Consider what Percy Jackson is like in the first book in the series compared to what he is like in this book. How has his character grown and changed over the course of the books?

Do your own research into one of the Greek gods or myths mentioned in this book. What have you learned? How does the original story compare to the version presented here?

Percy feels very strongly that immortality would be a bad thing. Why does he feel this way? How does his perspective on aging compare to other characters’ perspectives?