TLT: Chapter 20

Use the word bank to complete the summary for Chapter 20 of The Lightning Thief. The trio make it back to shore where they find Ares. He places Hades’s Helm of Darkness on his motorcycle and admits he was the one who set Percy up. Percy asks him why he didn’t just keep Zeus’s master bolt and realizes that Ares is following orders from the voice in the pit. Ares says he’s going to kill Percy and summons two giant boars from the sand. Percy defeats them and challenges Ares to fight. He agrees, and the two face off. Percy uses his water powers to summon a giant wave that knocks Ares over. Percy uses the advantage to stab Ares in the heel. Ares tries to fight on, but the air suddenly becomes dark and heavy, and Ares lowers his sword. He teleports away, leaving Percy to grab the Hades's Helm and give it to Mrs. Dodds , who says she’ll take it to Hades. With only a few hours left until the summer solstice deadline, the group has only one choice: To fly back to New York and hope that Zeus doesn’t blast them out of the sky. Ares makes a big tactical mistake when he fights Percy on the beach right next to the ocean. Where would have been a better place to fight someone who has water powers? Achilles' Heel and the Trojan War Historically, it seems that there really was a great war between Greece and Troy, although evidence of the specifics of this "Trojan War" were hard to come by. Legends of the war exists, but these involve the Greek gods.Art by Gavin HamiltonAccording to Greek mythology, the Goddess of Love Aphrodite made Queen Helen of Mycenae, Greece fall in love with Prince Paris of Troy (Modern Day Turkey). Paris then kidnapped Helen and brought her to Troy. Several Greek kings allied with Helen's husband, King Menelaus, and they sailed to Troy to lay siege on the city to take back Helen. According to Greek mythology, Aphrodite, Ares, and Apollo supported the Trojan warriors. On the other side, the Greeks were supported by Poseidon, Athena, and and Hera.Art by Franz von MatschAside from help from the gods, both sides also had fearsome warriors. The strongest warrior in the world fought for the Greeks. His name was Achilles (Ah-kill-eez), and he had been blessed by the gods with invulnerable skin. Swords could not cut him and arrows could not pierce his skin. However, he had one weakness: his heel. His heel was the only part of his body that was not invulnerable. This weakness was a secret that no one knew, so when Achilles rode into battle no one thought to attack his heels. It was not until Paris prayed to Apollo to guide his arrow that Achilles was shot in the ankle. This injury was so severe that Achilles died. This part of the Trojan War myth became so iconic that doctors later named a tendon in the heel the Achilles Tendon. Thankfully, injuring your Achilles Tendon won't kill you like it did the Greek Warrior Achilles, although you will be off your feet for quite a while to recover. Many athletes know that the Achilles tendon is essential to walking and running. If a player injures their Achilles tendon, they're out of commission for a minimum of 6 months. What started the Trojan War? Poseidon stole the Master Bolt Ares had an affair with Aphrodite King Menelaus married Helen Prince Paris kidnapped Queen Helen Was was the only weakness of the strongest warrior in the world, Achilles? His head His ankle His eyes His hips