrodite married Hephaestus and the celebrity ship Aphrophaestus completely dominated Olympian tabloid news for like a thousand years. Did they live happily ever after? HAHAHAHAHA. No. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

8 " Hermes played a little Mozart and some One Direction, and Apollo cried, ‘I must have it! The girls will go wild for that! "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

9 " He was also the god of (take a deep breath) commerce, languages, thievery, cheeseburgers, trickery, eloquent speaking, feasts, cheeseburgers, hospitality, guard dogs, birds of omen, gymnastics, athletic competitions, cheeseburgers, cheeseburgers and telling fortunes with dice. Okay, I just tossed in the cheeseburgers to see if you were paying attention. Also, I’m hungry. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

10 " I mean, five gods in one stomach—dang. That's enough for doubles tennis, including a ref. They'd been down there so long, they were probably hoping Kronos would swallow down a deck of cards or a Monopoly game. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

11 " In the beginning. I wasn't there. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

12 " My favorite son!" Gaea cried. "You are awesome! I knew I could count on you, uh... which one are you again? "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

13 " If I ever become a king, I’m totally going to ask him for an army of giant golden acid-spitting llamas. Okay, sorry. I got distracted again. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

14 " Kronos became the Titan of time. He couldn’t pop around the time stream like Doctor Who or anything, but he could occasionally make time slow down or speed up. Whenever you’re in an incredibly boring lecture that seems to take forever, blame Kronos. Or when your weekend is way too short, that’s Kronos’s fault, too. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

15 " G.I. Joe boxers!’ Apollo screamed. ‘OH—oh, I can’t even... HAHAHAHAHA!’ ‘Aphrodite,’ Athena giggled. ‘You look simply lovely.’ The gods couldn't stop laughing. Soon they were rolling on the floor, wiping tears from their eyes, taking photos with their phones to post on Tumblr. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

16 " Excuse me, have you seen Death? Big guy with black feathery wings? Likes to reap souls? "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

17 " Theophane gave birth to a magical ram named Krysomallos, who for some reason had wool made of gold. Eventually, Krysomallos would be skinned for his fleece, which became known as the Golden Fleece, which means I am related to a sheepskin rug. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

18 " You’ve probably met moms like that. You say, “Yeah, I scored a goal in the soccer game last night.” And she says, “Oh, that’s nice. All fourteen of my children are the captains of their teams, and they make straight A’s and can play the violin.” And you just want to smack her. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

19 " Gaea snarled in frustration. "Don't be cowards! It's very simple. You take this sharp pointy blade and you cut your dad into small pieces so he can't bother us again. Whichever of you does this will be the ruler of the universe! Also, I will make you those cookies you used to like, with the sprinkles. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

20 " You can't swing a cat in Ancient Greece without hitting one of Zeus's ex-girlfriends. "

― Rick Riordan , Percy Jackson's Greek Gods