Get to know the heroes of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series.
The Gods of Olympus are alive and well in the 21st century! And guess what? They’re still falling in love with mortals and having children who are half-God, half-human – just like the heroes of the old Greek myths... Here are seven of the heroes of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series.
Piper McLean
Daughter of Aphrodite; beautiful, caring and loving, but kicked out of five different schools.
Leo Valdez
Son of Haphaestus; easy-going and funny – likes to tell jokes constantly.
Frank Zhang
Roman demigod of Camp Jupiter and son of Mars. Somewhat shy…
Hazel
The daughter of Pluto and a New Orleans voodoo priestess. Currently dating Frank Zhang.
Percy Jackson
Son of Poseidon; gets into trouble for vaporising a monster teacher or accidentally blowing up his school gym.
Annabeth Chase
Daughter of Athena, wise and resourceful. Currently dating Percy.
Jason Grace
Son of Jupiter. Currently dating Piper McLean.
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