Percy Jackson’s mum in the story is called Sally Jackson who was in a relationship with Poseidon, who left her to go on a journey across the Atlantic Ocean, and he never came back. Sally is now married to Gabe who wasn’t very nice, smelt and didn’t really care about Percy, but...
At demigod camp, Percy learns that he’s always had godlike talents. His dyslexia really means his mind is “wired for Ancient Greek” (which is a tremendous detriment in 21st century America) and his ADHD means he’s always ready for action, to fight (revealing a fundamental misunderstandin...
The imagery of a thief aligns with the cultural understanding of shepherding in ancient Palestine, where shepherds had to protect their flocks from thieves and predators. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical theme of spiritual warfare, where Satan is described as a thief who seeks to...
There you are, reclining in the sunshine, and before you know it, you have reached for your glitter gel pens and your new notebooks. Then you are jotting down the ancient stories you know and the ones you don’t. It doesn’t take long before you are wondering whether you could plot ...
It was often used in ancient Greek tragedies to show that mankind was susceptible to flaw. This was present in Sophocles 's tragedy, Oedipus the King. The protagonist of the tragedy,Oedipus, was not exempt from his own flaws. Oedipus’s traits of excessive pride and desire for knowing the...
GREEK fablesCONTENT analysisAGEISMPOPULAR cultureHe was an "ugly" slave. Born around 620 BCE, Aesop has magnificently depicted timeless sociological issues in numerous universally known fables. Unknown in schools, for being probably too "popular" to be taken seriously, Aesop fa...
Suddenly, mythical creatures seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. The gods of Mount Olympus, he's coming to realize, are very much alive in the twenty-first century. And worse, he's angered a few of them: Zeus's ma...
Percy Jackson is not exceptional. He suffers from ADHD and dyslexia, which make school difficult. Percy doesn’t understand all the strange and weird things that happen around him on a regular basis. It isn’t until he goes on a field trip to a museum filled with ancient Greek artifacts ...
Sure, the folklore is not so discreetly ripped straight from Greek Mythology, but as I LOVE these tales I was damn pleased. In the end, I am so, so curious about the directionsMegan Whalen Turnerwill choose for her story, I cannot wait a day to find out. I need more. ...
A dyslexic American teenager, discovering that he is the descendant of an ancient Greek god, embarks on a quest to settle an ongoing otherworldly conflict. ABSTRACT In a world where the Greek gods are alive and well and feuding with each other like bitter relatives, Zeus meets Poseidon at th...