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Listen,” I began, “this is an established, traditional form that—” “Traditional nothing. Where are your clothes?” “Clothes?” I said weakly. “I don’t normally bother with them in this guise.” “Well, you could put on a pair of shorts, at least. You’re not decent.” “I’m not sure they’d go with the wings….” The demon frowned, blinked. “Hold on, enough of this!” “Lederhosen would. They’d compliment the leather.
Jonathan Stroud (Ptolemy's Gate (Bartimaeus, #3))
jumping backward is hard when you’re holding a sword. It’s even harder when the ground is muddy. Long story short: I slipped and landed on my butt.
Rick Riordan (The Crown of Ptolemy (Demigods & Magicians, #3))
Ancient astrology was rather different from the modern horoscope. Its more learned practitioners enjoyed intellectual respectability, and there was a substantial overlap between astrology and philosophy. People would consult astrologers on anything, from the time and manner in which they were going to die to who was likely to win in the chariot-races that afternoon. The chronology of the origins and development of astrology are impossible to establish, and were debated even in the ancient world. Suffice it to say here that the Western tradition was one of many traditions: Indian, Chinese, Middle Eastern. It was Ptolemy, the Hellenistic geographer and astrologer, who first laid the technical foundations of Western astrology in his Tetrabiblos (‘Four Books’). But the rise in the prominence of astrology was closely tied to the Roman imperial regime. It greatly benefited emperors to have their sovereignty ‘written in the stars’.
Helen Morales (Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction)
It was shortly after arriving in Alexandria that Strato of Lampsacus became King Ptolemy’s principal adviser on all matters intellectual and scientific. Over the next several years, he would use that position to create the ancient world’s most important research center, Alexandria’s Mouseion, or Museum. Just as Alexandria was Aristotle’s city, so its Museum would be the centrifuge for spreading Aristotle’s methods and ideas across the ancient world.
Arthur Herman (The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization)
The Son of Sobek A Carter Kane/Percy Jackson Short Story The Staff of Serapis An Annabeth Chase/Sadie Kane Adventure The Crown of Ptolemy With Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Carter Kane, & Sadie Kane
Rick Riordan (The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2))
BOOKS BY RICK RIORDAN PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS The Lightning Thief The Sea of Monsters The Titan’s Curse The Battle of the Labyrinth The Last Olympian The Demigod Files Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods, illustrated by John Rocco The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel The Titan’s Curse: The Graphic Novel THE KANE CHRONICLES The Red Pyramid The Throne of Fire The Serpent’s Shadow The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide (Interactive Version) The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel The Throne of Fire: The Graphic Novel (coming October 2015!) THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS The Lost Hero The Son of Neptune The Mark of Athena The House of Hades The Blood of Olympus The Demigod Diaries The Lost Hero: The Graphic Novel The Son of Neptune: The Graphic Novel SHORT STORIES BY RICK RIORDAN The Son of Sobek A Carter Kane/Percy Jackson Short Story The Staff of Serapis An Annabeth Chase/Sadie Kane Adventure The Crown of Ptolemy With Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Carter Kane, & Sadie Kane
Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Books I-III)