{"id":1164,"date":"2023-07-03T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dialoguebooks.org\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2024-01-06T11:56:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T11:56:43","slug":"who-are-the-main-characters-in-percy-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialoguebooks.org\/who-are-the-main-characters-in-percy-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Are The Main Characters In Percy Jackson?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you\u2019re dealing with an entire pantheon and their offspring, as Rick Riordan does in his Percy Jackson series, as a reader, you have to make peace with the fact that there are going to be a lot<\/em> of main characters in the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And being that a lot of them are mythological entities that you\u2019re already familiar with, you probably want to know if your favorites will appear prominently in the series before setting aside some time to start reading the books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And there are a lot<\/em> of books in the Riordan verse. Want to know how many Percy Jackson books there are<\/a> before you give the series a whirl? We don’t blame you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coming back to characters, though, that\u2019s where we come in! In today\u2019s post, we\u2019ll be introducing you to the ten primary characters of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians <\/em>series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Percy Jackson<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Needless to say, Percy Jackson plays a pretty large role in his own series. Percy\u2019s story begins when he discovers that he is the demigod son of the Ancient Greek god of the sea (and other things), Poseidon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not just the protagonist of the series, but the narrator as well, we see the world through his sea-green eyes as he learns about <\/em>and the extent of <\/em>his divine powers, such as controlling water and the ability to communicate with horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The knowledge of his godly lineage comes as something of a surprise to young Perseus, as his struggles with ADHD and dyslexia often left him feeling powerless and isolated when living as a human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you might expect, though, his new life isn\u2019t all white fluffy clouds and rainbows, as it comes part and parcel with lots of responsibility and challenges, but what they are exactly is for you to find out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quite a heavy baggage for a 12 year old, don’t you think? A bit, indeed. He also grows up a lot throughout the books, so if you’re confused on how old Percy Jackson is<\/a> at any point, we know how you feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annabeth Chase<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Annabeth Chase is the demigod daughter of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and glory on the battlefield. She meets Percy at Camp Half-Blood, a facility that serves as a training camp for demigods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s blessed with superhuman strength and agility, and it\u2019s even hinted that she has the power to heal at a remarkable speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incredibly wise and logical, she\u2019s a fantastic person to have around when the going gets tough (as it so often does for Percy), but their relationship is by no means only practical in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a will-they-won\u2019t-they undercurrent in the stories, and you\u2019re going to have to read them to see how it pans out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grover Underwood<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Grover is Percy\u2019s best friend and is a satyr, meaning he has the head and torso of a human, but the lower body of a goat. He also has little horns sprouting from his skull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He inherits stewardship of all nature from Pan, is labeled the bravest satyr of all, and is tasked with guiding demigods to Camp Half-Blood for training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, it\u2019s Grover who\u2019s responsible for uniting the four most powerful demigods of the century at the camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyson<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tyson is one of Percy\u2019s half-siblings on his father\u2019s side, but unlike Percy, he\u2019s not a demigod. Tyson (taking after his unknown mother, we presume) is a Cyclops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The half-siblings live together in Poseidon\u2019s cabin at Camp Half-Blood, and although the pair don\u2019t get on at first, they become fast friends along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nico Di Angelo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nico is one of the most powerful characters in the entire series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the demigod son of Hades, ruler of the underworld, he has the power to summon skeletal warriors, travel through shadows, and even cleave open fissures in the Earth that threaten to swallow people up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He and his sister Bianca di Angelo are the only demigods in the story to have been born before Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades swore an oath never to sire any demigod children in case they lead to the downfall of Olympus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the son of the true outcast god, Both Nico and Bianca deal with a lot of prejudice and unfair treatment in the story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They feel unwelcome at Camp Half-Blood and compare their presence there to that of their father amongst the Olympians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, Nico is established early on as one of the main antagonists, but as the plot thickens, loyalties may change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thalia Grace<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n