User blog comment:PercyJacksonfan12/The bane of Zeus/@comment-3146930-20111218181520/@comment-3146930-20111219034822

Except the Giant War is a major part of mythology as it was Gaea's last attempt to over-through the gods, even if there isnt a lot of info about it. Arion also had a bit of build up (as Hazel talks about the horse before we meet him in later chapters)