Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

Cover of U.S. edition with Rocco artwork
Author	Rick Riordan
Illustrator	John Rocco
Cover artist	John Rocco (US), Steve Stone (UK)[1]
Series	Percy Jackson & the Olympians (companion)
Genre	Young adult short story collection, Greek mythology
Publisher	Disney Hyperion[2] Penguin Group (UK)[1][3]
Publication date	August 19, 2014[1][4] August 7, 2014 (UK)[1][5]
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover), e-book[1]
Pages	318 to 336 (US, first ed. variously counted)[1][2][4] 402 pp (UK)[1]
ISBN	978-1423183648
LC Class	PS3568.I5866 P47 2014[2]
Followed by	Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods is a collection of short stories about Greek mythology as narrated by Percy Jackson. It was written by Rick Riordan and was released on August 19, 2014. It features Percy Jackson giving his own take on the Greek myths in a humorous way.

The book is titled Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods in the U.K. and much of the Commonwealth of Nations.^[3] It is generally published under the Puffin Books imprint of Penguin Group and may be presented as Percy Jackson and the Olympians, volume 6.^[6] (The Olympians novels are commonly titled Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief rather than The Lightning Thief, and so on.)

Development

On April 21, 2013, Rick Riordan announced on his Twitter account that he was writing a new book based on the stories of Greek mythology from Percy Jackson's point of view.^[7] He later confirmed this in his blog.^[8] While on tour for The House of Hades Rick Riordan also revealed that the book is 450 pages long, with illustrations throughout. It was released on August 19, 2014.^[5] John Rocco, the illustrator of the book, announced that there will be 60 full-color paintings drawn by him in the book, and gave a sneak peek of one, depicting Hades kidnapping Persephone.^[9]

During the Blood of Olympus tour, Rick Riordan announced a sequel, titled Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes, to be released on August 18, 2015.

Plot

Percy Jackson adds his own viewpoint to the Greek myths. Here he presents an introduction to Greek mythology and the 12 major gods and goddesses. With 19 chapters, this includes a variety of stories, from the early tales of Gaea and the Titans to individual tales about the gods readers, encountered in the Camp Half-Blood chronicles. Percy's irreverent voice is evident from titles such as "Hera Gets a Little Cuckoo," "Zeus Kills Everyone," "Athena Adopts a Handkerchief," and "Artemis Unleashes the Death Pig," and the stories are told in his voice with his distinctive, sarcastic yet humorous perspective.

Characters

Titans Prometheus Kronos Themis Koios Oceanus Hyperion Iapetus Krios Rhea Metis Theia Tethys Phoebe Leto Maia Mnemosyne Helios Selene Atlas Epimetheus

Gods Hades one of chapters are about him Hekate is a main character in one of the chapters Persephone one of the chapters are about her Makaria Zeus one of the chapters are about him Hera one of the chapters are about her Poseidon one of the chapters are about him Dionysus one of the chapters are about him Athena one of the chapters are about her Demeter one of the chapters are about her Arion Artemis one of the chapter are about her Apollo one of the chapters are about him The Muses Aphrodite one of the chapters are about her Eros Thanatos Hebe Eileithyia Hephaestus one of the chapters are about him Harmonia Ares one of the chapters are about him Hermes one of the chapters are about him Aegipan Hestia one of the chapters are about her Fates The three Horai Triton Rhodes Triptolemus Priapus Gaia is a main character in some of the chapters Nemesis Iris Nature Spirits (nymphs, satyrs, etc.) Nereids Amphitrite Leuke Dryads Naiads Chelone Minthe Pallas Kallisto Satyrs Ampelos Marsyas Delos

Demigods Erichthonios Tantarus Alcippe Halirrhothius Tityus Aeneas Pluotos Achilles Asclepius Aeacus Arcas Minos Percy Jackson Annabeth Chase Piper McLean Jason Grace Leo Valdez Frank Zhang Hazel Levesque Hinted/Referenced Hercules Orpheus Psyche Leda Beroe

• Achilles
• Reyna's dogs

References

1. Percy Jackson's Greek Gods title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2015-11-14
2. "Percy Jackson's Greek Gods". LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 2015-11-14.
3. "Percy Jackson & the Greek Gods". Rick Riordan Myth Master. Penguin Books (rickriordan.co.uk). Retrieved 2015-11-14.
     Contrary to the webpage title, the book title "Percy Jackson and ..." appears on the front cover and is used by distributors; for instance, select "Buy book" and "Buy from Malaysia".
4. "Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan, illustrated by John Rocco". Kirkus Reviews. July 15, 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
5. "Exclusive sneak peek! Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods by Rick Riordan". The Guardian. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014. Byline Rick Riordan; primarily the three-page entry for Hera, "Hera Gets a Little Cuckoo"; the editorial heading states, "Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods is published on 7 August 2014."
6. "Formats and Editions of Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods, 6". WorldCat. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
7. @camphalfblood (21 April 2013). "Register" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. Riordan (12 June 2013). "Update from Athena House". Myth & Mystery: The official blog for author Rick Riordan. Retrieved 14 November 2015. "I plan on spending the summer finishing up Percy Jackon’s Book of Greek Gods – a collection of the original myths told from Percy Jackson’s point of view."
9. John Rocco. "2014 – a novel, an illustrated book of myths and a picture book, oh my&nb/http://roccoart.com/2014-a-novel-an-illustrated-book-of-myths-and-a-picture-book-oh-my/". ROCCO Art (roccoart.com).

External links

• Percy Jackson and the Olympians series site from publisher Disney (readriordan.com)
• Percy Jackson at Rick Riordan Myth Master from Penguin Books (UK)
• Rick Riordan at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database