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* Why are the gods so bad at ''staying with'' a single mortal woman? Out of the ones we know about, two of the seemingly ''less'' dependable ones stayed with their loved ones until trageedy happened, but Athena and Poseidon both moved on without any reason whatsoever, and their partners also treat it as the most normal thing, and are still on JustFriends terms with them. Why, exactly?
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** Being a shipper of them myself I can definately say that it's Pair The Spares. People need to pair Nico with SOMEONE and Annabeth or Clarisse or Thalia just doesn't...work.
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* Dionysus' rant about heroes in the third book. It's already been mentioned above, but... Well, isn't Dionysus a halfblood? Even with the handwave, his mother was still a mortal. It's true that most heroes in greek mythology - demigods or not - were [[Jerkass idiots]] but Dionysus is one too. It really [[JustBugsMe]].
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* Dionysus' rant about heroes in the third book. It's already been mentioned above, but... Well, isn't Dionysus a halfblood? Even with the handwave, his mother was still a mortal. It's true that most heroes in greek mythology - demigods or not - were [[Jerkass idiots]] idiots, but Dionysus is one too. It really [[JustBugsMe]].just bugs me.
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* Dionysus' rant about heroes in the third book. It's already been mentioned above, but... Well, isn't Dionysus a halfblood? Even with the handwave, his mother was still a mortal. It's true that most heroes in greek mythology - demigods or not - were [[Jerkass idiots]], idiots]] but Dionysus is one too. It really [[JustBugsMe]].
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* Dionysus' rant about heroes in the third book. It's already been mentioned above, but... Well, isn't Dionysus a halfblood? Even with the handwave, his mother was still a mortal. It's true that most heroes in greek mythology - demigods or not - were [[Jerkass idiots]], but Dionysus is one too. It really [[JustBugsMe]].
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** He wanted Percy on his side. In Greek mythology you cant fight fate and so when a prophecy says when this douchebag turns sixteen hes either going to kill you or help you takeover the world you better goddamn make him want to work with you.
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** On the Japanese point maybe they do only have authority over the western world and the east has I don't know Zoastroa or Chinese ancestors or Budha or the God Emporer Of Mankind the story never really mentioned the east. Or maybe the Imperial family are the gods of the east. Stalin could have been mortal I know alot of people who dont count Georgia (The Country) as part of the western world and thus him being a Georgian by birth he wouldnt have been related to a Greek god.
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* So WWII in this verse was fought between the sons of Zeus and Poseidon and the sons of Hades. I can get behind Churchill and Roosevelt being sons of Zeus and Poseidon but what about Stalin? If Hades does indeed resemble "every dictator in history" then wouldn't Stalin be a son of his? And I can understand Hitler and Mussolini being sons of Hades but am I expected to believe that Emperor Hirohito was too? Especially with the concept of Japanese nobility descended from [[JapaneseMythology Amaterasu]] and the Olympians being explicitly described as "gods of the West" it just seems like a big oversight.
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***The SequelSeries actually has a specially made shotgun in the armory that fires celestial rounds
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***The other troper for got that all the explosives was of [[AWizardDidIt magical]] Greek fire so naturally it would do the job.
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* Celestial Bronze only harms mythical beings, correct? Seems to me that Percy and Co would be fairly screwed if Kronos just sent guys with guns after them. Hell, big strong guys with sticks would suffice because there's not much Percy's little "only kills monsters" blade could do to stop them. Granted that wouldn't be much of a story if Kronos just sicced a gang of mercenaries on Percy but if their weapons wouldn't work, what's to stop them from getting killed dead by mortals with shotguns?
* Demigod's level of power; how strong are we talking here? They're head and shoulders above laymen mortals but divine blood isn't the only way people come across enhanced strength and improved reflexes. Say if a demigod went up against a well trained mortal martial artist who would win? Could the Half-Bloods outfight a U.S. Marine or an SAS officer using comparable technology?
* Demigod's level of power; how strong are we talking here? They're head and shoulders above laymen mortals but divine blood isn't the only way people come across enhanced strength and improved reflexes. Say if a demigod went up against a well trained mortal martial artist who would win? Could the Half-Bloods outfight a U.S. Marine or an SAS officer using comparable technology?
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** It's better explained in the sequel that while their taste match the country the flame is brightest in, they are still connected to their birth country and would fade if it was destroyed.
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** PairTheSpares? Rachel fans [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy want their beloved to be happy]] so they attach her to the next most significant character. Nico fans may be looking for a romantic option for their favorite dead kid. Personally, I'm investigating [[CrackShip alternative]] [[CrossoverShip pairings]] for Nico mostly involving another [[TheKaneChronicles child of a death god...]]
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** I remember a mention in the third book of celestial bronze bullets. Annabeth's dad found some in her stash, right?
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*** Also keep in mind that the original seven Olympians were also the children of Titans. There's no biological (metabiological?) difference between the two factions; it's a matter of title, not species. So Apollo, Artemis, and Hermes aren't half-bloods (nor are Hephaestus and Athena, who are grandchildren of Titans, though their status isn't in dispute anyway). Dionysus still requires the above handwave, though.
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** True, but actually coming out and saying this to a god's face is only going to make them angry, and [[JerkAssGods you wouldn't like them when they're angry]]. [[BewareTheNiceOnes Not even Hestia]].
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** Artemis gives the Hunters eternal youth, not eternal life. Nowadays we don't tend to draw much of a distinction between the two, but [[AgeWithoutYouth Greek mythology did]].
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* The whole Nico/Rachel ship. I'm going to ask you other fans: Nico is 13/14. Rachel is 16/17. Rachel is now a maiden. Like, until death. Why are people shipping them?
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*** That's what happened in the Movie. Makes it seem more like Gabe though.
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** Apollo and Artemis's mom was a Titan. So was Hermes's, actually. I suppose that makes them demigod-demititans, but they're not mortal-parent demigods.
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** Apollo and Artemis's mom was a Titan. So was Hermes's, actually. I suppose that makes them demigod-demititans, but they're not mortal-parent demigods. demigods.
* What pissed me off is Dionysus' rant about heroes in the third book, pointing out how Thesus abandoned Ariadne. Cue Percy more or less just agreeing with it when the proper response would be, "demigods being dicks and assholes to mortals who help and/or love them, gee I wonder where they learned ''that'' from?" What with a fair number of greek heroes being the product of outright rape on the part of their divine parents, then being saddled with the blame for their parents' indiscretions and made to clean up after the gods' messes. Is it any surprise that most demigods are slightly less than well adjusted?
* What pissed me off is Dionysus' rant about heroes in the third book, pointing out how Thesus abandoned Ariadne. Cue Percy more or less just agreeing with it when the proper response would be, "demigods being dicks and assholes to mortals who help and/or love them, gee I wonder where they learned ''that'' from?" What with a fair number of greek heroes being the product of outright rape on the part of their divine parents, then being saddled with the blame for their parents' indiscretions and made to clean up after the gods' messes. Is it any surprise that most demigods are slightly less than well adjusted?
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** Apollo and Artemis's mom was a Titan. So was Hermes's, actually. I suppose that makes them demigod-demititans, but they're not mortal-parent demigods.
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** My Greek mythology is rusty but Dionysus was conceived by a mortal woman but upon seeing Zeus's divine form, she was incinerated and died. Zeus took the apparently took the embryo and sowed it into his thigh. So Dionysus can be handwaved. I don't remember about Apollo and Artemis though.
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** Well, [[spoiler:she did sacrifice herself to save the camp]].
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*Wouldn't Dionysus, Apollo, and Artemis all technically be half-bloods?
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* Rick Riordan has confirmed that Nico is not going to be in the first book of Heroes of Olympus. Cue rage from almost all the fans.
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** It was strongly implied he abused Percy.
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* The movie does not exist. There are so many...NoJustNo
* This troper hates it how everyone forgave [[spoiler: Selina. She basically betrayed camp and endangered them all. Because she was seduced by Luke.]]
* This troper hates it how everyone forgave [[spoiler: Selina. She basically betrayed camp and endangered them all. Because she was seduced by Luke.]]
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* Oh, Goddess, [[DisContinuity the movie]]. They tried TheWorfEffect and failed. Fifteen seconds of exposition telling us Annabeths' mom's the goddess of battle strategy is not enough to make camp-newbie Percy look badass when he defeats her. It just [[{{Chickification}} makes her look weak]].
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** The original post only made mention of Apollo, but come on - just about every Greek god and goddess did absolutely horrific things according to the commonly known and studied myths, and the gods do nothing to deny them. Why is ''anyone'' willing to give them any respect or look on them with anything but horror, even if they have stopped raping or killing out of petty revenge and so on? It's not fear in the series, and just because you have a parent doesn't mean you love them, so love isn't necessarily the reason...
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** Are we even sure his stoning was her fault? Maybe he was rooting through her stuff and did it to himself.
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*** It never says the gods forbid it, just that it doesn't happen - to squicky for the mortal raised halfbloods.
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*** Which makes sense if the Gods are the embodiments of Western Civilization - when they lived in a time when rape was okay, they raped. Now that it's a big no no, they don't do it anymore.
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** Isn't it implied that those turned to stone by Medusa don't actually die unless their statue is broken? I'm pretty sure Percy said something about Gabe not deserving eternal punishment, even though he was such a horrible guy.
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* I hope they weren't going for PC-ness by casting a black actor as Grover, because the overload of [[HappinessInSlavery unfortunate]] [[LeisureSuitLarry black]] [[UncleTomfoolery stereotypes]] the character had pretty much ruined it.
