He says that gods - the immortal beings that control the forces of nature and human endeavors - are a smaller matter, but they are real.
When Percy asks whether there is a God, Chiron tells him that God with a capital G is a different than the Greek gods, and he doesn’t want to address the metaphysical. Children of the Big Three gods (Hades, Zeus and Poseidon) have greater powers than other demi-gods and also have a stronger aura that attracts more monsters. Their children, such as Percy, are powerful demi-gods. As in the ancient myths, the gods and goddesses still have affairs with humans. For example, Percy says the visits of agriculture goddess Demeter, not the tilt of the planet, create the seasons. The premise of The Lightning Thief is that the gods of mythology exist today and control world events with their magical powers. Hades restores Percy’s mother to life, and Percy decides to put up with monster attacks in order to try living with her again outside of Half-Blood Hill. Percy, Grover and Annabeth return as heroes to Half-Blood Hill. He meets his father for the first time, as well as Zeus, and explains Kronos’ plan. Percy visits Olympus (via an elevator inside the Empire State Building).
Along the way, they encounter numerous creatures and gods who strive to prevent them from reaching California.Īfter a tour through the Underworld and a meeting with Hades, the kids realize Kronos, king of the Titans - and father of Zeus, Hades and Poseidon - is trying to pit his sons against one another with the help of Ares, god of war. The kids travel cross-country by train and bus. The modern-day Underworld exists beneath the city of Los Angeles, while the modern Olympus is above New York City. Half-Blood Hill administrators send Percy (along with Grover and another camper named Annabeth) to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus’ thunderbolt from Hades, who supposedly stole it. Percy learns he is the only living son of Poseidon, the sea god, and that he possesses many powers that are enhanced when he comes in contact with water.īecause of a misunderstanding between Poseidon, Zeus and Hades, a war seems imminent. Many of these kids stay at Half-Blood Hill to hone their demi-god skills and avoid the monsters that attack them outside of the camp. They still have affairs with humans, creating children with special powers, who often struggle in the human world. The gods of mythology are alive and well, ruling over the current center of the universe, America. Grover (who turns out to be a satyr, or half man/half goat) and others nurse Percy back to health with ambrosia and explain that he and the other campers are children of Greek gods. A half-man/half-bull attacks him as he prepares to cross the property line, and Percy wakes up in the camp, knowing the creature has either taken or killed his mother.
His mother and best friend, Grover, rush him to a summer camp called Half-Blood Hill. Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson, diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD, is about to get kicked out of another boarding school when monsters start chasing him.
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