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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
The The Lightning Thief quotes below are all either spoken by The Furies/The Kindly Ones or refer to The Furies/The Kindly Ones. 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 1
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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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Chapter 20
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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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The Furies/The Kindly Ones Quotes in The Lightning Thief
The The Lightning Thief quotes below are all either spoken by The Furies/The Kindly Ones or refer to The Furies/The Kindly Ones. 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 1
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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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Chapter 20
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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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