Rick RiordanHe’d learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about as far as he wanted to extend the family.
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The Cyclopes in Greek mythology were a race of one-eyed giants. They were a tribe of a particular tribe in a line that went back to the Titans. The Titans were the first giants to appear in Greek mythology, and they had their origin in the Titans who ruled the world before Zeus came around. Their names were: Uranus (heaven), Cronus (time), and Okeanos (ocean). The Titans were overthrown by Zeus and his brothers, who established Olympus as the place where the gods lived.
Source: The Mark Of Athena
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