Download The Blood of Olympus 20416박선호 This is a book about Greek and

The Blood of Olympus
20416 박선호
This is a book about Greek and Roman Mythology mixed with modern aspects. The
main charactars are Percy, son of Poseidon, Jason, son of Jupiter, Piper, daughter of
Aphrodite, Annabeth, daughter of Athena, Leo, son of Hephaestus, Nico, son of Hades,
Hazel, daughter of Pluto, Frank, son of Mars, and their other allies. They are demigods
whose mission is to stop the Earth Mother, Gaea from awaking from her slumber and
destroying the world. In order to do that, they must travel to Greece and stop her
servants from waking her and also deliver a special statue to the camp of the demigods,
where Greek demigods and Roman demigods are in conflict. If all goes well, they would
be able to return peace to both factions, and make sure that Gaea cannot wake up again.
The main characters reach the Acropolis of Athens. There, they battle the most powerful
of Gaea`s servants, the Giants, with the gods of Olympus. The story ends with Gaea
being defeated, and prosperity being restored to the world.
This is a book( a part of a series) which I strongly recommend to everyone. I can name
several reasons.
The first reason is The Blood of Olympus is more educational than one would imagine.
Even though I started this book just for entertainment, I ended up learning about several
gods and goddesses, and interesting facts about Greek mythology. However, while you
are reading this book, you don`t have to perceive the fact that this is ‘educational’. The
facts simply slip into our heads . An example of this is when Leo, son of Hephaestus,
uses a magic net to catch the goddess of victory, Nike. But this particular net happens to
be the same one used by Hephaestus when he humiliated Ares and Aphrodite. So by
just one hilarious story, you obtain two more insights into the Greek and Roman world.
Another lesson I found in this book was revolution. Every regime has its strengths and
weaknesses, and over time, strengths wane and weaknesses grow. The regime of Gaea
had gone on for some time(in Greek mythology). The gods of Olympus had to take back
power so that the age of the humans, modern society, could continue. However, what I
personally felt was that eventually, the gods of Olympus would eventually fall to a new
power. The same would be applied to our society today. The 고려dynasty was replaced
by 조선dynasty, and came to Korea as we know it today. And with each turn, society
and lives of people improved. Change and revolution is always needed in society,
because without it there is no development. There are no new ideas, new technology, or
new values essential to the long-term benefit of civilization. Although people eventually
die and are replaced, I believe that the author utillized a mythical god to emphasize the
need of change. Gods don`t die, and unless some other influence takes over, they will
rule forever. Like in dictatorships, or even in plain old democratic countries, the need for
revolution will always loom before us.