The Lightning Thief

said it was his “way of honoring the potential of all the kids [he had] known who have those conditions. It’s not a bad thing to be different. Sometimes it’s the mark of being very, very talented. That’s what Percy discovers about himself in The Lightning…

I have just read a book called ‘’Percy Jackson The Demigod Files’’ by Rick Riordan and I thought it was a very interesting book and it is one of the best books I have read. There were three different storys in the book but all of them were about Percy Jackson. Percy is the main charahter in the book and he is the son of Poseidon and his mother is a mortal human. Since his father is immortal and his mother is a mortal human, that makes him a demigod/half-blood. Percy appears to live a normal…

The Temptation of Corrupt Desires Since the beginning of mankind, we, as humans, have always struggled with controlling and deterring our debauched desires. Whether it be the prehistoric hunt of predator and prey, a medieval fight to death among knights in shining armor, or a politician’s deceit in pursuit of power and stature; the struggle of resisting temptation has always been present. This struggle of succumbing to our desires is often reflected in different works of literature throughout…

either, but he’s in a lot of the movie. They got a lot of the movie right in sync with the book, also. I don’t want to sound like one of those people who just rant about the big differences between movies and books. *cough* Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief *cough* But I also want to point out some similarities. They got most of the Freshman year stuff right and included a lot of stuff I wouldn’t even…

It is common in Greek plays for the gods to have some influence in the outcome of the play. Whether its The Odyssey or Antigone, the gods will have some part to play in the plot. Another thing that is common in all plays are themes. In the Odyssey there were many themes because it was such a long story, and even in Antigone there are a lot of themes such as; Fate and Free Will, Rules and Order, and Divine Law is Greater than Human Law. The theme that is most common in Greek stories is Divine Law…

all of them. Poseidon chose the ocean for what he would rule because he loved adventure and he thought the ocean would be just one big adventure. Poseidon can be a nice guy as long as you don’t make him mad. In the book Percy Jackson and the lightning thief you can see some of Poseidon’s traits in Percy, like anger, how he holds a grudge, and also how he can be very caring. They show in this book that Poseidon and his brother are both enraged at each other because Zeus thinks that Poseidon…

Ithaca. Including that wanna be Odysseus ringleader dude.Is Odysseus a hero? Odysseus somehow outsmarted the son of the god (that tried to destroy him earlier). It would be bad enough if it was like that Luke guy that’s the antagonist in “The Lightning Thief,” but this was a huge cannibalistic cyclops that has the bloodline of a god. It’s not like he just used his strength (which would have been a lot cooler to watch) he used his thinking cap which is something most Odysseus look likes…

The myth of Medusa originated in Greece. Medusa’s first introduction into literature was in 1940 in Sigmund Freud’s Das Medusenhaupt (Medusa’s Head). She has also appeared in Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. Mythology is always a changing story that is passed down orally from generation to generation so no one really knows the whole story of Medusa. She has been featured in the television show, Blood Ties, films such as Clash of the Titans, music by British band UB40 with a song called Madame…

However, Percy’s return home is not the same as Odysseus’. This is so because, while Odysseus returns by his own great power and triumph, Percy returns with the help of his friends and the Greek gods. Rick Riordan, the author of The Lightning Thief, shows the aid that Percy was given with: “Two of [the Nymphs] took my [Percy Jackson’s] arms, pulling me along. I remember making it to the clearing, a counselor shouting for help, a centaur blowing a conch horn” (Riordan 369). After Percy gets…

Greek mythology is the collection of myths that talk about the Greek's gods, heroes, their nature, and their culture. Ares is known as the God of War, but he is also known for influencing the modern day world and creating acts of destruction. Ares, the God of War, is the son of Zeus and Hera. Both of Ares's parent's hated him. He was the most hated son of Zeus. (Hamilton 31) In some legends Ares and his sister, Eris were born when Hera touched a flower. This shows one of the reasons that Zeus…