“No hero is above fear.”

“No hero is above fear, Percy. And you have risen above every hero.- Poseidon”

“When he pulled away, he smiled kindly at me. I felt so good, I'll admit I teared up a little. I guess until that moment I hadn't allowed myself to realize just how terrified I had been the last few days."Dad-""Shhh," he said. "No hero is above fear, Percy. And you have risen above every hero. Not even Hercules-”

“Juno: "The heroes of olympus must unite! After your victory over kronos in manhattan...well I fear that wounded jupiter's self-esteem."Percy: Cause I was right and he was wrong"Juno: "He should be used to that after being married to me so long, but alas.”

“Perseus, you are not the hero.”

“The gods need heroes. They always have.”

“Alabaster, you told me earlier that heroes don't die. You may be right, but I can tell you one thing." Claymore looked the boy in the eyes. "I'm not a hero.”