A hero. A person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. In my book, Percy Jackson’s greek heroes (by Rick Riordan) it is all about the heroes in greek mythology. I have read three of the stories in this book, but for the sake of simplicity, I will be focusing on one, the story of Perseus. There are three major settings in this story, the kingdom of Argos, Seriphos, and the gorgons cave, the time in this story is anytime BC. The protagonist in this story is Perseus, a very strong child with a difficult task at hand. The antagonist in this story is Polydectes, a king that wants Perseus’ mom as his wife. The first conflict is when Polydectes tries to pursue Perseus’ mom. The second conflict is when Perseus was given the task to bring the head of medusa back to Polydectes. The turning point in this book is when Perseus arrives at the mouth of the Gorgon’s cave, sword in hand.This book is great because it has the action of the original greek myths, but the wittiness that Rick Riordan has always put in his books. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes mythology.
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes
By Rick Riordan
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 6 | n/a | 5.3 | 133778 |
So get your flaming spear. Put on your lion skin cape. Polish your shield and make sure you've got arrows in your quiver. We're going back about four thousand years to decapitate monsters, save some kingdoms, shoot a few gods in the butt, raid the Underworld, and steal loot from evil people.
Then, for dessert, we'll die painful tragic deaths.
Ready? Sweet. Let's do this.
Book Reviews (58)
I loved how Rick combined the greek heros, gods, goddess' it was amazing.
Percy Jackson never fails to deliver a more youthful and easy to understand book about educational stuff. This book is informative, with a lot of wit. Rick Riordan never fails to deliver a great book.
great series
This book is cool because it is " written by Percy Jackson". It's hilarious!!! There are lots of funny stories and it helped me pass my Greek Mythology quiz!
an epic book (warning there are some gross parts)
it looks like one of those types of books that you want to read all day everyday over and over again
This book is about the ancient greek heroes and their heroic deeds. Percy Jackson is telling the story of the greek heroes and their myths. My favorite hero mentioned in the book was the hero Theseus because he was smart and also powerful. He was the demigod son of Zeus. I liked this book and it taught me a lot of information that I didn't know about the heroes. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy reading about Greek mythology and heroes. This book is also funny because of the way Percy Jackson tells the stories.
I love this stuff but i now they are not real
What's it about?
It's about Greek myths (Greek Heroes to be exact) and it's told by Percy Jackson. It's really funny and I would recommend it, even if you haven't read the Percy Jackson series. :D