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Percy Jackson Monsters & Mythical Creatures Quiz: Minotaur, Medusa, Hydra and More

The world of Percy Jackson is packed with monsters from Greek myths and new twists from Rick Riordan. From Minotaurs to hippocampi, see how well you know the creatures Percy fights and befriends.

Which monster does Percy fight on the hill outside Camp Half-Blood in The Lightning Thief?

The Chimera

The Hydra

Medusa

The Minotaur

Percy battles the Minotaur on the way to Camp Half-Blood. He defeats it using one of its own horns as a weapon.

Medusa hides her identity in The Lightning Thief by running what type of shop?

A pottery studio

A flower shop

A bookstore

A garden statuary business

Medusa runs a garden statuary business that sells lifelike stone figures. Those statues are actually her petrified victims.

What is the many-headed monster that Percy and his friends fight at the Princess Andromeda in The Sea of Monsters?

Cerberus

The Hydra

The Nemean Lion

Scylla

Percy’s group battles the Hydra, a monster that grows extra heads when cut. They eventually defeat it using celestial bronze and clever tactics.

Which creature is Tyson, Percy’s half-brother, revealed to be?

A Cyclops

A Satyr

A Harpy

A Centaur

Tyson is a Cyclops and the son of Poseidon, making him Percy’s half-brother. His single eye and blacksmith skills become very important in later battles.

What is the name of the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to the Underworld?

Cerberus

Chimera

Orthrus

Echidna

Cerberus is the massive three-headed guard dog of the Underworld. In the series he appears as one of the classic Greek guardians of Hades’ realm.

Which monster is known as the mother of monsters and appears as a fearsome foe in the series?

Ladon

Echidna

Kampe

Scylla

Echidna is called the mother of monsters in Greek mythology and in the series. She appears with the Chimera to challenge Percy.

What type of creature is Blackjack, who often helps Percy travel quickly?

A hippocampus

A dragon

A hellhound

A black Pegasus

Blackjack is a black Pegasus who befriends Percy. He frequently gives Percy airborne rides in later books.

Which monster guards the Golden Fleece on Polyphemus’s island?

The Hydra

The Cyclops Polyphemus

The Sphinx

The Drakon

Polyphemus, a Cyclops, keeps the Golden Fleece on his island in the Sea of Monsters. Percy and his friends must outwit him to retrieve it.

Kampe is a terrifying jailer who guards which group in the series?

The Hundred-Handed Ones and Cyclopes in Tartarus

The Hunters of Artemis

The Stoll brothers

The Muses on Olympus

Kampe guards the Hundred-Handed Ones and Cyclopes in the depths of Tartarus. She is a powerful servant of Kronos who appears when the prison is breached.

Which gentle sea creature rescues Percy in the water and is described as a hippocampus?

Rainbow

Blackjack

Festus

Mrs. O’Leary

Rainbow is a friendly hippocampus who helps Percy when he is in danger at sea. Hippocampi are part horse and part fish in the series.

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