History Heartwarming / PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians

* When picking companions for her quest in the Labyrinth, Annabeth, after choosing Percy and Grover, ''breaks'' the ancient RuleOfThree to include Tyson as well. Considering how Annabeth treated the young Cyclops back in book two, she has really come a long way in accepting Tyson as a friend.

!!''The Lightning Thief''

!!''The Sea of Monsters''

!!''The Titan's Curse''

!!''The Battle of the Labyrinth''

!!''The Last Olympian''

!!''The Chalice of the Gods''

!!''Percy Jackson's Greek Gods''

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!The Lightning Thief

!The Sea of Monsters

!The Titan's Curse

!The Battle of the Labyrinth

!The Last Olympian

!The Chalice of the Gods

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** Heck, Poseidon in general, especially when he interacts with Percy. Even if he doesn't show up often, what we ''do'' get of him shows that he ''does'' truly care about Percy. [[PetTheDog Somewhere deep inside, some of the gods]] ''do'' [[HiddenHeartofGold have hearts.]]

* What is the password of the flying sneakers Hermes gave to Luke? "Maia"--[[MommasBoy the name of Hermes' own mother.]]

* At the end of the book, after they have just won the chariot race, Annabeth kisses Percy on the cheek and the cheering crowd goes even more wild in response. Heck, [[EveryoneCanSeeIt even the fish could see it.]]

--> ''"No! Do not offer, Zoe! I forbid you."''

-->'''Artemis:''' You did well. For a man.
-->'''Percy:''' (narrating) I was going to protest, but then I realized that it was the first time she didn't call me a boy.

-->'''Tyson:''' All hail, Perseus Jackson, Hero of Olympus...and my big brother!

* Rather than physically overcoming Geras (something that, as said god is the [[AnthropomorphicPersonification personification]] of old age, is literally impossible for any mortal to do), Percy ends their fight by ''embracing'' him, giving him a hug and symbolically acknowledging that he ''wants'' to grow old, together with Annabeth and all his friends, accepting all the negative aspects because the positives of having a long life well lived are worth it. This actually briefly brings Geras to tears, expressing that he can barely remember the last time he'd been hugged, and he agrees to end the fight and give Percy the chalice, knowing that Percy does truly understand the value of mortality and won't use it to become immortal. Before he leaves he tells Percy that he looks forward to wrestling with him well into the future.

** He goes on a brief AuthorTract about how the story of Pandora is used by men to justify blaming women for everything that's gone wrong in the world, '''but''' Pandora was explicitly '''set up by the gods''' to fail, literally '''designed''' by them to be unable to resist opening the box, and yet they're apparently blameless.

* He also never excuses the wrongdoings of any demigod (for example he says saying Hera caused Heracles' madness that made him kill his family is letting him off easy as he has a well-documented case of HairTriggerTemper and he killed a teacher in rage when he was 12) or even god (not even the more questionable deeds of his father such as taking revenge on Minos by having his wife fall in love with the sacrificial bull or raping Demeter in horse-form) in both ''Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes'' and ''Percy Jackson's Greek Gods'', and at the end of Arachne's story, he asks, "What's the conclusion to draw? Many say it's to never even think you can be as good as a god and not to even try to outdo them but I think that's wrong. Arachne ''was'' that good."

** As a heartwarming {{Bookend}}, Percy's journey began with Annabeth and Grover by his side in the first book, so it would be fair that they also partake in Percy's final battle against Kronos[=/=]Luke in the final book, showcasing just how far these three have come to work together since they were twelve.

* Overall, seeing how much Percy's semi-normal life has improved after having to spend his adolescence dealing with Titans and Giants. He's a senior in high school, working hard to get to college, and hanging out with his bestest friends in the whole world, Annabeth and Grover.

** Annabeth and Grover even joining Percy on his quests for college letters without hesitation, bringing the trio back together like the old times.

* Poseidon tells Percy that he is done with his quest, and Percy tries to argue with him for a second, but quickly forces himself to back down. In response to this, Poseidon faintly smiles because, apparently, offspring of Poseidon find it hard to be obedient - a trait which they inherit from their father. Earlier it was mentioned that Poseidon didn't know what to make of Percy, but now, for the first time, he sees himself in his son.
-->'''Poseidon:''' ''Obedience does not come naturally to you, does it?... I must take some blame for that, I suppose. The sea does not like to be restrained.''

** Sally is described by now as having "grey streaks" in her hair. Poseidon calls her "as beautiful as ever" showing that it's not ''just'' looks he cares about - he ''genuinely'' loved Sally, even if they can't be together.

-->'''Percy''': Hestia, I give this to you as an offering.\\
'''Hestia''', ''tilting her head'': I am the least of the gods. Why would you trust me with this?\\
'''Percy''': You're [[TitleDrop the last Olympian]]. And the most important.\\
'''Hestia''': And why is that, Percy Jackson?\\
'''Percy''': Because Hope survives best at the hearth. Guard it for me, and [[DespairEventHorizon I won't be tempted to give up again]].\\
''[Hestia] smiled. She took'' ''the jar'' ''in her hands and it began to glow. The hearth fire burned a little brighter.''\\
'''Hestia''': Well done, Percy Jackson. May the gods bless you.
** Hestia ''being there'' in the first place. She takes the effort to personally visit camp (even if gods can be in more than one place at once), all to improve the atmosphere and create a home away from home (or, Hades, for some even ''a home, period'') to these kids who go through such piles of Minotaur dung in their lives (see the unsorted entry under Tear Jerker) that they celebrate at the end of each summer "yay I didn't die this year either!". Because she is the goddess of the hearth and home and by the Olympians ''everyone deserves to have that''.

* When recounting the escapades of Jason and the Argonauts, he comments on the fight of Polydeuces (he of Castor's twin, from the Dioscuri), he says that even if that particular child might not look like much at first glance, underestimating a kid of Zeus is a grave mistake- and gives special props to "my bro" Jason Grace (and presumably also including Thalia in the compliment).
* Snark and opinions aside, Percy mostly sticks to the ancient myths he's recounting. The only time he really goes on about a god's modern-day circumstances is when he talks about Amphritite, a Nereid and wife of Poseidon -- and Percy's stepmother. While Amphritite was rather cold when we glimpsed her in ''The Last Olympian'', Percy takes a moment to give her kudos for not taking out her issues with her husband on his innocent children, and says she doesn't give him a hard time for leaving his clothes on the floor, she bakes him cookies, and, as far as he knows, she's never tried to kill him-- which is "all you can ask of an immortal stepmother."

** The fact that, truthfully, Poseidon does ''not'' suck as a husband or a father. Yes, he's cheated on Amphitrite, but he respects her and honours her and do you see him trying to make anyone ''else'' his wife? No. So, evidently, he's ''happy'' with her and she is like Persephone - she's enough to keep him comfortable.
* Simply the fact that if there is one thing the big royally screwed-up family of Olympians agrees on, it's that ''nobody messes with Hestia with impunity'', and if anyone tries, all the gods will be after that person faster than you can say "Uh-oh." Her family includes Zeus, who can kill someone with ease with thunderbolts; Hades, ''who is the literal God of Death'' and will make your afterlife a living hell; Poseidon, who is the God of the Sea and no less dangerous than Zeus (would ''you'' like all the oceans in the world drowning you at once? No? Poseidon could do it if sufficiently angry enough); Demeter, ''who can backtalk Hades''; and Hera, who ''killed all of Hercules's family with merely a flick of her wrist.''

* Similar to the above, Argus, the 100-eyed-giant is working at the camp. The same Argus who according to the mythology was tasked by Hera to forever guard her sacred grove, also known as the Garden of the Hesperides. The implication being that Hera, forever described as easy to anger and petty in her (rightful) jealousy, lent the best guardsman she could think of to guard demigods, including those who are the fruit of her husband's cheating (even if it does have an undertone of "I'm watching you..." as well- Argus and his many eyes are the reason for the pattern on the peacock, one of Hera's sacred animals).