History Literature / PercyJacksonandtheOlympians

** This is sort of subverted in ''The Last Olympian'' where it's explained that gods have no DNA so it's totally not creepy for half-bloods from different godly parents [[IncestSubtext to date]], like Silena Beauregard to Charles Beckendorf.[[note]] Aphrodite is the daughter of Ouranos, thus the half sister of Kronos and Rhea. That makes her Hephaestus' grand aunt. But is ignored since the god do not have DNA and the relation is fairly distant.[[/note]] They do specify that two demigods from the same parent (a son and daughter of Athena, for example) would never ever consider dating.

** This is sort of subverted in ''The Last Olympian'' where it's explained that gods have no DNA so it's totally not creepy for half-bloods from different godly parents [[IncestSubtext to date]], like Silena Beauregard to Charles Beckendorf.[[note]]Though the parents of those two, Aphrodite and Hephaestus, aren't related either.[[/note]] They do specify that two demigods from the same parent (a son and daughter of Athena, for example) would never ever consider dating.

* ''The Wrath of the Triple Goddess'' (2024)

-->'''Grover:''' Imagine standing in a wheat field in Kansas. ''Forever.''

* ''The Wrath of the Three Headed Goddess'' (2024)

* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler: Luke]] for Percy.

* MagicPants: At the end of the Sea of Monsters, [[spoiler: when the Golden Fleece heals Thalia it leaves her appearing as a teenager (her current chronological age), although she was much younger when she was mortally wounded and [[ItMakesSenseInContext turned into a tree]]. Thankfully, the clothes she was wearing are also adjusted so that they still fit.]]

* RedHerring: The entire series builds up to Percy and his role in the Great Prophecy. Kronos' army and the Olympians obsess over what to do with him, and whether he'll develop into the savior or destroyer of Olympus when he reaches his impermissible sixteenth birthday. Two more possible candidates for the half-blood of the prophecy are also introduced (Thalia and Nico), meddling the possible outcome further. So, when the battle of the Second Titan War finally comes, what role does Percy play as the forbidden demigod? [[spoiler: In a direct sense, nothing. The "hero" the prophecy described that would end the war actually turns out to be a different person. The motivation as to why the war even happened ultimately had nothing to do with Percy, with him instead always just being a means to an end. And, all in all, the prophecy being fulfilled on Percy's sixteenth birthday had nothing to do with anything. In the grand scheme of things, the fact that the preservation or destruction of Olympus would occur the next time a half-blood of the eldest three gods turned sixteen was more or less a random tidbit the Oracle decided to use to mark the date, considering the fact that it wouldn't happen for quite some time. And to top it all off, the only reason a half-blood child of those gods wouldn't turn sixteen for such a long time was solely because of the prophecy in the first place!]]

** Thalia/Luke. Two best friends who ran away together for roughly three years. Then Luke [[spoiler:joining the Titans because one of his reasons was because of her death.]] ''The Titan's Curse'' also has a lot of moments where you find out that Thalia once considered [[spoiler: joining the Hunters, but did not want to because she would be away from Luke.]] Then there was their final battle in ''The Titan's Curse'' which implied quite a bit.

* WellDoneSonGuy: This is one of the most primary themes in the series. Every half-blood yearns for their godly parent to respect, be proud of, or even just ''acknowledge'' them. But it's made clear that most of the gods simply don't really care or even remember a lot of their demigod children, which is why so many kids at Camp Half-Blood go unclaimed. This feeling of abandonment is precisely what caused Luke to side with Kronos, and convince so many other demigods to join him. [[spoiler: The series ends with Luke's ultimate goal (to stop the gods from ignoring their children) being fulfilled, with it now being mandated that the Olympians must claim all their kids by the time they turn thirteen.)]]

* CueTheFlyingPigs: A particularly dangerous one is the Clazmonian Sow who lives around Cloudcroft, New Mexico.

** The cannibals in ''The Sea of Monsters'' are: Marrow Sucker, Skull Eater, and... [[AerithAndBob Joe Bob]].

** Luke sarcastically address Percy and Annabeth as his cousins in ''Sea of Monsters''. This was before the series established the only godly DNA that counts is your parent, ergo making none of them legitimate cousins, which is a a fact that Luke would know.

* FirstPersonSmartass: Percy himself. It's probably common among [[HalfHumanHybrid half-bloods]] as an extension of how they cope with their diagnosed-as-[=ADHD=] battle instincts. After all, if you find yourself standing before Hades, god of the dead, who's cloaked in a robe sewn together from souls of the damned, then wondering what some poor saps must've done to get themselves assigned [[ImagineTheAudienceNaked to being his boxer shorts]] has got to be better than having your mind lock up in fear.

In the books the Greek gods have moved to the United States, and their home, Olympus, is now located at the 600th floor of the Empire State Building. They have many [[SemiDivine demigod]] children with mortal humans. Unfortunately, these demigods [[WeirdnessMagnet attract mythological monsters]], so they must travel to a safe haven in Long Island, New York, called "Camp Half-Blood", and learn to fight. The books get progressively DarkerAndEdgier throughout the series as a war with the Titans approaches.

The books in the main series are:

Starting from 2023, in commemoration of the [[Series/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians2023 TV adaptation]], Riordan is writing a trilogy serving as an {{interquel}} set in Percy's senior year of high school. The books so far are:

* DramaticThunder: It tends to happen a lot thanks to Zeus, so naturally it's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]].

Starting from 2023, in commemoration of the [[Series/PercyJacksonAndTheOlypians2023 TV adaptation]], Riordan is writing a trilogy serving as an {{interquel}} set in Percy's senior year of high school. The books so far are:

* AdaptationalDyeJob: Due to Rick Riordan's preference of AbilityOverAppearance, most of the actors in the Disney Plus series look a bit different than their book counterparts. Examples include: [[invoked]]
** Percy and Annabeth. In the books, Percy has black hair like his father while Annabeth is blonde. In the show, their hair colors are switched and while Annabeth is described as having tanned skin, she is played by Leah Sava Jeffries, who is Black.
** Averted with Sally Jackson, who is played by brunette actresses in both adaptations.
** Clarisse also retains her brown hair and eye color, but in the Disney Plus series, she has brown skin.
** Luke is described as a blond surfer dude according to Percy. As with Annabeth, his and Percy's hair colors are swapped.

** That is the beauty of it. You can't fight fate: the only way to not fulfill a prophecy is to simply not hear it, because once you do, it will happen.

* StealthPun: In the fifth book, everyone in New York, "the city that never sleeps", has fallen asleep thanks to Morpheus.
* StevenUlyssesPerhero: Several demigod children, including Travis and Connor ''Stoll'', the sons of Hermes, god of thieves, as well as Katie ''Gardner'' and Miranda ''Gardiner'', both daughters of Demeter, goddess of agriculture.

-->'''Grover:''' You slaughter Apollo's sacred cows?! YouMonster\\
'''Geryon:''' [[DeadpanSnarker What gave it away, my three bodies?]]

* DecidedByOneVote: After Grover reveals [[spoiler:to the Council of Cloven Elders that Pan is dead and disappeared]] in ''The Battle of the Labyrinth'', he is initially disbelieved. However, Dionysus does and argues on his behalf. The voting body is divided, and come time to vote, Dionysus' vote counts double (being a God), and forces a tie. The group thenceforth splits in two, based on whether they trust the new information.

* TheHerosBirthday: Inverted. The fourth book ends on Percy's birthday. The entire series leads up to his DangerousSixteenthBirthday, but the epilogue ends things somewhat later.

''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' is a [[MiddleGradeLiterature middle-grade]] UrbanFantasy series by Creator/RickRiordan based on [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]]. It spawned ''Literature/TheCampHalfBloodSeries''; the SequelSeries, ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'' and ''Literature/TheTrialsOfApollo'' have their own pages.

* ''Series/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians2023'': A live-action series on Creator/DisneyPlus, announced on May 14, 2020. Unlike the film adaptations, Riordan is more actively involved with the development of the series. The first two episodes will release on December 20, 2023. Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz (''Series/BlackSails'') act as showrunners, James Bobin (''Film/{{The Muppets|2011}}'') directs the pilot, and Creator/WalkerScobell (''Film/TheAdamProject'') stars as Percy.

* A live-action series on Creator/DisneyPlus, announced on May 14, 2020. Unlike the film adaptations, Riordan is more actively involved with the development of the series. The first two episodes will release on December 20, 2023. Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz (''Series/BlackSails'') act as showrunners, James Bobin (''Film/{{The Muppets|2011}}'') directs the pilot, and Creator/WalkerScobell (''Film/TheAdamProject'') stars as Percy.

* A live-action series on Creator/DisneyPlus, announced on May 14, 2020. Unlike the film adaptations, Riordan is more actively involved with the development of the series. Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz (''Series/BlackSails'') act as showrunners, James Bobin (''Film/{{The Muppets|2011}}'') directs the pilot, and Creator/WalkerScobell (''Film/TheAdamProject'') stars as Percy.