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Is this series accurate?

Does it actually seem like true representations of figures from Greek myth? 또는 do people who have read these 책 never read anything remotely mythical besides those?
I'd like to know before i start reading.
 MasterOfFear posted over a year ago
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LaughingHyena said:
I first started 읽기 Percy Jackson because I am a bit of a mythology 팬 myself, and so I decided to try it. The accuracy is a large part of the storyline; the names of the gods and goddesses are correct and their powers and patrons are the same. However, the books, being humorous, represent the gods in different ways and give them human personalities (for eg. Zeus is depicted in a suit, Poseidon in a Hawaiian 셔츠 and shorts, Dionysus drinking Diet 콜라 XD). So in a way, the figures from Greek myth are kind of the same in terms of their place in mythology, but viewed in a 더 많이 humorous, satirical take on the original myths. I thought they were good books, though I personally wouldn't recommend the 히어로즈 of Olympus ones afterwards, the storyline gets a bit too cheesy and unrealistic 의해 then....
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I'll keep that in mind. One thing that i already have a problem with is that one character is a daughter of Athena. She's a virgin goddess. It's just as ridiculous as giving Artemis 또는 Hestia a child.
MasterOfFear posted over a year ago
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Yeah that is pretty dumb alright, I can't remember what the reason was for her having a child in the 책 또는 even if there was one...basically the 책 aim mostly to entertain rather than educate, but the mythology is reasonably accurate to an extent. Admittedly there are some cliches (just how many 책 are there about teenagers fulfilling prophecies and saving the world these days??) and at some parts it is a little cheesy, but the humour drowns out a lot of this and 사무용 겉옷, 전반적인 I would reccomend it as a funny and entertaining series.
LaughingHyena posted over a year ago
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Athena's children are born from her thoughts , silly.
yellowfang9828 posted over a year ago
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But she's supposed to be a virgin. She's not supposed to have any kids, from her thoughts 또는 otherwise.
LaughingHyena posted over a year ago
missing_99 said:
Growing up, I never really heard of any of the Greek gods, except Zeus and Athena. The main gods I had ever known about was Anubis (Egyptian), and Neptune (Roman). When I got older I began learning about the Greek gods. I'd read a lot of things and even did a project about them before I'd read the Percy Jackson books.

But to me, the 책 make things 더 많이 kid-friendly and lighter, if 당신 know what I mean. Greek myths are weird, and it gets some things wrong, but yes - I would say the 책 are lighter, especially in terms of the gods' personalities. I could see the arrogance, but not the lightness. Like Apollo and his obsession with rhymes 또는 haikus? It's been a while since I read them. Generally speaking I do like the myths themselves better . . . they aren't "watered down" 또는 very "friendly". =/
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I read the first book, but than decided they weren't for me. They are definitely for kids.
MasterOfFear posted over a year ago
Hovde6 said:
The series is mostly acurate Rick Riordan does change a few little things like the god's looks, 또는 adds things like Zoë 가지 속의 식물, 밤잠, 식물 isn't really Atlas's daughter, but other than that everything is true, the stories, the gods, the whole story is accurate once 당신 get past the few things not accurae, and besides I study Greek mythology outside of the books, just to make shure its accurate look it up online, it will help alot. :)
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