51 pages 1 hour read

Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

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Essay Topics

1.

Which Olympian god is the most powerful? Which is the least powerful? Why? Support your choices by using textual evidence and including analysis of each god’s personality, abilities, followings, and enemies. What type of power do these elements offer? How do they contribute to your choices of the most and least powerful gods?

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Hades is the only Olympian god who has no throne or quarters in the gods’ palace. How does this distinction separate Hades from the other gods, both in myth and in his relationship with his siblings? Should death be segregated from the gods who hold power over different facets of life? Why or why not?

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How does immortality affect the way that the gods (primordial and Olympian) and Titans view the world and their role in it? What qualities does immortality enhance, and how do these qualities influence who the gods are and how they treat others? Are their responses to human worship and rejection justifiable? Why or why not? Include textual evidence to support your answer.