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The Furies are a group of three monsters who work for Hades. They assume the form of winged, fanged, leathery creatures, though they sometimes take more human forms (often of old women). Individuals at Camp Half-Blood often refer to them as The Kindly Ones so as to not attract them, as naming a monster can summon it. Though the Furies terrify Percy at first, when he returns Hades’s helmet to the Furies, Percy sees that the Furies are just doing their job—somehow, they don’t seem quite as monstrous anymore.
The Furies/The Kindly Ones Quotes in The Lightning Thief
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Chapter 1 Quotes
I have moments like that a lot, when my brain falls asleep or something, and the next thing I know I’ve missed something, as if a puzzle piece fell out of the universe and left me staring at the blank place behind it. The school counselor told me this was part of the ADHD, my brain misinterpreting things.
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As Percy watches his math teacher, Mrs. Dodds, climb the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and seemingly skip entire flights of stairs, he explains that he often visually misses things—like Mrs. Dodds taking each step—due to his ADHD. At this point, Percy’s ADHD feels like a curse—he has no idea that he’s actually a demigod (half-god, half-human) and that his ADHD is just part of his true identity. In the world of the novel, demigod kids have ADHD because they’re children of Greek gods, and so they’re naturally attuned to combat and notice everything around them. However, Percy Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia solu
Chapter 20 Quotes
The middle Fury, the one who had been Mrs. Dodds, stepped forward. Her fangs were bared, but for once she didn’t look threatening. She looked more disappointed, as if she’d been planning to have me for supper, but had decided I might give her indigestion.
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When the Furies confront Percy to take the helm of darkness back to Hades, Percy realizes that they’re not as scary as he once thought. Specifically, he recognizes the humanity and the decision making process of the Furies. At this point, they stop being one-dimensional monsters who are terrifying and lethal. Instead, they begin to look more like beings just trying to do their job—to serve Hades and do his bidding—and ones who are fundamentally honorable when push comes to shove. They’re not, for instance, trying to attack Percy here just because he’s a demigod; instead, they understand that he’s Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Comm
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The Furies/The Kindly Ones Character Timeline in The Lightning Thief
The timeline below shows where the character The Furies/The Kindly Ones appears in The Lightning Thief. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
...he hears Grover telling Mr. Brunner that he’s worried about Percy. Grover mentions a “ Kindly One ” at school, a summer solstice deadline, Mist, and a failure on Grover’s part. Mr....
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...to Manhattan. Grover seems nervous and fidgety. Finally, Percy asks if Grover is looking for Kindly One s and admits that he eavesdropped. Grover insists that he was just concerned that Percy...
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Chapter 6
...monsters don’t have souls, so they can’t really die. She confirms that Mrs. Dodds, a Fury, isn’t dead. Annoyed, Percy asks why he has to stay in the Hermes cabin when...
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Chapter 10
...front of the bus. Percy grudgingly takes it and sneaks up the aisle past the Furies, but when the Furies get to the back, they transform into their monstrous forms and...
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Deciding he can’t leave his friends, Percy pulls the cap off and hails the Furies. Mrs. Dodds and her sisters crawl toward him, but Percy uncaps Riptide. Mrs. Dodds tries...
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Chapter 12
...assignment, but Grover refuses to talk about it. He says that on the bus, the Furies were asking for “it,” not “him.” They were looking for an object, and Percy might...
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Chapter 16
...since Hades was after her, but Grover thought he could save all of them. The Kindly One s caught up. Both Annabeth and Percy assure Grover that it wasn’t his fault, no...
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Chapter 17
...She thinks that the thief must’ve failed to fetch the bolt, which would explain the Furies’ behavior on the bus. Percy asks why they’re going to the Underworld if he already...
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Chapter 18
...who got caught embezzling. Grover suspects they’ll set up eternal torture for him with the Kindly One s.
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Chapter 19
...that so few people make it there. The trio continues on until they hear the Furies screeching and they see the palace.
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...old, powerful, and evil thing in the chasm, he’s almost relieved to confront Hades. The Furies circle the parapets as Percy, Annabeth, and Grover walk through the gates and a courtyard...
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Chapter 20
...hopeless. Ares stops, tells Percy he’s cursed, and disappears. Percy grabs Hades’s helm as the Furies drift down and land in front of him. They somehow look nonthreatening and disappointed. Percy...
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...but he asks if they felt the cold dark presence. Grover suggests it was the Furies, but Percy thinks it was stronger than the Furies. Percy and Annabeth exchange a look....
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