Annabeth reveals that she saw Athena several months ago looking at a map. Percy informs everyone that they need to find a map that leads to the Athena Parthenos in Rome. Phorcys tries to trap the group in the aquarium, but they manage to escape. Percy gets Phorcys to talk about Ephialtes and Otis and also gets him to talk about a prisoner, Nico, which they were using as bait for the group. With the help of Keto, the mother of sea monsters, the group is able to find Phorcys in an aquarium. Afterwards, the group arrives in Atlanta to begin their search for Phorcys. Percy vows that he will save Nico before being woken by Annabeth. Percy tries to reach out to him, but Nico is in a meditative trance and doesn’t hear him. In his dream he also sees Nico di Angelo trapped in a jar. That night, Percy has a dream that Otis and Ephialtes are preparing to destroy Rome at the start of July. Piper realizes the Eidolons are still on the ship, but she manages to outsmart them and get them to swear never to possess a member of the Argo II again. Instead, they decide to follow Bacchus’s advice and search for Phorycs.

The group comes to the conclusion that Gaea must have used the same control on Leo to get him to attack Camp Jupiter, but they have no evidence to show to Octavian and the other Romans. The group retreats on the Argo II where Percy and Jason awaken without any signs of possession. Piper manages to interfere before they can kill each other and manages to knock both of them unconscious. Piper can’t decide, so Percy and Jason are forced to fight. She tells Piper that she only needs a boy and a girl demigod, forcing Piper to choose whether Jason or Percy should live. He does give them information, telling them to seek out Phorcys for information on Gaea.īacchus leaves and Gaea attacks the group, using two Eidolons to get control of Jason and Percy. This calms him down somewhat, but he tells them he doesn’t want to be part of their quest, as he no longer considers himself a demigod. Bacchus is none too pleased to see them, but Piper tells him about her vision. The group decides to travel to Topeka to speak with Bacchus. While tending to him, she has a vision and sees a number of unsettling images, including a man in purple next to a Topeka road sign. Piper takes care of Jason, who was injured during the escape. Leo claims he has no idea why he did it, and doesn’t actually have any memories of the attack itself.

Once they escape, they question why Leo attacked. The group manages to flee onto the ship before it is brought down, with Annabeth taking Percy, Hazel, and Frank with them as well. Octavian returns from the ship, claiming that Leo is the one who initiated the attack. A mob starts to form, rioting against the Greeks, but Percy is able to hold them at bay. At the same time, Reyna privately talks with Annabeth, telling her that she believes the Romans and Greeks should work together.ĭuring their conversation, the Argo II suddenly opens fire on the city. Leo takes Octavian aboard their ship, the Argo II, in an attempt to get him to start trusting the Greeks. Unfortunately for them, the Augur of Camp Jupiter, Octavian, doesn’t trust them. At the feast, both camps discuss the Prophecy of Seven, with Annabeth trying to convince Camp Jupiter that it means both Greeks and Romans need to work together in order to close the Doors of Death. She instantly embraces Percy before they are all dragged off to a feast. An agreement is finally reached and Annabeth is finally allowed in.Īnnabeth runs into Percy and Reyna. Before their ship can land the Roman god of boundaries, Terminus, arrives on the ship and insists that they all disarm before being allowed to enter the camp. The group arrives at the camp, seeing that it had recently been attacked. She’s on guard around Jason because she doesn’t trust him, finding him to be too perfect. Annabeth is travelling with several other campers, including Leo Valdez, Gleeson Hedge, Jason Grace, and Piper Mclean. Camp Jupiter is similar to Camp Half-Blood except the residents are descendants of Roman gods and not Greek ones. Mark of Athena opens with Annabeth travelling to Camp Jupiter.

A summary of the mark of athena