Why Is Percy Jackson An Epic Hero
Ever heard of Percy Jackson? You know, Greek mythology mixed with our modern culture? Children of the gods; the demigods? No? Well, you sure are missing out on a lot. But it's fine. I'll try to fill you in as much as I can about the series. Percy Jackson is the main character of the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" book series written by Rick Riordan. I will be discussing why I chose Percy as my epic hero. My reasons? He has saved the world not once, but twice. He has gone on many quests/ journeys. He was even offered immortality by the king of all gods; Zeus himself!
Every reader who has read the series can easily point out that Percy is brave. His name sake Perseus, who was the only demigod with a happy ending, gave Percy's …show more content…
You could say he has seen the world. From his home city New York to Denver. From Long Island to Arizona. From California to Rome and Greece. But of course, he never went on any quests alone. When he was twelve, he received the quest to retrieve Zeus' lightning bolt from the traitor. He accomplished this quest along side with Annabeth and his best friend and satyr, Grover. On his second quest, he retrieved the Golden Fleece from the Cyclops Polyphemus, along with Annabeth and Grover as well. He saved the goddess Artemis from the Titan Atlas, together with Zoe Nightshade, huntress of Artemis, Bianca di Angelo, also a huntress of Artemis, Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus, and Grover. He navigated and surpassed Daedolus' Labyrinth with Annabeth, Grover and his brother Tyson. He went to Roman territory and made peace with them, becoming the camp's praetor. Even after all of this, he always says he could have never done it without his friends.
Truly, Percy Jackson is a hero, admired by many. You could argue that because he is the series' main character, he takes all the credit. And his weakness is his "Achilles heel", his weak spot, which is located on his lower left back. Only Annabeth knows about his weak spot. And as being a son of Poseidon, his fatal flaw is loyalty. But when you weight all the evidence, you can conlude that Percy Jackson is a great
Every reader who has read the series can easily point out that Percy is brave. His name sake Perseus, who was the only demigod with a happy ending, gave Percy's …show more content…
You could say he has seen the world. From his home city New York to Denver. From Long Island to Arizona. From California to Rome and Greece. But of course, he never went on any quests alone. When he was twelve, he received the quest to retrieve Zeus' lightning bolt from the traitor. He accomplished this quest along side with Annabeth and his best friend and satyr, Grover. On his second quest, he retrieved the Golden Fleece from the Cyclops Polyphemus, along with Annabeth and Grover as well. He saved the goddess Artemis from the Titan Atlas, together with Zoe Nightshade, huntress of Artemis, Bianca di Angelo, also a huntress of Artemis, Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus, and Grover. He navigated and surpassed Daedolus' Labyrinth with Annabeth, Grover and his brother Tyson. He went to Roman territory and made peace with them, becoming the camp's praetor. Even after all of this, he always says he could have never done it without his friends.
Truly, Percy Jackson is a hero, admired by many. You could argue that because he is the series' main character, he takes all the credit. And his weakness is his "Achilles heel", his weak spot, which is located on his lower left back. Only Annabeth knows about his weak spot. And as being a son of Poseidon, his fatal flaw is loyalty. But when you weight all the evidence, you can conlude that Percy Jackson is a great