New wild guesses at the bottom of the page, thanks
WMGs for the TV show go here.
- Probably Jossed - another series, dealing with Norse Mythology and in the same overall setting, is in the works, so we're more likely to see the Greek and Norse gods (and Egyptians) deal with one another.
- I think you forgot two more Chaoses. Does it seem like Chaos gets used a lot for villainous characters, or am i just paranoid?
- Did someone mention Chaos?
- Doesn't the source mythology inherently Joss this?
- Yes, I'm pretty sure that Apollo was supposed to be the source of the Oracle's powers.
- It is sort of implied that the Oracle is Python, the dragon Apollo killed in order to create the Oracle. Still, the WMG is plausible as well.
- Yes, I'm pretty sure that Apollo was supposed to be the source of the Oracle's powers.
- Definitely true, since The Kane Chronicles references Percy Jackson a lot.
- Maybe they'll fight each other.
- Right now, Gaia has been awakened and is all gearing up to get her vengeance on. In the Kane chronicles Sadie brings a message between Nut and Geb, the divinely separated gods of the earth and sky. That and, you know, very likely aspects of Ouranos and Gaia respectively. Nice Job Breaking It, Hero anyone?
- A series involving Norse Mythology is confirmed.
- The hero of the Norse Mythology series is Annabeth’s cousin.
- There is a one shot where Percy Jackson meets Carter Kane.
- The crossover series will bring in several myths from other cultures in addition to blending Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology. A few possibilities:
- Coyote, who will end up on the heroes' side. He and Hermes will have a prank war of literally deific proportions.
- Baba Yaga. When they see her house, Sadie will say, "I REALLY hate chickens".
- And the villains will be no less than the Great Old Ones. And in order to make the stars right, they'll have to get rid of all the constellations the Greek gods threw up their. Unfortunately for them, that will also unleash those same heroes back into the world, from Perseus to Orion to Zoe Nightshade.
- Alternatively, the villain is none other than the very first hero, Gilgamesh, who succeeded in attaining the herb of immortality and simply lied about it. He harbours a huge grudge against gods - all gods - for the death of Enkidu, and is driven by the need for revenge. After he wiped out the Sumerian pantheon, humanity simply dreamt up more gods to replace them and he realized that he would have to wait for humanity to be ready to live without gods and faded into the shadows. Now with scepticism and atheism on the rise he feels that the time has come, and begins setting the various pantheons against each other (re:Son of Sobek) to weaken them while he recruits a mixed army of dissenters from each pantheon, eventually revealing himself and declaring war on divinity itself.
- This must happen!
At some point in the world's past, an apocalyptic event dropped the rest of the world into complete and utter chaos; the United States is the last holdout of civilization.
- Possibly debunked by Apollo talking about going to Japan to learn Haiku, which makes it sound that other areas besides the US are not part of the civilized world (Though, who knows what a god might consider recent.)
- Also, Canada is said to be where Lastrigonian Giants are from - and the way it's said makes it seem like there's nothing else there.
- Doesn't Frank's family live in Canada though? And considering the person who tells Percy this has been shown to exhibit pretty much every form of Fantastic Racism...
- Debunked by the fact that in the second series, with Egyptian gods, a half-blood is living in London.
- Also debunked by the fact that at the end of the series the satyrs have been overwhelmed with leads on new half bloods from all over the world.
- What? No, it's referred to as the heart of western civilization. At no point do they say there is no other civilization.
- It is stated that the "Flame" of Western Civilisation moves from country to country, and shown by the examples of Greece and Rome in Ho O, once the flame has moved on these countries still exist, so that means that, alongside Greece and Rome, most of the Western world still exists
- "An apocalyptic event dropped the rest of the world into complete and utter chaos". This series concerns Greek Mythology. So this universe is the distant future of God of War?
- Jossed; the first two chapters that were put up on the web indicate Percy and Annabeth are, iirc, about nineteen at the time of the new series.
- This is wrong. It's stated in the book that the new series takes place a year after TLO, in October.
- Not if Rick Riordan wants to fend off all those accusations of being a Harry Potter knockoff...
- The son will have his memory wiped and be sent back in time to host Kronos. They named their son after their son!
- Now we've gone from stealing Harry Potter to stealing Doctor Who! Are you TRYING to piss off the major nerd fanbases?
- It seems more likely to me that they would have even more difficulties with alternate writing systems, as if their brains are "hard-wired" to read Ancient Greek, they would be predisposed to think that a writing system should be an alphabet, as opposed to logographic, symbolic, syllabic, etc.
- Originator of the original theory just trying to clarify a little. To use an analogy, its like an auto-spellchecker built in to the language centre of their brains. But when reading or writing almost any European language (apart from maybe Modern Greek) the auto-checker sees familiar characters used the wrong way and mixed with unfamiliar characters and so they get confused. Using a different writing system, be it another alphabet, logographic, phonographic or whatever means that the auto-correct function doesn't see anything familiar so it doesn't cause confusion by trying to 'correct' the mistakes and thus no dyslexia. It might even work for English (or French for any half-bloods from Quebec) by using an alternate font like Wingdings or a visual representation of braille that don't use standard letters.
- On a similar note, Roman demigods don't have dyslexia because Latin is the base of most modern languages, including English.
- English is a germanic language, not a romance language.
- English is a base Germanic language with a heavy French overlay. That is, English grammar and more simple vocabulary is more Germanic, with more complex vocabulary being based of French. It's likely that the Roman demigods have less severe dyslexia than the Greeks, but that the basic "wiring" is still crossed.
- English is three languages stacked on top of each other in a trenchcoat.
- Roman demigods might not be dyslexic, because Greek demigods' brains are hardwired to read the Greek alphabet and work with that. But Roman demigods won't be inherently dyslexic because following that logic, their brain is hardwired to read the Latin alphabet.
- Stella has no known family except a mother who looks exactly like her, She has mixed Italian/Greek heritage but values the Greek more like a Greek goddess who was Roman for a while. They both live in New York. She seems to solve crimes for the mystery and logic rather than because it is her job such as when she didn't go on strike. And finally, they are both played by Melina Kankarades.
- Stella has had sex, Athena is a maiden. Jossed. Hard.
- It was a look-alike succubus!
- If Athena is a maiden, what's up with Annabeth and all her half-siblings? double Jossed.
- They are gifts from the mind. Don't recall in which book
- It's from the fourth book. Athena mentions that she and all other children of Athena are quite literally brainchilds (brainchildren?) formed from her divine thoughts and "ingenuity of the mortal father".
- Stella has had sex, Athena is a maiden. Jossed. Hard.
- To elaborate Grover the satyr must "earn his horns", Medusa was cursed into gorgonhood, and demigods are plentiful implying that as far as the gods are concerned biology is just a polite suggestion and therefore create satyrs, centaurs, hydras, and whathaveyou on whim. Also, Unfortunately The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body
- Actually, the part about Medusa being cursed is from actual Greek Mythology. Athena cursed because she was a maiden of one of her temples and had the audacity to be raped by Poseiden in Athena's temple.
- Another version states that Aphrodite cursed Medusa, because Medusa bragged of sleeping w/Hephaestus & being prettier than Aphrodite.
- The sheer impossibility of the shape they take is so mind-numbing, your body burns itself to ashes as a defense mechanism.
- That's a pretty crappy "Defense" mechanism.
- This is actually canon in the original Greek myths; it was how Hera killed Dionysus' mother, a mortal princess - she goaded said princess into asking to see Zeus' true, divine form, and got burnt to a crisp.
- The sequel series reveals that their true form is pure energy and is powerful enough to split atoms just by their presence alone. That'd explain it.
- That, or The Heroes of Olympus.
- The last book in the Kane Chronicles said they were going to Long Island to investigate the other gods. So maybe Riordan's still planning a crossover.
- Confirmed in Son of Sobek.
- Kronos
- Pshaw!
- Well, you aren't wrong.
- Artists frequently portray Cassandra with the wild red hair, and Rachel is something of a modern 'princess', and there's the whole 'prophecy' thing ... okay really I have no conclusive evidence in particular.
- No, it actually fits. Cassandra's curse was that she could foresee the future but no one believed her predictions. Rachel can see through the mist but no mortals believe what she says.
- Possibly Jossed due to Jason slowly regaining his memories.
- Definitely Jossed due to Jason being Thalia's brother and having led the attack on the Titans stronghold while they marched on Olympus.
- The demigods are a branch of the Aegis Kai Doru.
- Half true. There are reborn mortals, but only villains.
- Who said only villains?
- Well, it is stated that the dead are at least so far only coming back with the aid of a "patron",who turns out to be the Big Bad.she's not likely to help any good guys get out.(though that doesn't rule out her messing with the laws of death allowing out good guys too.)
- I could be wrong, but wasn't Orion Poseidon's son?
- Orion is Poseidon's son and Orion's ability to walk on water was a gift from his father.
- Who said only villains?
- The second book does feature at least one heroic character who was reborn (Hazel) and at least one other character who un-died almost immediately (Gwen) due to Thanatos being chained. And if the gods get desperate enough, Hades might be willing to allow some loopholes...
- Firstly, Elpis is Hope, Secondly, Kronos' plan was quite intricate, but Forethought is not "Seeing the future", it's "planning ahead". Thirdly, Jossed.
- But Elpis isn't hope. Elpis is the expectation of something to happen. It can be something good, or something absolutely horrible, as anyone can tell if they read Ancient Greek manuscripts.
- In this series, Elpis is Hope. In case you haven't been paying attention, Riordan gets a lot of things wrong, possibly due to not really digging beyond the surface of the mythology. Besides, nobody expected Hades, Demeter and Persephone to involve themselves in the fight.
- But Elpis isn't hope. Elpis is the expectation of something to happen. It can be something good, or something absolutely horrible, as anyone can tell if they read Ancient Greek manuscripts.
- As above, Jossed.
- Son of Thor? Yes Please.
- Ziggy note Thompson and The Asgardians?
- His companions will be a snarky daughter of Odin and a dwarf. At the end of the first book, they will be betrayed by a son of Loki who is in league with Surtr and wants to bring about the Ragnarok. Ziggy will bathe in Fafnir's blood and become invincible like Percy. And when the two meet, it will be an extended game of grabass to see who can stab the others weak spot first.
- The storyline will involve, at some point, werewolves, following one part of the Sigmund myth. Also, it will be mentioned that like the Greek demigods, Norse ones tend to have ADHD. However, it's far more likely in their family to manifest as bouts of Unstoppable Rage. Rather than suffering from Latin-Cyrillic dyslexia, they have to deal with a measure of Gigantism(all being, at the very least, exceptionally big and strong, if not so much as to get a special medical label) and a huge appetite.
- Confirmed!
- YAY!!!
- And how do any Westerners know so much about Eastern Mythology?
- What "Eastern Mythology"? Japanese Mythology? Hindu Mythology? Arabian Mythology?
- All of them.
- The gods (all of them, including the metaphysical one ) MUST grant him immortality so he can complete this massive endeavor!
They will travel the world and epic crossovers will be had by all. Percy will do battle with Orochi, Carter will engage Meretseger who has allied with Surtr and strives to bring about the Ragnarok. The Chinese and Japanese demigods will enjoy a vitriolic relationship culminating with them squaring off against Ame-No-Mikaboshi while getting married on a sinking ship. Meanwhile, Jason will be sucked into a Love Triangle with the daughter of Baron Samedi and the daughter of Quetzalcoatl while they try and stop Loki and Tezcatlipoca from upending the world and bringing about chaos. The son of Lugh will die in the throws of the ristrad while bringing down Gaia and the child of Ganesha will put an end to Danu while transcending the cycle of suffering...
And where exactly would Apophis be?
That, or they'll all just play Scion...
- Or Mythomagic.
- So, since this HAD to be asked eventually... Does Susano-o's kid get Masamune to forge him a sword?
- Chinese, Japanese, Aztec, and Hindu are unlikely, since magic moves with the heart of the west, which pretty much removes the possibility of American myth pre-1500s, and certainly removes the possibility of Asian myth.
- Not necessarily. The Kane Chronicles established that western civilization, and therefore its flame, started in Ancient Egypt. From there it's not hard to assume that the original Chinese river states and Mesopotamia might have ignited their own flames in Asia and the Middle East, which could easily result in Eastern mythologies. It would also explain God, being ultimately made the only god and therefore possessing all of the power that is normally divided along a pantheon. Jesus, then, would be a demigod, the only one God ever sired.
- Maybe it could be interpreted as when the Flame of Western Civilisation resided in Britain (Albion, the Knights are all demigods in disguise)
- Heh heh, pretty nice.
- This is how he spends his time now that he's been turned mortal (The Trials of Apollo).
- Combining the last few theories: TV Tropes was actually created by Loki.
- HA! CAN'T FOOL US ANYMORE, LOKI! SHOW YOURSELF!
- Considering Hera's view on her husbands infidelities, this is almost certain.
Famous children of Aphrodite would probably be but aren't limited to:
- Jane Austen
- Rudolph Valentino
- Annette Funicello
- Megan Fox (or she could be Aphrodite in disguise. That explains why her appearance is always changing).
- Marilyn Monroe
- Julie Harris
- George Gobel
- Jennifer Jones
- Many real life Alpha Bitches.
- Justin Bieber - His massive Hate Dom and Hate Dumb is an organized attempt by the children of Apollo for revenge.
- Until Anonymous/the internet caught on. Now it's just hatedom.
- Hideaki Anno - Same as Taylor Swift, hence why they are very similar.
- Dr. Will.
- Adolf Hitler - come on, how did he motivate so many people - excellent public speaker or charmspeaking?
- Not a bad argument, but it's heavily implied that Hitler is a son of Hades.
- It’s confirmed he’s a son of Hades.
- Not quite. It's actually been confirmed that Hitler was not a demigod of any sort.
- Not a bad argument, but it's heavily implied that Hitler is a son of Hades.
- Maybe, just maybe, John F. Kennedy.
Famous children of Athena would likely be:
- Different types of people. She's the goddess of Wisdom AND Battle Strategy AND Crafts - that's pretty broad. (Plus a bunch of other stuff).
- All architects
- If characters from other fictions counted, I think Sherlock Holmes would count as this. Adrian Monk would probably be so, too.
- Stonewall Jackson
- Charles Dickens
- Mark Twain
- Elizabeth I
- Margaret Thatcher
- Harriet Taylor
- Martin Luther
- John Brown, given that most civil wars were caused by the children of Athena stirring up shit between the Greek and Roman demigods.
- Winston Churchill
- Unlikely as WWII was mentioned to be a battle between the children of the big three, so I think Hades is the most likely suspect
- It's been hinted in universe that Hitler was a son of Hades, so his children were probably on the other side. Athena could still be accurate but it seems most likely that he's a son of Zeus or Poseidon.
- The Other Wiki claims that he's a son of Poseidon (Britannia rules from the waves, I guess) while FDR was Zeus' son and Stalin and Hitler were both Hades.
- The Other Wiki is wrong. Hitler is confirmed to not be a demigod.
- Unlikely as WWII was mentioned to be a battle between the children of the big three, so I think Hades is the most likely suspect
- Professor Stephen Hawking
- Ramza Beoulve
- Napoléon Bonaparte
- I see several The Wire characters being children of Athena, like Ellis Carver, Howard "Bunny" Colvin, Dennis "Cutty" Wise, Gus Haynes, Lester Freamon, Bunk Moreland, and Jimmy McNulty
- Gregor Mendel
- Williams; who is thought of being someone who noticed the Bartlett Pear.
- Will Keith Kellogg; potentially her roman aspect.
- Eli Whitney, although he might have been a child of Athena.
- A lot of professors, deans, and ministers of Agriculture, horticulture, and related fields in the world.
- The inventors of the greenhouse in Rome; though children of her roman aspect because, well, they were invented for Rome!
- John or Mary Elitch (Since Elitch Gardens originally was a flower garden)
- C.W. Post
- René Dumont
- Louis Pasteur; although he might have been a child of Athena.
- Jethro Tull (Not THAT one!)
- Robert Bakewell
- Justus Von Liebig
- George Washington Carver
- Less obvious: Kim Wilde. The looks of a goddess, wrote a book on gardening, and, as the ultimative Exhibit C, google for the (German) SF cover of "Die Linien der Zeit" by Manuel van Loggem. :-)
- Michelin starred Chefs
- Norman Borlaug
Famous children of Apollo would be:
- Hanson
- The Spice Girls
- Rush
- Nirvana
- I HIGHLY approve of this theory.
- Spinal Tap - except for the drummers.
- Elvis Presley. The Kane Chronicles (which takes place in the same universe) says he was an Egyptian magician. But it could be possible that he was a son of Apollo who fell in with the Egyptians because he didn't know his Greco-Roman heritage.
- Johan Sebastian Bach; son of his Roman aspect though.
- A lot of early composers, though probably a mix of his roman and greek aspect since they only made music to what was popular at the time.
- Haydn
- Brubeck
- Tchaikovsky
- Yo Yo Ma
- Darren Criss (Since the song had to do with Greek Mythology)
- Jimi Hendrix
- Jimmy Page
- Excuse me? "I come from the land of the ice and snow/from the midnight sun where the hotsprings blow. Hammer of the Gods we'll drive our ships to new lands/Fight the hoards and sing and cry/ Valhalla I am Coming."
- Jim Morrison
- Keith Richards
- Edward Jenner (was doctor and less famously a poet and musician, how could he NOT be a son of Apollo?)
- Steve Harris
- Hansi Kursch
- Charlton Heston
- Taylor Swift. (Instead of an Aphrodite child). He is the God of Music and Poetry.
- Hideaki Anno. Same as Swift.
- Wayne Brady
- Florence Nightingale: Founder of modern nursing.
- Dame Shirley Bassey, has been described as having the voice of god (not necessarily "God")
- Frank Sinatra
- Stevie Wonder
- Andrea Bocelli
- Alicia Keys
Famous children of Hades would be:
- The Undertaker
- Edgar Allan Poe (could also be a child of Apollo)
- Or Dionysus, given how hard he hit the bottle.
- Mary Shelly
- Vincent Price (Could be a child of Apollo)
- H. P. Lovecraft (Or a possible child of Dionysus, due to him being the god of insanity and all)
- Stephen King
- Dr. Jekyll and Hyde
- Aleister Crowley, all about the dark arts and generally not appreciated.
- I know many The Wire characters that would be kids of Hades, like Marlo Stanfield, Chris Partlow, Snoop, "The Greek", and Spiros. Avon Barksdale is a toss-up, since while he does order some very brutal hits, he also willingly lets Cutty depart from his crew on good terms and later provides funding for Cutty's gym, which might make Avon a child of Hermes.
Famous children of Hermes would be:
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Bill Gates
- Steve Jobs
- Bernard Madoff
- All of the gangsters of the 1920s:
- Al Capone
- John Dillinger
- Homer Van Meter
- Baby Face Nelson
- Bonnie and Clyde. True incest there.
- Pete Pierpont might be a child of Hermes, but in real life he had gray eyes, so he would be a child of Athena.
- Sir Walter Raleigh
- Eugene Vidocq, a juvenile delinquent who turned his great cunning towards the side of good
- Most of the criminals in The Wire, like Omar Little, Frank Sobotka, Stringer Bell, Proposition Joe, and D'Angelo Barksdale
Children of Hephaestus could be:
- NASCAR drivers, and probably everyone in the pit crew (seeing how much work they put into their cars); I believe that in the demigod world, the gods like to decide when to have a large crash is, and which driver should win, a secret form of "fixing".
- All employees who work on assembly lines
- Anyone who works in the construction industry
- Tony Stark, if comic book characters count; he could also be offspring of Athena given his mind.
- The anvil is pretty much a dead-giveaway. Also, the robotic Iron Man suits in the third film are an expy for Hephaestus' mechanical servants.
- Beavis. Fire, Fire, FIRE!!!
- Henry Ford
- Volcanologists. They study volcanic activity, but that's just a cover story for what they really do, which is follow directives from their father to monitor Typhon's places of imprisonment for signs of him trying to escape.
Children of Poseidon
- Sir Francis Drake
- Admiral Yi Sun Shin
- Admiral Horatio Nelson
- Pretty much every single naval captain in History.
- Jacques Cousteau
- Themistocles could definitely be a son or legacy of Athena as well
Children of Dionysus
- John Belushi.
- Most famous playwrights, especially Tennessee Williams.
- Van Gogh, both emotional and a bit insane.
Children of other gods
- Kent Allard, alias the Shadow: child of Hecate. How else did he learn to cloud the minds of men?
- Sigmund Freud: child of Hypnos or Morpheus. Hence his uncanny knack for interpreting dreams.
- Jack Churchill: child of Ares. Along with any sufficiently insane soldiers.
- Charles Lindburgh, a son of Zeus (possibly ditto the Wright Brothers)
- Maybe the original Perseus, or Heracles.
- If you take into account The Heroes of Olympus, the idea that either Percy or Jason are a reincarnated hero could work. After all, the hero that defeated the giants last time was Heracles, why not again? Perhaps Percy is Heracles, and Jason is Hercules? (And yes, I know they are different names for the same person. But Heracles' spirit was split after death in Greek Mythology - he went to Olympus as a god, but was later seen as a spirit in the Underworld by Odysseus.)
- Despite the many many many many *many* easy parallels to be drawn between Percy and Heracles that would imply him being a reincarnation, it's established in Mark of Athena that Heracles received godhood when he died, and is very unhappy about it. If his soul were split in Percy Jackson canon it would have been mentioned then. It is noted that the stories passed down by mortals aren't always entirely accurate.
- For a good line of irony, Percy could be Perseus and Jason could be Jason. As "easy" as that sounds.
- For bonus points: Annabeth is the reincarnation of Andromeda: Perseus's wife in the original legend. (Persues was the only hero who ended up faithfully Happily Married). She and Percy could be trying for the Isles of the Blest together. That would explain why their connection (her being his Achilles heel, Percy remembering Annabeth after his memory's wiped) is so strong.
- If you take into account The Heroes of Olympus, the idea that either Percy or Jason are a reincarnated hero could work. After all, the hero that defeated the giants last time was Heracles, why not again? Perhaps Percy is Heracles, and Jason is Hercules? (And yes, I know they are different names for the same person. But Heracles' spirit was split after death in Greek Mythology - he went to Olympus as a god, but was later seen as a spirit in the Underworld by Odysseus.)
- This ties in with WMGs above regarding series set in other mythologies. Riordan's final series is going to be a massive crossover between all these mythologies as they face off with their ultimate final enemy...God...yeah, that God...with the big G. After all, all of these religions were ultimately displaced by a series of monotheistic religions venerating a single God who declared total genocide on anyone who worshiped anything else. And yet, despite the best efforts of his followers, the other pantheons continue to influence modern society. The very last novel/series is going to be about God and his followers trying to wipe out the last vestiges of the pagan religions that they replaced.
- Where does Jesus figure in this?
- Jesus will be the one to gather the heroes since having three different religions worshiping him has probably thrown the Abrahamic God a bit off-kilter. Jesus, being either a false messiah, the Son of God, or a great prophet and his general attitudes, makes him more likely to attempt to keep peace between the two factions. Satan is also involved in spreading confusion and wants to bring about Armageddon. It's up to our heroes to determine if the Jesus they meet is, in fact, the real deal or is merely a fake.
- Personally, for me it would be like this-Satan, the Anti-God and the Great Old Ones will try to take over the world, God, who was the thing the Greek Gods were praying too, will summon the demigods to kick ass. Also, Jesus will help them. God will also be a bit of a prick.
- Where does Jesus figure in this?
- In Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer Thor says that he's still angry at Jesus for not showing up to a duel... Hm...
- As long as it involves Nico saving the day, I will be satisfied.
- Both are jossed
- On the contrary, the scene was in fact hilarious, seeing as Percy has amnesia and Nico is trying to pretend he's never seen him before.
Or urdr, the equivalent force; It's essentially fate or destiny's force. They wouldn't be blood related, so much as the chosen battle champions of the Norse gods.
- I would so pay to see who Loki chooses.
- Jossed
- Both Carl and Dionysus are described as middle aged men with a bad temper, a drinking problem, and looking in not the best of health.
- There are theories that Carl is the reason the ATHF universe is so insane. Everything around him is pure insanity and yet he is regarded as the Only Sane Man. Keep in mind that Dionysus is also the God of Insanity as well as drinking and partying.
- Both hate half-bloods, just of different variants. Carl hates food/human hybrids, Dionysus is not found of Demigods.
- Carl has been shown to like Pac-man much like Dionysus.
- So Apollo just got bored of his Cobain disguise around '94 and decided to fuck with our minds, bring SHITLOADS of tears, and kill a genre just as it started, and pretend to have shot himself? Not cool
- Greek gods are sort of known for their cruetly, y'know.
- So Apollo just got bored of his Cobain disguise around '94 and decided to fuck with our minds, bring SHITLOADS of tears, and kill a genre just as it started, and pretend to have shot himself? Not cool
- He has Adonis DNA!
- "I am on a drug, it's called Charlie Sheen! It's not available because if you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body." A confused reference to Ambrosia or Nectar?
''And I'm on my knees, looking for the answerAre we human, or are we dancer?'' Struggling with their half human nature?
''Got a feeling their gonna break down the doorGot a feeling their gonna come back for more'' The monsters are after them!
- As a matter of fact, he is.
- Unfortunately.
- Why unfortunately?
- Consider that there was already a bit of Bowdlerization to make Greek and Egyptian myths friendly for children... and Norse mythology is much much more violent.
- Don't forget all the freaky orgies he, or his followers, the Maenads, were frequently the cause of?
- I thought this was already known fact in the series.
- There's a precedent for this: In Dark Heavens, it's mentioned that a son of Qing Long created Pokémon.
- It's possible that it was made as a spotter's guide to monsters. It's so accurate that Nico recognizes the manticore and catoblepas on sight. Even the Roman demigods play it. It was probably made as a fun way for demigods to learn about monsters, especially since most demigods have ADHD and don't generally do well in classrooms.
- Are home to a host of mythical creatures, some even crossing over from Greek Mythology like griffons, unicorns, dragons, and of course, the prominence of owls
- Have a shield that makes it so normal people can't see magical or mythical things
- Have names that mean more that meets the eye (Minerva and Hermione especially)
- Quests characters must fulfill
- Go by the fact that you can't fight fate
- Actually, in Harry Potter, you can fight fate. The idea is refused due to the circumstances of the story, but fighting fate is still brought up and approved of, just not in those circumstances.
- There is a fanfic of this Sharing A Lovegood, where Luna's a daughter of Athena. So far only includes the original series, though T Ho O might come into play.
- Alternatively, while the gods were in England, Hecate had four children: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Helga Hufflepuff.
- Actually, in Harry Potter, you can fight fate. The idea is refused due to the circumstances of the story, but fighting fate is still brought up and approved of, just not in those circumstances.
- Honestly, Jimmie Johnson's five consecutive championships (2006-2010) must make him a demigod, possibly a son of Hephaestus. Jeff Gordon's probably the same.
- Hephaestus is behind all of the Executive Meddling in NASCAR
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr. might be related to Hephaestus, as his maternal grandfather was Robert Gee, a famous engine builder.
- Jeremy Mayfield and A.J. Allmendinger got suspended in the past few years for performance enhancing ambrosia. That's the banned substance they were caught for.
- There are a few gods that must be able to decide the outcome of those races, and they obviously liked Talladega enough that they engineered the competitive Talladega races of 2010 and 2011. They even arrange for Big Ones to happen.
- Dale Earnhardt may have been a son of Ares: his GM Goodwrench Chevrolet was an intimidating black, and it explains why he spun out any car he couldn't pass. There is a reason they called him "The Intimidator".
- Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch are sons of Ares, as evidenced by their tempers. Given that August 25, 2012 incident at Bristol where Tony Stewart threw his helmet at Matt Kenseth's hood after they got together duelling for the lead, I'm almost certain Stewart might be tied to Ares somehow.
And Demeter is pissed, which is why she created Winter Storm Titan.
Because Athena is asexual, and creates her children with the power of her mind, it doesn't add up, (and frankly, lends itself to some Unfortunate Implications) that she only gives them to men whose minds she respects.
- Jossed, though he does get mentioned.
- I think it was implied he was the son of Hades? Which would be highly ironic given Hades' complaints that he has more than enough subjects thanks very much and doesn't need more.
- Very jossed. According to a book talk Rick Riordan did, Hitler isn't a demigod period.
Clarisse's physical traits listed above and Gunilla's more roundabout descriptions can be symptoms of abnormally high testosterone levels, or "virilization" in girls, at least in combination. It has also been scientifically proven that physical activities favor the male's sexual dimorphism over female's (hence why, with very few exceptions, men always outperform women in sports once they reach later stages of puberty) and that testosterone increases physical aggression, bolsters confidence, allows the body to burn fat and build and retain lean mass, increases pain tolerance, and increases one's stamina. Add in a myostatin deficiency (which can increase one's musculature and strength by as much as 40%) and you've got the perfect soldier/warrior/warmonger!
On a lighter note, maybe this explains Thor's appetite in the original myths (muscle is expensive, and in at least one case of myostatin deficiency in humans, the boy in question ate several full meals a day with heavy snacking between).
- Palace of Aachen, during the Carolingian Empire (immediately after the fall of Rome; gods become German but this aspect isn't as significant as their Roman one and fades)
- More likely it was over a mountain and not a building at this point in history. Heroes still have to reach it, right?
- Shifts rapidly between Madrid, Paris, and London during the Age of Imperialism, with the gods' nationality changing correspondingly
- London (exact building uncertain) during most of the 1700s-1800s.
- Some what jossed as he only had a crush on Percy & hasn't shown interest in women so far.
Earlier, she had also mentioned that her family was frequently attacked by monsters that smelled her demigod aura, causing them to resent her. If the family's dog was attacked and killed by a monster, that would be even more reason for them to resent her or even blame her for the dog's death.
Think about how he possesses Luke, it is really similar to the Egyptian Gods having Magicians Host them and it was treated like it was somewhat bizarre to the Greeks and no one seemed to have any idea what he had done.
Jurgen is a Blank, and one of the first things anyone notices about him is that he smells terrible. It's implied that it's not just hygiene; he still had that smell after he bathed. People around him can also see through illusions when they're close enough to smell him.
Like Jurgen, Gabe's scent masks Percy's powerful demigod stench. He can still be killed by magic, like Medusa's head.
She can handle the idea that her husband gets lonely for six months of the year. She can't handle the idea that someone might share space in Hades's heart romantically like Maria did.
Luke thought that writing a book series (or rather, having a proxy writer possibly influenced via the mist write a book series) to show how bad the gods are would be a great way to recruit other half-bloods. Especially if they hadn't made it to camp yet. However, he knew that telling his story wouldn't be the greatest read, especially for a book series aimed at kids and young adults, so he decided to detail Percy's adventures instead, which still have plenty examples of the gods being jerkasses while also being more fun and less depressing. Unfortunately, he never counted on people taking Percy's side.
The proxy author, Rick Riordan, was later hired on as a Scribe for Camp Half-Blood.