Percy Jackson & The Olympians

The first book of the series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians is The Lightning Thief. Think the Greek gods were dead and gone? Wrong answer! Many of you may have seen the movie, and know that Percy gets kicked out of school – again – right before he finds out he’s actually a demi-god, or a “half-blood”.

POP QUIZ
Let’s check your knowledge, and see how well you were paying attention…

1. How many main gods are there in Greek mythology?
2. The children of Ares have blonde hair, grey eyes, and are wise and athletic. True or false?
3. Read the about the following people, and tell me which god they have for a parent.
a) She wraps up your sprained ankle and lets you crash on her couch before stealing a couple of Red Bull’s from the cafeteria
b) He takes an hour in the washroom getting his hair just right, then screams at you for letting your dog drool on his jacket.
c) Chipped a sword? No worries. Need an ornate iron weathervane for your great-uncles birthday? Piece of cake! Give him a piece of scrap and an anvil and he’ll whip you up whatever you need.
d) You enter a room to find her talking to your goldfish, and she holds the record for youngest kid to sail solo around the world.
4. Demi-gods have this in common: Mist stops them from seeing the truth about monsters in the real world. True or false?
5. Artemis and which other goddess don’t have any half-blood children?

Answers: 1. Twelve 2. False 3a. Hermes b. Aphrodite c. Hephaestus d. Poseidon 4. False – that’s regular humans 5. Hera

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Who’s YOUR daddy? What cabin would you be in if you found out you were really a demi-god? What characteristics do you have that might confirm your parentage?

For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Romans 8:29

In real life, once you become a Christian, you’re a child of the one and only God – the One who created everything, and is in charge of the universe. What characteristics do you have that confirm your heavenly Father? (see Galatians 5:22 for ideas)

Each of the cabins at Camp Half-Blood exhibit different talents that they can use to become a hero – from breathing underwater to being hospitable.

• What talents and abilities do you have that can be used to bring props to God?
• Are you putting them into practice, or are you a little rusty?

In this book, regular humans are blinded to monsters by Mist – a kind of fog that hides the truth. In our world there is also a kind of “mist” – where people and other influences are always trying to make you blind to the things that really matter. Because we are children of God, we should never allow ourselves to be taken in by this, but we should fight for the ones this world chooses to ignore. (see Romans 12:2)

MORE INFO
Book website
Movie website

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:: by Stephanie Hung of Toronto, Ontario

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