Identity Quotes in The Lost Hero

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

"Who am I?" Jason asked the she-wolf. "At least tell me that."

Wolves don't have much of a sense of humor, but Jason could tell the question amused Lupa, as if Jason were a cub just trying out his claws, practicing to be the alpha male.

You are our saving grace, as always. The she-wolf curled her lip, as if she had just made a clever joke. (13.25-27)

When Jason finds out his identity, it turns out it's part of his name (his last name is Grace). Oops—duh.

Quote #5

"What are you?"

"The son of Hephaestus," Leo said. "And I warned you I'd destroy you with fire." (24.99-100)

This is Leo's superhero moment, where he zaps all the Cyclopes with fire and construction equipment. Son of Hephaestus is sort of his superhero identity—it's not as catchy as Superman, but it works.

Quote #6

He liked regular Piper better—someone he could hang out with. But the weird thing was, he couldn't quite get that other image out of his head. It hadn't been an illusion. That side of Piper was there too. She just did her best to hide it. (26.69)

You could argue that Piper all glammed up is a fake, masking the real Piper. Or you could argue that Piper dressed down is a fake, hiding the real glamorous Piper. Jason's take is closer to the truth though: Piper is both glamorous and dressed down, and therefor not fake either way. She's just revealing a different part of herself, the way the gods can be Greek or Roman but are still who they are.