How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"You're saying Mom was a goddess."
Annabeth nodded. "You're taking this awfully calmly."
Piper couldn't tell her why. She couldn't admit that this just confirmed some weird feelings she'd had for years, arguments she'd had with her father about why there were no photos of Mom in the house, and why Dad would never tell her exactly how or why her mom had left them. (4.8-10)
This passage doesn't entirely make sense; even if you thought there was something odd about your mom, it seems like you'd still be freaked out to learn she was a goddess. Maybe, though, Piper's calm because it's kind of cool to learn your absent parent is a goddess— something you wouldn't exactly expect, but might half hope for. It's like discovering you're really a secret princess. Maybe Piper saw a lot of Disney films.
Quote #2
I just saw my evil babysitter Tía Callida, Leo thought. She's got to be dead after all these years. And I can't go a day without remembering my mom in that machine shop fire. Don't talk to me about ghosts, doughboy. (5.30)
Tía Callida is Hera. In Greek mythology, she's Hephaestus's mother, so she'd be Leo's grandmother, not his aunt. Leo's being haunted by both his grandma and his mother, then. Is family a bunch of ghosts that just follows us through life?
Quote #3
"Sup, guys," Will said. "This is your new brother, Leo—um, what's your last name?"
"Valdez." Leo looked around at the other campers. We he really related to all of them? His cousins came from some big families, but he'd always just had his mom—until she died. (6.10-11)
Not only does Leo discover he's got superpowers, but he gets lots of siblings who all like to tinker with things too. Seems like a pretty good deal.