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DrNoPuma
(Ten years in the joint)
2016-01-24 12:54:56
Bump. Here are some more things I remember:
- This book was the first in a series.
- I think in the second book, the monsters go to Atlantis.
- In the first book, there was a scene where the Nemean Lion kills one of the villain's soldiers in defense, and he feels awful about it. It takes a lot of effort from the rest of the team to cheer him up.
DrNoPuma
(Ten years in the joint)
2016-01-24 13:04:18
YES!!! YESSS!!! I FOUND IT! It's Corydon And The Island Of Monsters!
Please make this canon, DC. I love the idea of the Joker and Harley's hyenas acting like them.

A kids/young adult fantasy novel I read probably some time around the late 2000's. It takes place in ancient Greece, in a world where all its mythical creatures are real. The main character is a boy with goat legs, but he isn't referred to as a satyr. Instead, the villagers call him a name that meant something like "demon child."
The villagers ostracize this boy, so he comes to live with a group of monsters. I can't remember much about which ones there were: There was definitely a harpy, and the Nemean Lion. I think there was also a hydra, and I think there was also Medusa, or some other gorgon. I think there was one part where they summoned a giant made out of bronze, or some other metal.
The main villain is similar to Gaston - he is a human man who is well-known and loved by his peers. When he finds out about the monsters, he organizes an army to go and kill them. In an intentional, hilarious use of Anachronism Stew, he even starts a line of action figures based on himself!
I think the gods - most likely Zeus himself - were the ones who wanted the villain to go kill the monsters.
The harpy has a Disney Death.
The book's overall theme is that Dark Is Not Evil.
Any ideas on what this is?
Edited by DrNoPuma