The Mark of Athena is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by
Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It was published on
October 2, 2012, and is the third book in The Heroes of Olympus
series, a sequel of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. It is
preceded by The Son of Neptune and followed by The House of Hades. The
novel is narrated in third-person. It follows Greek demigods Annabeth
Chase, Leo Valdez, Piper McLean, and Percy Jackson; and Roman demigods
Jason Grace, Hazel Levesque, and Frank Zhang, finally united as
prophesied in the "Prophecy of Seven." The narration switches between
the points of view of Annabeth, Percy, Piper, and Leo.The Mark of
Athena received positive reviews from critics for its humor,
characters, and mix of elements. Criticism was focused on its slow
pace, action, and different perspectives. It has since been translated
into many languages and released as a hardcover, e-book, audiobook and
paperback.The Mark of Athena received positive reviews from critics
for its humor, characters, and mix of elements. Criticism was focused
on its slow pace, action, and different perspectives. It has since
been translated into many languages and released as a hardcover,
e-book, audiobook and paperback.Six months after the events of The
Lost Hero, Leo Valdez has constructed a flying trireme named Argo II,
for use in the quest to Greece and Rome to stop Gaea from awakening.
He, Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Annabeth Chase, accompanied by
Coach Hedge, arrive at Camp Jupiter to rendezvous with Percy Jackson
and Roman demigods Frank Zhang and Hazel Levesque. Camp Jupiter's
praetor Reyna tells Annabeth that in order to unite Greek and Roman
demigods against Gaea, they have to retrieve the Athena Parthenos, a
giant statue of Athena that was stolen by the Romans from the Greeks
in ancient times. The statue can only be retrieved by the demigod
children of Athena through the help of the Mark of Athena, and no one
has succeeded. Their conversation is interrupted by an Eidolon, who
possesses Leo and forces him to attack the Roman camp. This causes the
paranoid augur, Octavian, to convince the Romans that the Greeks are a
threat and have to be destroyed.The seven demigods escape Camp Jupiter
and briefly land near the Great Salt Lake. While there, Leo meets
Nemesis, who gives him a fortune cookie that will help him if he
breaks it, though doing so has consequences. Then, the group heads to
Kansas, where Percy, Jason, and Piper disembark to find Bacchus, who
tells them that they should find Phorcys. Gaea sends Eidolons to
possess Percy and Jason in Kansas. but they are repelled by Piper's
charmspeak. When the demigods meet Phorcys and his sister, Keto, at
the Georgia Aquarium, they turn out to be hostile, and the demigods
are forced to battle them. Throughout the journey, tensions rise
between Hazel, Frank, and Leo, especially when Leo discovers that
Hazel's previous boyfriend was Leo's identical-looking
great-grandfather. The group also learn that Nico di Angelo, who has
been captured by the Giants during his travel to find the Doors of
Death, is dying and must be saved. While searching for the Mark of
Athena at Fort Sumter in Charleston, the demigods are ambushed by the
Romans, but Reyna decides to let Annabeth continue her search for the
Athena Parthenos, telling her that their next encounter will not be
friendly. Annabeth finds a map about the mark of Athena, and returns
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