Hello my fellow fanpoppers, I'm Amphitrite, and I'm here to help. Now, this informational article pertains directly to the "Second camp Half Blood Series" thread. It may seem daunting and irritating trying to understand what's going on in the thread, and you may not know what to post, assuming you haven't already, but if you read the information I'm going to provide below it will make the experience much more enjoyable.

First off, we need to cover the ground rules, but not to worry, they are easy to follow and remember.

1. NO SPAMMING! Although you may not be able to resist it, please try to refrain from spamming the thread. It is annoying and it makes it harder for other Fanpoppers to figure out what is being talked about. So please keep the thread spam free. We don't want a messy thread do we?

2. Comments must be at least 15 words long. I know it's a weird rule, but short comments are just as annoying as spam. A fifteen word comment isn't that hard to make.

Don't Go Off Topic. That is to say, if your comment isn't about the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series or the Heroes of Olympus series, then save it for the random spot or your post script. We don't care if Bigfoot visited your house and ransacked your fridge last night, so don't post it without contributing to the converstation on the thread.

4. Don't post several consecutive comments. Same as with the other rules. Commenting like this is very annoying and makes the thread look messy. Instead of posting a string of little comments, combine them into one larger comment. If you think of something else you want to say after you've posted go back and check to see if anyone posted after you. If you were the last to comment on the thread, then click the edit button under your comment. If you don't know which button is the "edit" button, it is the pencil. After you click on the pencil a text box will pop up with your post in it. Simply add your afterthought to the original comment and submit it again.

Ok, so the rules weren't so bad, were they? No, I didn't think so....now we have to talk about the rulemakers, don't we? Yeah, that's right, we have rule makers...they're sort of like moderators. So, onto them.

RoHeHa_6264995 Roheha is the goddess of Antispam. that is to say, she is the goddess of keeping our thread nice, neat, and tidy. She doesn't like spam, consecutive comments, or short comments, and when you make her angry she'll let you know. She will report anyone who violates the rules.

Amphitrite That's me, but Amphitrite is long and sometimes hard to spell, so just call me Amph. I'm pretty much a walking Greek Mythology encyclopedia. I'm the go-to Goddess when it comes to facts about mythology. If you have a question, I have an answer. I'm a stickler for the rules, and even though it's Roheha's domain, if I get annoyed enough, I will report rule violators. My pet peeves are mispelled names and incorrect facts...so if you spell something wrong, please don't be mad if I correct it in a later post. If you need help, though, I'm here to answer all questions, whether they are related to myth, either of the series', or Fanpop. Send me a PM, or if I'm online IM me with the instant messenger at the bottom of your screen.

percyjackson51 percyjackson51 is the goddess of Information. She will post information about the new series and anything related to it when it becomes available. She checks R.R.'s (Rick Riordan's) blog and twitter frequently, and if you want to know if he's got something new up, check with her. If you see that there is new info that she hasn't posted yet, you might want to give her a heads up so she can deliever it to the rest of us.

i_am_zim zim is the god of Claiming. It isn't a permenent title, but he laid claims to it. He controls the rules of claiming pages. Claiming is declaring a page (in the first comment on a new page) in the name of a god, demigod, and/or fanpopper. Zim became the god of claiming by being the first to comment/claim the 100th page. On every hundreth page, the first to post/claim it becomes the new god of claiming and can establish any claiming rule they want. As of now, you cannot claim any page until the 200th page is reached.

Now that we've discussed our forum gods, lets move on to what we are talking about on the thread. There is one thing that you need to read before the book comes out to understand what is going on. Please, if you haven't already, head over to the official link site. The first two chapters of the Heroes of Olympus Book One: The Lost Hero are there for your reading enjoyment. The password to unlock the chapters is "newhero" Please don't include the quotation marks, I've seen someone include it and then get mad at me because the password wasn't right...

After you read the two chapters you may think you are ready for discussion, but there is just a little more to review. The Percy Jackson and the Olympians spot has a companion site of sorts. It is the link spot. There are articles posted to help you build your own theories. Please head over there and review the following articles and their comments.

All of the H of O article series. They are a weekly article series that I've been writing, and will continue to write until the end of the new series. They are full of theories that are either accepted, widely discussed, or both. They are humerous and informational.

Who the Hades is Piper's Mom? This is an article discussing Piper's immortal parent.

History Is Evil by Roheha. This article discusses some similarities between The Lost Hero and The Titan's Curse.

Walk Like an Egyptian by Hecate (screen name HecateA) This article discusses The Red Pyramid and its many allusions to the world of Camp Half-Blood. It also mentions the possibility of a Camp Half-Blood and Kane Chronicles crossover.

There are many other articles over there that should be read, but these are the ones that you need to look at before you jump into a discussion on our thread.

The last thing I'm going to include for you in this little care package is a glossary of names and places pertaining to the series' and to myth in general and a key to help you understand our acronyms.

Names/Terms
Zeus- pronounced Zoo-s. King of the Olympians; God of the sky; One of the Big Three

Hades- pronounced Hay-dees. God of the Underworld; One of the "Big Three"

Poseidon- pronounced Po-sigh-don. God of the Sea; One of the "Big Three"

Hera- pronounced Hare-a or Hear-a. Goddess of family and marriage; Queen of the Olympians

Demeter- pronounced Da-met-er. Goddess of the harvest and of the seasons.

Hestia- prnounced Hess-ti-a or Hess-tay-a. Goddess of the Hearth and home.

Athena- pronounced A-thee-nuh. Goddess of wisdom and war.

Apollo- pronounced A-paul-o. God of poetry, music, and medicine. Also he is the god of the sun. Twin brother to Artemis

Artemis- pronounced Ar-teh-miss. Godess of the hunt, animals, and maidens. She is also the goddess of the moon. Twin sister of Apollo.

Hephaestus- pronounced Hef-ays-tuss or He-fes-tuss. God of fire, the forge, and craftsman.

Hermes- pronounced Her-meez. God of merchants, travellers, and theifs. He is also the Herald of the gods.

Ares- pronounced Air-eez. God of war.

Aphrodite- pronounced Af-row-dye-tee. Goddess of love, joy, and lust.

Dionysus- pronounced Dye-o-nye-suss or Dye-on-a-sus. God of theatre, grapes, and wine.

Persephone- pronounced Pur-sef-o-knee. Godess of Spring; Wife of Hades; Queen of the Underworld

Amphitrite- pronounced Am-fi-try-tee. Goddess of the sea; Wife of Poseidon.

Chiron- pronounced Kear-on or Key-ron. The centaur who trained heroes.

Charon- pronounced Care-on. Ferryman of the dead.

Thanatos- Tha-naw-tos- God of the death

Hecate- pronounced Heck-a-tay or Heck-a-tee. Goddess of magic.

Nemesis- prnounced Nem-ih-sis. Goddess of revenge.

Janus- pronounced Jan-us or Jay-nus. Roman god of decisions.

Boreas- pronounced Bore-e-us. God of the North wind.

Zephyros- pronounced Zef-ear-os. God of the West wind

Euros- pronounced Yer-os. God of the East wind.

Aeolus- pronounced A-o-luss or Ee-o-luss. Keeper of the Winds

Anemoi Thuellai- pronounced An-ih-moy Thu-a-lay- The bad winds

Pegusus/pegusai- pronounced Peg-uh-suss/Peg-uh-sigh. Winged horse(s)

Cyclops- prnounced Sigh-clops. One eyed monster.

Atlas- pronounced At-lus. Titan who holds the earth and the sky apart.

Gaea- pronounced Guy-a, Gay-a, Gee-a, or Jee-a. (Yes, those are all accepted pronunciations.) Mother earth.

Kronos- pronounced Crow-nos. Titan lord of time and father of the 6 elder Olympians.

Menemosyne- prnounced Meh-nem-o-sah-knee, Meh-nem-o-son-knee, or Meh-nem-o-see-knee. Titan goddess of memory.

Lethe- prnounced Lee-thee. River of Forgetfulness and the goddess of forgetfulness

Eris- pronounced Air-iss or Ee-ris. Goddess of Chaos, dischord, and competition.

Hesperides- pronounced Hess-pair-ih-dees. Daughters of Atlas; Goddesses of Dusk and Dawn; Keepers of the garden of the Hesperides.

Circe- pronounced seer-see or Sur-see. Witch residing in the Sea of Monsters.

Calypso- pronounced Ka-lip-so. Daughter of the titan Atlas who resides on Ogygia.

Ogygia- pronounced Oh-jee-jee-a. Residential island of Calypso

Delphi- pronounced Dell-fee or Dell-Fye. Town at the base of Mt. Parnassus; Home of the Oracle of Delphi.

Dryad- pronounced Dry-add. Tree nymph/spirit.

Neried- pronounced Nee-reed. Water nymph/spirit.

Oceanid/Okeanid- pronounced O-she-an-id/O-kee-an-id. Sea nymph/spirit.

Medusa- pronounced Meh-doo-sah. Monster with snakes for hair known as a Gorgon.

Minotaur- pronounced Men-o-tar. Monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man.

Medea- pronounced Meh-dee-uh or Meh-day-uh. Witch who fell in love with the mythical Jason.

Argus- pronounced Ar-gus. A security gaurd (in the series') with a thousand eyes all over his body.

Olympus- pronounced O-limp-us. Kingdom of the Gods; Located above the Empire State Building in the series'.

Tartarus- pronounced Tar-tar-us or Tart-uh-rus. A place in the Underworld where the bad titans are imprisoned.

Styx- Main river of the Underworld on which oaths are sworn; The Goddess of the aforementioned river.

Stygian- pronounced Sti-jee-an. Of or made from Styx; Of the Underworld.

Hercules/Heracles- pronounced Her-que-leez/Hare-a-cleez or Hear-a-cleez. Hero who completed 12 labors and became immortal. Name litteraly translates to "Fame of Hera" which conflicts with the tales of the hero because Hera was his enemy.

Hebe- pronounced Hee-bee. Goddess of youth.

Iris- pronounced eye-riss. Goddess of the rainbow; Messenger of Hera.

Peitho- pronounced Pay-thow. Goddess of persuation and seduction.

Elysium- pronounced Eh-lis-ee-um. A part of the Underworld where those who have died a heroic death or lead a moral life go when they pass away.

This isn't a comlete list. If you want to know how to pronounce something or want to know who someone is or what something is PM me, I'll be happy to answer your questions.

Acronyms

PJO- Percy Jackson and the Olympians

PJatO- Percy Jackson and the Olympians

TLT- The Lightning Thief

LT- The Lightning Thief

SOM- Sea of Monsters

SoM- Sea of Monsters

SM- Sea of Monsters

TTC- The Titan's Curse

TC- The Titan's Curse

BoL- The Battle of the Labyrinth

BL- The Battle of the Labyrinth

TBL- The Battle of the Labyrinth

TLO- The Last Olympian

LO- The Last Olympian

HoO- The Heroes of Olympus

THO- The Heroes of Olympus

TLH- The Lost Hero

LH- The Lost Hero.

R.R.- Rick Riordan

RR- Rick Riordan


You are now ready for the "Second Camp Half-Blood series" thread, and all of it's wonderful discussions and demigods. If you need any more help let me know or talk to one of the other users on the thread, we will be happy to help you...although, if you ask Zim make sure he's in a good mood. I hope that this article helped you out. This is your trusty sea goddess, Amphitrite, signing off.