Gladiola is a generous, miniature, and pink poodle. He ran away from his home before the events of The Lightning Thief, but he was later found by the satyr Grover Underwood. He then agreed to be returned to his owner as a favor to Grover
Percy Jackson and the Olympians[]
The Lightning Thief[]
After the horrors of Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium, Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and Grover Underwood take refuge in the woods. While Percy and Annabeth are asleep, Grover finds Gladiola and befriends him. Since Grover has the ability to talk to animals, Gladiola tells Grover about the rich family that he ran away from. At first, Percy Jackson refused to say hello to the dog, but eventually agreed when Annabeth Chase pointed out that Gladiola was their ticket West. When Grover found him and talked to him, he told him about the $200 reward if he was found and returned, and agreed to be returned so Percy's group could use the reward to buy train tickets to go West. The dog is considered generous because he didn't like his home and ran away, but was willing to go back to help Grover, Percy and Annabeth.
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Trivia[]
- In The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Gladiola is omitted from the play and the three are given Amtrak tickets by a squirrel rather then buying them with the reward money.