The Role Of Mistakes Made In Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

Greek Heroes and Bad Mistakes Do Not Mix All throughout time heros have been saving the day but they have also made some bad decisions. In “Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes” Rick Riordan uses Percy Jackson to narrate a collection of stories about heroes who have made good and bad choices. Percy tells twelve stories about ancient greek heroes who although made some good decisions also had obstacles or fatal flaws to face which led to them making bad decisions. Through Psyche's mistrust, Daedalus’s jealousy and Orpheus’s doubt Riordan shows readers that even the smartest and talented can make mistakes. To start in Psyche's story she made the mistake of looking at her husband while he was sleeping. She did this because her jealous sisters filled her mind with lies and fear. The rules of her marriage were simple: she can not leave the property and she can not look upon her husband, his identity must remain a secret. But her choice to break one of the two rules …show more content…
Orpheus was an incredibly talented musician. He had so many adoring fans he could not go anywhere without being sighted. But his wife had a stalker. Her stalker had lead her to her death (by accident). Orpheus was falling apart, he no longer had a reason to live. Until her had the idea he would go to the underworld to get her back. Because of his talent he played the lyre all the way through the Underworld. Hades allowed his request for his wife, he just could never look back on his way out and she would follow. But if he looked back even a little she would be gone forever. He could not do it, and he lost her. “A few feet behind him, in the shadows of the tunnel, less than a stone’s throw from the sunlight, his beautiful wife stood… The rosy color was starting to return to her face. …Orpheus had tried to save her. He had failed,” (Riordan 345). That was his biggest mistake, looking back and doubting his love and his