"But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword."
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*clears throat*
*inhale*
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS EVER CREATED LEO VALDEZ \(°o°)/
*Percy and Piper friendship would include*
(Also Major Spoiler alert!!!)
-A whole lot of PRANKS
-I mean a LOT
- 3 AM drives around the city
- Annoying Jason and Annabeth with some absurd theories bcoz both look really cute when mad
- Helping each other on dates
- Piper loving Estelle and drops by every 2 weeks with really expensive toys for her
- When Percy asks her why she brings so many toys Piper replies, "Isn't that the way you show love..? My dad would do that to me.."
- She even can get Estelle to sleep when no one else could with her stories of her Grandpa Tom
- Percy teaching Piper skateboarding
- Piper and Percy's surfing competition
- Piper telling Percy about her and Leo's pranks when they were at school when Percy looks depressed from Tartarus memories
- Percy being totally supportive when Piper tells him she is bi
(Because he was kind of embarrassed on how he reacted when Nico told them)
- Percy and Annabeth making a point to visit Piper every week after Jason's death
- Percy talking about some weird stuff and trying to make Piper laugh cos he didn't lose just Jason, he lost a part of Piper too
- Just...Percy and Piper
Greek gods/characters as representative quotes
(The Medusa one is really accurate)
Apollo
Medusa
Cupid
Dyonisus
Hermes
Apollo
Dyonisus
Aphrodite
Ares
Kronos
Gods as random images
Hades
Apollo
Hephaestus
Artemis and Apollo
Hermes,Apollo and Dyonisus
Demeter
Ares
Poseidon and Amphitrite
Athena
Pictures as Rick Riordan's series,but this time is part 2
The last one: Octavian convincing roman demigods to start a war with the greeks (sorry I know it's not really visible,my mistake)
HoO series as pictures
Ps:thank you for the likes🥺
Probably one of the best quotes from MoA
:)
Camp jumpiter: yeah no one ever meets their parents we just have faith they’re watching over us :/
Percy: *sleeps over at Poseidon’s house, Amphitrite does his laundry when he’s there*
Nico: *has a room ready for him in Hades’ palace for when he dies*
Annabeth: *literally designs Olympus at age 16*
Clarisse: *rides her dad’s chariot as a rite of passage and fights her brothers who are actual gods*
the lord works hard, but logan lerman going from a percy to a poseidon and saving 2020 works harder
I wonder what kind of relationship Poseidon and Annabeth have. I’m sure it’s a subtle one bc they don’t interact, but I like the idea of them kinda trying to feel the other out. Like, Annabeth occasionally gives Poseidon offerings when she’s worried about Percy and Poseidon just being NO WAY IS MY SON ENDING UP WITH AN OWL HOOLIGAN only to see Annabeth save Percy’s life and him reluctantly allowing her a nice beach day.
And later on, they begrudgingly kinda do nice things for one another. Annabeth sighs and cleans up Poseidon’s temple and Poseidon might groan and tell sea monsters not to bother Annabeth and it’s just an exasperated relationship even though they haven’t even had a single conversation.
The real kicker comes when they start defending one another without thinking about it. Hera complains about Annabeth and Poseidon is just like ‘okay, now. don’t be mad bc she called you out’ while Athena is sitting there bewildered. One of Annabeth’s siblings makes a passive aggressive comment about Poseidon and she starts listing off all his accomplishments and ‘everyone makes mistakes and he’s been alive for a thousand of years so he might have a bit more than the average person but he’s done plenty of good things too-’
And poor Percy is just praying to Athena like “That could be us :D”
Poseidon: Wow my son is amazing! He definitely deserves a break from all this questing nonsense
Hades: My son is the only worthy hero in the universe, no I don't take criticism
Zeus: My son called me unwise so I let him die
Let’s talk about Percy and Poseidon, and their nature and powers here for a second.
I’m gonna start with Poseidon; I’m aware of the whole “Zeus-is-supposedly-the-most-powerful-because-he’s-king” and whatnot, but let’s look at it from a power and worship perspective.
While, yes, Zeus is extremely powerful, his typical powers in mythology consist of throwing lightning bolts, controlling the weather (rain, snow, etc.), and causing thunderstorms. And then the other powers the gods have, such as superstrength and shapeshifting and such (this is very dependent on the source, however, because there are thousands of versions of these myths). His introduction is usually along the lines of “Lord Zeus, King of the gods, god of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order, and justice.” He was worshipped mainly out of fear, as he was the King of the Gods, but he was also worshipped by farmers in hopes he would provide them with rain for their crops.
But then we have Poseidon. His introduction, much like in PJO, typically goes something like “Lord Poseidon, earthshaker, god of the sea and horses, protector of sailors” Along with controlling the sea, Poseidon also has control over all water in general and holds authority over all ocean/river spirits. He was worshipped almost non-stop because of how reliant the Greeks were on the ocean for travel and trade, and this worship and praise partially stemmed from fear, but a lot of it was also out of respect for the ocean. He was also commonly worshipped as a fertility god. He even had the Isthmian Games held in his honor, which was one of the Pan-Hellenic festivals held in Greece. And, in many stories, he is often worshipped for many things that have little to no relation to the sea, and have more to do with the land.
And this is from a purely mythological standpoint. If we take a look at PJO, however, we see that most of this carries through. I’m not going to reexplain everything above, but I am going to jump to TLO. In TLO we have this scene:
And, yeah, Poseidon isn’t necessarily winning, but as he said, he’s been fighting for a year, and from what we can gather he’s practically fighting the monsters in the army by himself. Also, later on, we see that the majority of the Olympians (save Demeter and Poseidon, and even Hades and Hestia) are fighting Typhoon and that the only reason they end up winning is because Poseidon comes and helps. Again, I know it wasn’t just Poseidon, the cyclopes and such helped as well.
And I’d like to briefly touch on the fact that, while Zeus’ titles are pretty straightforward, Poseidon’s, in particular, “Earthshaker,” is much more ambiguous. In the modern world, we know that earthquakes are caused by seismic activity and that tsunamis are often a result of high magnitude earthquakes in coastal areas. However, there’s something else that is caused by seismic activity: volcanic eruptions. Often, larger earthquakes are regarded as the trigger for subsequent eruptions (*cough* Percy in botl *cough*). So while a lot of his worship did stem from sea-related things, he also has a massive influence over the land itself, which explains the worship for more land-related things in some stories. This is particularly interesting because this increases the span of his domain beyond the range of water; he’s not only controlling perhaps the most important thing in Greek life at that point in time, the sea, but he’s also controlling the very ground they walk on. And, knowing what we know about the Earth today, water is roughly 71% of the surface, while land makes up the other 29%. Poseidon practically controls the entire earth, in some form or another, simply because of the reach of his powers (Mr. sea god really said “Gaea who🤨✋”). Not to mention that there’s also water in every living thing, and even in the air that Zeus controls.
All of this is a long-winded way to say that arguably, Poseidon is way more powerful than Zeus, and many of the things listed are reasons people genuinely have a hard time understanding why Zeus is considered to be the most powerful Olympian when Poseidon is right there….
Okay, now onto the reason I’m writing this: Percy (duh).
This is 100% brought on by Mari talking about how Percy’s powers are so deeply ingrained into him that it would be practically impossible for the gods to physically take them away, btw.
Percy is arguable the most powerful demigod child of Poseidon to ever exist. I absolutely adore the similitude between the two of them as well, and I want to talk about their nature for a bit.
The ocean has so many faces; it can be calm and welcoming, but it can also cause mass destruction in the blink of an eye. Both of those can exist simultaneously, too, like in the eye of a hurricane or the current of a riptide. The ocean can kill without hesitation, but it can also be the place where one feels the safest, embraced in the steady push and pull of the tide.
This nature is such an inherent part of both Percy and Poseidon as individuals, too. We’re all well aware of the temper Poseidon possesses—it’s by no means glossed over in mythology—but as Percy grows as a demigod and develops his powers even further, this trait is very apparent in him as well. Percy is quick to anger and has been since before he ever knew he was a demigod. In tlt it’s said that he had to go to counseling for his anger, and one of my favorite examples of this anger is in tlo where he snaps at Nico while they’re in the underworld. And, obviously, we have a multitude of examples in hoh, where we get to see Percy let go more than he ever has.
One of my favorite things about the ocean is that it’s this practically unstoppable force, and it does anything to be in control. It’s not a coincidence that both Percy and Poseidon have the drive to be in control of situations. It’s quite literally in their nature to want to be in control of everything around them. When a ship goes out on the ocean, it has no control—the ocean does what the ocean wants, and if the ocean feels like sinking the ship, then so be it. I could delve a little deeper into the psychological aspect of this, particularly with Percy, in a nature vs. nurture argument, but I’ll spare you and simply mention how this same trait (in a much more diluted way) is experienced in Sally as well, or at least hinted at in tlt when Percy mentions her rebellious streak. Also, I can’t mention Percy and Poseidon’s relationship with control without mentioning “the sea doesn’t like to be restrained” (I think that’s a cardinal sin, actually)
However, on the flip side, both Poseidon and Percy (and also Sally) are also very “go-with-the-flow” kinds of people. They strive to be in control, sure, but they don’t get discouraged when something gets in their way. They adapt and they overcome. Kind of like that line in MoA (this may be inaccurate; it might not even be from the books at all, I could be making this shit up for all I remember) that goes something like “given time, the sea could overcome any restraints.”
And, I love this, because, for any of you who know anything about the ocean, you can’t beat it by fighting. If you get pulled out in a riptide, your best bet is to let the current pull you out. The more you struggle, the higher your chances are of drowning, and the more control you give to the ocean (which is already stronger than you’d ever be).
There’s something so poetic about the riptide metaphor, though. The way that we see Percy struggle with control in every book—the way he’s constantly fighting himself in HoO and has to restrain himself from letting go—is such a great part of his character, and it’s even better when you look at him and his control through the light of the riptide. The more Percy tries to hold on to his control, the more he struggles. It’s not until we see him begin to yield to his anger almost completely (Akhyls), until he lets the riptide of his anger carry him away, that he begins to feel okay. Which, may not make sense because of how he reacted afterward when Annabeth stopped him, but how many times do you remember him mentioning feeling like he was drowning after that? Was he ever truly scared of drowning, or was he afraid of the ocean inside of him taking control?
The way that Percy and Poseidon’s powers are so linked to who they are by nature is honestly perfect.
In conclusion, I’m fueling my dark!Percy and Let Percy Go Apeship agendas, and also forming a new Let Poseidon Overthrow Zeus agenda.
I could very much see Logan Lerman as Poseidon in the new show. The gods don’t age unless they want to so why not look as young as him. Like just picture it Logan Lerman with his long hair and facial hair in a Hawaiian shirt playing the biggest beach bro in Olympus getting the character right, unlike the constipated serious shit the movie tried to pull
The gods not understanding how demigod kids work😂 I’m just waiting for the moment one of their kids gets a paper cut or something and they’re just like, “PAPER! THEY SOMEHOW GET HURT BY PAPER!”
Okay, but the duality of human beings is SO wild that I’m positive this information would absolutely break them.
There are humans that can survive great heights? But only sometimes? And other times they die? It is really just up to chance and how you land?
Humans can fall down a flight of stairs and say they’re completely fine, but PAPER hurts them and they whine about it all day?
Gunshot wounds? Yeah, we can recover from that (well, depending on where you’re hit, maybe). As long as invisible bacteria doesn’t get into the wound without us noticing... then we might die even if the blood is gone and wound sewn up.
Zeus is like “There are people out there who survive my lightning strikes?” and then learns the same person died like.... three hours later from choking on a hotdog.
Hermes, with a magazine: Athena! Look at this. It says here that 1 in every 15,000 humans die from exercising too much.
Athena: But... they need exercise? All my research says they need exercise!
Annabeth: You did hear the one in FIFTEEN THOUSAND part, right?
Hades: HOW ARE THEY DYING FROM DOING THE THING THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO! DAMNIT!
Then you have Demeter running in like:
Demeter: KILL THE MOSQUITOES! KILL THE MOSQUITOES!!!
Ares: Why?
Demeter: Look at this! I ran the numbers while in the Underworld while visiting Persephone. One million people die a YEAR from mosquitoes. We have to kill them.
Ares: There’s no way these punks are dying from these tiny bugs.
Demeter: Apparently, they carry diseases.
Ares, softly: ...holy shit. Biological warfare.
Apollo, flipping a table: IS NOTHING ON THIS GODDAMN PLANET SAFE ANYMORE?!
Chiron, still trying to explain everything: Nothing on this planet was ever safe at any point... ever.
Athena: Pandora’s box?
Chiron: You guys pin wayyyyy too much on that poor girl.
Later on, you have Nico walking up in bubble wrap like ‘okay, which one of y’all told the gods that it hurts when we stub our toes?’ and you got Piper in helmet and knee pads all bitter like ‘It wasn’t me’ and Will is just looking so guilty before quietly going ‘I just wanted to explain how nerves worked’
They try to explain it all to the gods and it just... gets so much worse.
Zeus: So... the medicine... that heals you.... can also kill you...?
Will: I mean, if you overdose, yeah. It’s the same with ambrosia-
Hermes: AMBROSIA CAN KILL YOU!?
Percy: HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?!
Hephaestus: That’s it. All of you are too fragile. We’re going to have to make a safer planet. This is ridiculous. Maybe we can just put them all on Venus or something-
Leo: We need oxygen to survive, Dad.
Ares: You’re kidding me, right?
Annabeth: Um, no, but... well... we can’t actually have too much oxygen or we’ll-
Poseidon: LET ME GUESS! You die?! For the love of Rhea! How has anyone survived anything?
Nico: Well... we all end up dead at some point, so arguably... we don’t survive?
And finally:
Jason: you guys created humans. Why don't you know this?
Zeus: No. Prometheus created humans and quite frankly he did a TERRIBLE job-
I want to find more fanarts of Percy and Poseidon bonding. Any suggestions?
HAVE Y'ALL SEEN WHAT'S ON THE BACK OF THE TOWER OF NERO BOOK???
The ones with Poseidon and Hades are sending me.
Hades: send Nico to do it! He's a real hero!
Poseidon: pls leave my son alone
the way rr has the very special capability to create a plothole within a span of two pages...but the implications are kind of funny. it’s said that percy had gotten annabeth her red coral pendant from his father’s palace after they’d started dating. percy also says he hasn’t seen poseidon since the end of the titan war at chb. which would mean percy really went all the way to his father’s underwater palace to steal some of his coral and then sped outta there without even saying hi💀. flex tape can’t fix that.
I like that there is just… A noticeable gap in the gods’ understanding of mortal children. Like, Zeus really accused a TWELVE-YEAR-OLD of stealing his master bolt and the only justification I have for him is “Well, Hermes stole Apollo’s cattle right after birth so that tracks”
But now I have a theory that the gods don’t really understand how mortal children work and that’s why they’re so blasé about sending them to do ridiculous nonsense?
Like…
Zeus: what do you mean ‘first word’? Why would they only speak one word?
Artemis: humans can only cry when they’re born
Zeus: nonsense. When you were born you didn’t cry. You delivered your brother and then came to me to ask for a birthday present.
Artemis: humans aren’t the same though. They can’t walk or talk for many months. When they do speak it is only in small, short words.
Zeus: ….that’s not true
Artemis: I’m afraid it is
Zeus, under his breath: what the fuck
Later on…
Keep reading
If I were to ask me what changed my whole perspective while reading the Rick Riordan series, I would say that I understood that I want not the longest life, but the greatest.
the way sally & percy go to montauk as a tradition bc that’s where sally met poseidon and being near the sea is kind of like being near to him… rip
So
1. We have a new character,Estelle (and a headcanon saying she inherited Percy's powers)
2. Jason in dead(ow,my heart hurts💔)
3. And Apollo left ,saying he will try to stay more around people and be like them,thinking that he learned from demigods and his adventures about emphaty
And then is Rick Riordan telling us he will ( probably ) not write any other series on this theme.
I JUST CAN'T BE LEFT LIKE THAT,JUST NO.
That's absolutely gorgeous
There have been storm clouds in my area and it reminded me of this line, one of my favourites actually. All the thunder got me feeling cosy (。-ω-)zzz
Anyway, it’s this fools birthday apparently, so enjoy it while you can lol
I will always appreciate this man for his character
He really deserved to live
Happy birthday buddy:)
You know,in the Lost Hero Medea told Jason to never broke gold gears
But Jason broke his lance,while fighting Enceladus
What if this came as a curse?
And that would be the reason he died
Ever more because the prophecy said "to storm or fire the world must fall" ,so basically one of them had to die,even with the Physician's cure
:(
HOLY SHIT GUYS SKSKSKS. THEY HEARD OUR PRAYERS.
here's the link if the first one doesn't works.
they: my child is completely fine
the children: decided to sue disney if they don't cast Logan Lerman as Poseidon
on days when nico doesnt feel like leaving his cabin jason brings him little pieces of chocolate that are left over from campfire s’mores
the heroes of olympus should focused on the friendship of the seven, not the couples.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON GRAVE!!!