Percy Jackson and the Olympians

invoke him with oaths and curses” (Graves 122). Normally Hades is not considered one of the twelve Olympians on Mount Olympus because he never visits but dwells in the underworld. In many stories about demigods or Greek mythology, the heroes usually must travel to the underworld and come back to prove themselves. For example, this theme recurs throughout the stories of The Odyssey, Hercules, and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. These heroes must fight their way out or be cunning. Hades likes to collect

The Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, etc. that were prominent deities in Greece so long ago are still seen as well as heard and learned about today in modern society. All though, some Greek figures are more popular and more well known than others, like Athena, for example. Athena (meaning unknown; could be derived from the Greek for “sharp” (ather) and the Greek for “praise” (aine)) ["Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Athena."] is also known as Minerva (lit. “mind”/”to remember” in Latin and

the term mythology, he or she normally will associate the word with the Greeks or the Romans because of the well-known myth and specifically the gods and goddesses. For instance, movies like Hercules, Clash of the Titans , 300, and the Percy Jackson and the Olympian are renowned films that people love and since people know these films, they tend to know general information about the background of the Romans and Greek mythology. Furthermore, the planets and days of the week are named after Roman and

Tumblr has been compared to the sea. It’s blue. It gets progressively scarier the deeper you go. It’s full of ships. (The uninformed might call these “couples” or “relationships”.) But on a good day, it’s as peaceful as ocean waves crashing against the shore. It’s the perfect vacation spot, a place you can go to get away from life while still in the comfort of your own home. I get away from life a lot, especially considering I don’t have much of one. Today, I was aimlessly scrolling through my