Percy Jackson's Tragic Hero

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Percy Jackson is a twelve year old boy who lives with his mother, Sally Jackson, and Gabe Ugliano in New York. He is a Half-Blood meaning that one of his parents is a god. His father is Poseidon. His mother is taken by Hades to the Underworld. He is offered a quest and a prophecy at Camp Half-Blood where he takes refugees. A prophecy is a prediction, he is told the prophecy by an Oracle. Percy Jackson must face the god who has turned, see items safely returned, will be betrayed by one who calls him a friend, and will fail to save what matters most in the end.
For the first part of the prophecy, “You shall go west, and face the god who has turned” Percy has to travel west. The god who has turned is Ares. According to Page 324, Ares says “

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