Percy Jackson Description

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Percy Jackson is the the main character and the narrator of the novel. He is the demigod the son of Poseidon, the ruler of the sea an done of the big three gods. He is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Dyslexia.
While he lacks his friend's intelligence, he has the loyalty and bravery. He has never been normal in his life. He attended 6 different schools in 6 years. He is a trouble magnet, no matter how hard he tries to avoid it.
Growing up, he never knew his real father. His mother married Gabe Ugliano (known as Smelly Gabe) who is making their life a living hell.
Percy describes what it is like to have ADHD in the book as below:
I have moments like that a lot, when my brain falls asleep or something, and the next
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She fell in love with Poseidon and had Percy, and then married a terrible man named Gabe Ugliano to try to keep Percy’s demigod scent hidden from the monsters. The Minotaur seems to kill her early in the book, but it is later revealed that she was actually taken hostage by Hades.

Luke Castellen
Luke Castellan is the demigod son of Hermes. He is portrayed as a jovial person, but he is upset at his father and desires revenge by stealing the lightning bolt and the Helm of Darkness. He proclaims himself to be the ultimate follower of Kronos, the Lord of the Titans.

Poseidon
Poseidon is Percy’s father, the Sea God. He is one of the Big Three Gods.

Zeus
God of the Sky and owner of the master bolt, the object whose theft catalyzes Percy’s quest. Zeus is temperamental and proud, and it is best not to cross him.

Chiron
Chiron trains campers at Camp Half-Blood, and for a time, he went under the alias of Mr. Brunner, Percy's Latin teacher.

Hades
Hades is the god of the Underworld and presumed to be the one who stole Zeus' lightning bolt in an effort to start war. He is portrayed as an evil god who is self-serving. It is revealed later that his Helm of Darkness was stolen, and he mistakenly believed that Percy stole it. Percy retrieved it along with the lightning bolt.
Cerberus: three headed dog that guards the

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