How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Dad, just listen for once. Don't make me wait for you to ask your stupid three questions. I want to go to regular school. I want you to take me to parents' night, not Jane. Or homeschool me! I learned so much when we read about Greece together. We could do that all the time!" (9.43)
Tristan, Piper's dad, really does come off as kind of a jerk. Your kid begs you to spend more time with her and you just send her away? But then again, he's not throwing her from a height or literally biting her head off, so maybe by Greek god standards it's not so bad.
Quote #5
"Juno Moneta they once called me—Juno, the One Who Warns. I was guardian of the state, patron of Eternal Rome. I could not sit by while the descendents of my people were attacked." (25.18)
For Juno, family is a duty. That's different from most of the other gods we meet, for whom family seems like something you deal with haphazardly, out of affection and frustration.
Quote #6
"I'm not good with children," the god confessed. "Or people. Well, any organic life forms, really. I thought about speaking to you at your mom's funeral. Then again when you were in fifth grade…that science project you made, steam-powered chicken chucker. Very impressive." (29.63)
Hephaestus is a bit like Tristan McLean. For the record, we are not impressed by dads who can't show affection. Hugs and kind words are the best.