Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Summary
The newPercy Jackson and the Olympiansshow has reignited theories about the type , particularly the connection between Percy Jackson ( Walker Scobell ) and Annabeth Chase ( Leah Sava Jeffries ) . SincePercy Jackson and theLightning Thiefwas first published in 2005 , fans have rant over the demigod duet and their unique dynamic . But as they both have parents within the same menage , it calls into question whether or not they are related .
The show has received much praise for its development of the demigods ' relationship with their parents . Without a doubt , Disney’sPercy Jacksonfixes the character of Sally Jacksonand portrays her relationship with Percy with more intimacy . The show also intensifies the dynamics between Percy and his beginner , Poseidon ; Annabeth and her mother , Athena ; and Luke and his begetter , Hermes . Family is a major radical — particularly how broken the family that Percy and Annabeth have inherited is . thing get even messier with the possibility that Percy and Annabeth might just be family .
Disney ’s Percy Jackson & the Olympians show perfectly captured Percy ( Walker Scobell ) and Annabeth ’s ( Leah Jeffries ) human relationship with this scene .
By Mortal Rules, Percy & Annabeth Would Be First Cousins Once Removed
In Grecian mythology and Rick Riordan ’s series , the deity are all related through thetitan Kronos , the humanity in Percy ’s nightmares . Kronos sired six immortal : Hera , Demeter , Hestia , Hades , Zeus , and Poseidon . Zeus went on to mother both immortal and men , including the other six Olympians . One of his many minor is Athena , which make her Poseidon ’s niece . Despite this , the two idol have been bitter contender for eon , sparked by competing against each other to become the patron of the city of Athens . Notwithstanding Poseidon and Athena ’s rivalry , their child , Percy and Annabeth , subvert expectations and become cheeseparing supporter .
The relation between Poseidon and Athena would technically make Percy and Annabeth first cousins once murder . By this logic , every demigod is related in some way or another , get Camp Half - rakehell and Olympus one big mussy kinfolk . There is little to suggest anything against this reasoning in the show , as the genetic science of divinity and man are not talked about . After all , each of the twelve cabin is patronized by Zeus , Poseidon , Hermes , Ares , Hephaestus , Dionysus , and otherOlympian gods and goddesses yet to appear , apparently guarantee that the nonmigratory Ubermensch are either siblings or cousins .
Rick Riordan Confirmed Percy & Annabeth Aren’t Actually Related: Gods Don’t Pass On DNA
Riordan actuallydebunked this possibility in both the last book of the Percy Jackson series , The Last Olympian , and on his website(rickriordan.com ) in greater item . At the 2008 L.A. Festival of Books , a new buff asked him , " Could Percy and Annabeth ever get together ? Since their parents are both gods , does n’t that make them related ? " The author of the mythological books put down out his thought in a post , saying the divine side of the fictional character ' families does not factor in their genetics : " You could take yourself crazy if you think about it — everyone is somebody ’s cousin , nephew , half - brother , uncle , or whatever . But gods are peculiar being . They do n’t have deoxyribonucleic acid and each god is a force unto himself / herself . "
Riordan locomote on to clarify that while the demigods inherit powers from their exceptional parent , they do not inherit their bloodline . This absence of genetic noise might be why the gods intermarry . A demigod would never date someone in the same cabin , as they share a godly parent ; therefore , they are sibling . But that ’s not the compositor’s case for a girl bring forth by Athena and a boy fathered by Poseidon . While it ’s alleviate to fuck Percy and Annabeth are n’t related , whether their family relationship will formulate into romance stay to be figure inPercy Jackson and the Olympians .
Percy Jackson and the Olympiansis streaming on Disney+ .
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