Hermes is the messenger god; he never appears in person in the novel. Hermes’s cabin is the most populated one at Camp Half-Blood because Hermes is accepting of everyone. Therefore, until a demigod’s parent claims them, new or unclaimed campers remain in Hermes’s cabin until they discover where they actually belong. Luke, a camp counselor, knows that he’s one of Hermes’s children, but he openly resents his father. Like most gods, Hermes is distant and cares little for his children—though he does give Luke a pair of winged tennis shoes. This sense of neglect is part of what propels Luke toward betraying the gods in favor of helping Kronos.
Hermes Quotes in The Lightning Thief
The The Lightning Thief quotes below are all either spoken by Hermes or refer to Hermes. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 22
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“That’s not an easy quest,” I said. “Hercules did it.”
“Exactly,” Luke said. “Where’s the glory in repeating what others have done? [...] and when I came back, all I got was pity. I wanted to pull Olympus down stone by stone right then, but I bided my time. I began to dream of Kronos.”
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Hermes Quotes in The Lightning Thief
The The Lightning Thief quotes below are all either spoken by Hermes or refer to Hermes. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 22
Quotes
“That’s not an easy quest,” I said. “Hercules did it.”
“Exactly,” Luke said. “Where’s the glory in repeating what others have done? [...] and when I came back, all I got was pity. I wanted to pull Olympus down stone by stone right then, but I bided my time. I began to dream of Kronos.”
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