Demigods of the Week








My email box has been full of holiday cheer, Percy Jackson style. Thanks to Erica, Sarah, Rebecca and Mary who made up the following song to the tune of "Jingle Bells."

Crashing through the snow on an automan horse draw sleigh,

Over the shields we go, Kronos' minioins exploding away,

Bells on Blackjack's wing, Riptide shining bright,

what fun it is to slash and swing our clubs and swords tonight,

Oh! Kronos smells, Kronos smells, Percy's on his way,

Fighting lots of monsters as he comes to save the day, Hey!

Kronos smells, Kronos smells, Mrs. O' Leary's come to play,

Chewing the heads off monsters as she comes to Percy's aid,

A dream or two ago, I saw a rising tide,

a horse and eagle fight,

a thunder bolt by my side,

the eagle got hit and sank,

some time the horse had bought,

Posiedon's face turned blank,

as he foiled Zeus' plot,

Oh! Kronos smells, Kronos smells, Percy's on his way,

fighting lots of monsters as he comes to save the day, Hey!

Kronos smells, Kronos smells, Mrs. O' Leary's come to play,

Chewing the heads off monsters as she comes to Percy's aid, Yay!

Kronos smells, Kronos smells, Percy's on his way,

fighting lots of monsters as he comes to save the day, Hey!

Kronos smells, Kronos smells, Mrs. O' Leary's come to play,

Chewing the heads off monsters as she comes to Percy's aid.

Also thanks to Cody and his dad who created some Percy-themed holiday treats. Here are two examples:

Percy Popcicles:
You need lemonade, blue food coloring, and and ice tray.
You simply pour the lemonade in a bowl and mix in the blue food coloring. Then you pour the blue lemonade into the ice tray. You then cover the ice tray with plastic wrap and put tooth picks in each ice cube spot. You put it in the freezers for a few hours and then you're ready to enjoy.
Annabeth Appletarts:
Crust ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature

2 tablespoons sour cream

Filling ingredients

About 6 medium apples, peeled, pitted, and sliced

3 large egg yolks

3/4 cup sour cream

3/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Glaze ingredients

1/2 cup apricot preserves or jelly

1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate

Mint, for garnish

Whipped topping, for garnish


And finally a big thank you to all the Brazilian fans of Olimpianos RJ, who staged a Percy celebration for the winter solstice on Dec. 21 -- which of course is the summer solstice in Brazil. From the pictures above, you can see they had a great time.

That's our round-up of demigods this week. Keep reading and fighting those monsters!