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Who is Procrustes in Percy Jackson?
Procrustes was a son of Poseidon with a stronghold on Mount Korydallos, on the sacred way between Athens and Eleusis. There, he had an iron bed in which he invited every passer-by to spend the night, and he killed everyone by stretching them if they were too short and chopping off the extras if they were too tall.
How does Percy get crusty to stop?
Crusty owns a water bed store in West Hollywood, about a block away from the gates to the Underworld. Annabeth and Grover get tied up in two of Crusty’s bed, but Percy is able to save them by outsmarting Crusty. He asks Crusty to try a bed for him, and then he lops off Crusty’s head.
Who killed Procrustes?
hero Theseus
In either event the victim died. Ultimately Procrustes was slain by his own method by the young Attic hero Theseus, who as a young man slayed robbers and monsters whom he encountered while traveling from Trozen to Athens.
What was in the package on Percy’s bed?
Sally and Percy go into Percy room, which is overrun with Gabe’s stuff. In his room, Percy finds a package – the same package he sent to Mount Olympus weeks ago. Inside, he knows is Medusa’s head. Percy tells his mom that she doesn’t have to stay with Gabe anymore.
In what animal form did Zeus seduce Europa?
Zeus transformed himself into the form of a magnificent white bull and appeared in the sea shore where Europa was playing. The great bull walked gently over to where Europa stood and knelt at her feet.
What is crusty’s water bed Palace?
Crusty’s Water Bed Palace is a waterbed store owned by Procrustes. Procrustes, the owner of the store. Whenever someone comes into Procrustes’s store, he claims to be selling water beds, but when they get on the water beds he says ” Ergo!” and magic ropes spring from the bed to stretch them to six feet.
How do Grover and Annabeth escape crusty’s water bed Palace?
To escape them, they duck into Crusty ‘s Water Bed Palace, where a strange man named Crusty attempts to sell them a water bed. Ropes spring out and tie Grover and Annabeth to the bed, attempting to stretch them out to six feet so they fill the length of the beds.
What did Procrustes do to the waterbeds?
Whenever someone comes into Procrustes’s store, he claims to be selling water beds, but when they get on the water beds he says ” Ergo!” and magic ropes spring from the bed to stretch them to six feet. If they are too tall, he will cut part of them off, too short and he will stretch their spine, killing them in the process.
Where is the water bed shop in the underworld?
Crusty owns a water bed store in West Hollywood, about a block away from the gates to the Underworld. He likes to lure his customers into lying down on his water beds, which are exactly six feet long. If the customer is shorter than six feet, he stretches them with ropes.