Rick Riordan: "Aku Persephone, "katanya, suaranya tipis dan tipis...

"Aku Persephone, "katanya, suaranya tipis dan tipis." Selamat datang, para dewa. Nico meremas buah delima di bawah sepatu botnya. "Selamat datang? Setelah terakhir kali, kamu punya keberanian untuk menyambutku?" Aku bergeser dengan gelisah, karena berbicara seperti itu kepada dewa bisa membuatmu meledak menjadi kelinci debu. "Um, Nico-" "Tidak apa-apa," kata Persephone dingin. "Kami mengalami pertengkaran keluarga kecil." "Keluarga meludah?" Nico menangis. "Kamu mengubahku menjadi dandelion!"

--- Rick Riordan

Versi Bahasa Inggris

I am Persephone" she said, her voice thin and papery. "Welcome, demigods. Nico squashed a pomegranate under his boot. "Welcome? After last time, you've got the nerve to welcome me?" I shifted uneasily, because talking that way to a god can get you blasted into dust bunnies. "Um, Nico-" "It's all right," Persephone said coldly. "We had a little family spat." "Family spat?" Nico cried. "You turned me into a dandelion!