#PJO godly parents

[overheard-at-camp-half-blood]

How would you rank the godly parents

So here’s a tier ranking

Iris is the only one in the S tier, because she is shown to willingly be apart of their lives as well as treat them nicely.

In A tier, we have Hephaestus, Apollo, Poseidon and Dionysus, all of which have been shown to be somewhat better than the other gods. Poseidon and Hephaestus have both been shown to take somewhat of an interest in their children’s lives. Apollo had a development arc. Dionysus isn’t around his children willingly.

B tier is Aphrodite, Demeter and Hermes, these are godly parents that are not necessarily as horrible as the bottom half, but are still extremely neglectful. Hermes is there, and my mind might change with the show, but he really seems like the average amount of neglectful, it just happened to be his son that snapped.

C tier is Ares and Hades, who I just feel are assholes to their children. I know people are going to say, “Why is Hades so low? He pays attention to his kids.” Yeah… and is extremely abusive towards Nico. Or did we forget that he almost killed Nico? I do think Hades is better than Ares because he took responsibility for some shit, but not all.

D tier is Athena, Zeus & Nemesis, the worst of the worst. Athena… everyone knows my opinions on Athena at this point, but Zeus is the absolute WORST parent in history. Also, Nemesis’s son had to physically disable himself to get his mother’s help.

[k3nxhina]

My top ten favourite Haikyuu characters and their godly parent:

Day 1

My fave ofc Tsukishima Kei who in my opinion is a child of Athena

[rayniscatstatue]

Kotlc characters and who their godly parents would be

(No explanation)

Sophie - Athena

Keefe - Hermes

Fitz - Zeus

Biana - Aphrodite

Dex - Hephaestus

Linh - Posideon

Tam - Hades

[aroaceleovaldez]

everyone talks about "oh what if Percy could bloodbend" but I think there is woeful little discussion about other potentially fucked up big 3 kid powers:

I mean it's already canonical Hades/Pluto kids can just. straight up kill you. Like literally Nico can just tap people on the shoulder and they get Thanos Snapped. Totally fucking dusted. Sometimes bones are left and he just starts controlling that but that seems to be optional. He does it like three times in Tower of Nero.

Not to mention Nico also being able to just rip people's souls out of their still living bodies. Is that a Ghost King thing or a Hades kid thing or a combo from both? Who knows.

All the different ways Big 3 kids can make somebody just. Explode. Zeus* kids can just build up air pressure, Poseidon kids can build up water/blood pressure, and Hades kids can just make your bones splinter and shoot out.

I don't think Zeus kids would be able to mind-control people by controlling electrical impulses BUT they could just send several thousand volts directly through you via touch so like. That's not great.

Bloodbending for Poseidon kids is obvious but Hades kids have SO many options to potentially control people. Puppet their bones? Control their actual literal soul? If you go the route of "shadows are connected to the person" then dragging somebody around by their shadow? Or given that Hades kids are heavily implied to just have nearly all abilities ghosts are said to, there's a decent chance they could Just Straight Up Possess You.

Poseidon kids can control blood (and actually exemplified in canon - seemingly just about any bodily fluid, as Percy makes Achlys start choking on her own tears/snot). They could also theoretically completely dehydrate you in an instant.

Zeus* kids meanwhile can. Make air bubbles in your blood or etc. Which is VERY bad for those of you who are unaware. Hades kids can probably just yoink all the metals out of your blood. Casually revokes your iron privileges. Poseidon kids are just yoinking your blood In General. Etc etc.

And then yknow, the casual natural disasters stuff. Zeus kids making tornados and hurricanes? Plus the aforementioned just throwing massive amounts of electricity around. Probably also able to make dust storms and stuff. Poseidon kids making hurricanes and floods and earthquakes? Or being able to create geysers just wherever they want? Hades kids also being able to make earthquakes or just shatter the ground or create giant ravines and etc. And, yknow, ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. And aforementioned insta-killing I guess. Bonus Hera kids probably being able to also do tornados and dust storms and etc, possibly moreso than Zeus kids.

*Zeus with an asterisk because wind/air powers actually seem to be more of an Hera/Juno thing and so exclusive to Jason and not Thalia, while Zeus/Jupiter seems to be just the storms/electricity.

[xoxochb]

“I'm watching american pie with you on a saturday night / your friends are around, so be quiet / I'm trying to stifle my sighs”

——— ౨ৎ ⊹ ࣪ ˖

“shhh.”

you’re unsure whether to begin laughing uncontrollably or to cry or maybe kill the boy filling you up. repeatedly you had asked him to quiet himself because both rooms beside his were currently being occupied by your friends— and if they were to hear you… well you don’t want to think about the consequences of that. and you curse him mentally for the making of this ship, seriously— adding a room on both sides of both his and yours? fucking dumbass. you try to ignore these thoughts and maybe focus on the sound of american pie playing on the television on… five volume? when you turned it down you surely didn’t care to check. whatever, that’ll bother you if you focus on it too long, you avert your attention to your gradually pace-increasing thrusts, at first slowly as you find the right movements then faster as you discover a perfect rhythm.

with every brush of his tip along a sweet spot you’re not even sure is safe has you seeing stars, maybe if you’re lucky at any point you’ll pass out from the pleasure racking through your senses. you allow yourself to forget about your surroundings for just a while as you move up and down his cock, additionally letting your eyes shut tight as a guttural moan slips past your lips. what a hypocrite you are— telling leo to be quiet when you can barely be yourself. as you reach your growing climax it becomes insanely difficult to stifle your sighs, you only hope and pray that everyone is asleep as you grow closer. you feel a burning sensation pooling your core as your legs tighten and threaten to give out beneath you

your symptoms become harsher as leo makes the consecutive decision to roam your bare skin, quite literally anywhere within his current reach. as his (and also yours) moans reach a louder tone you feel yourself at your peak, continuously rolling your hips over his to prolong your orgasm. and may the gods on olympus save you from the odious conversation you’re unprepared to have with the rest of the argo members the next morning

༯ for my loveliest, and my sweetest, this one’s for you <3 @vamp-rin

[ellilyre]

Imagine one day Persephone comes to camp and everyone is freaking out "it's so rare for a god to physically show up at camp ! She must have a very important quest to give !" But then she walks to Nico and says "Hi Nico, next time you see your dad can you tell him I forgot my dandelion earrings at his palace?" And he's like "for the love of Olympus Persephone I told you to not talk to me in front of other campers it's so embarrassing"

Bonus point if he's with Will and she looks at him and goes

Persephone, smirking : you must be Will

Nico : Persephone

Persephone: Nico told me quite a lot about you

Nico : I'll ask Alecto to bring your earrings back to you. Can you go now

[ofswordsandpens]

you know what, the other saving grace for the gods was that Poseidon, as bad as a parent as he is, is still objectively one of the better godly parents to have. Like he did vaguely show care for Percy every couple of years or so, told Percy that he was his favorite kid, and then said that his mom was "a queen amongst women" or something and I think that checked just enough boxes for Percy to make the gods redeemable for him. If Poseidon had treated Percy the way that Hermes treated Luke? Zeus treated Thalia? Athena treated Annabeth? Olympus would've been razed to the ground on Percy's 16th birthday lmao

[the-revival-of-dionysus-sorta]

PJO/HOO Hot Take -

So I’ve been seeing a lot of discussion about who’s the best godly parent, specifically father, in PJO. Most people either say Hades, Poseidon, or Apollo and imo those are all incorrect, here’s why -

1. HADES - straight up, while he payed child support (shocking), he also…

- told his only living child (Nico) that he wished he’d died instead of his sister

- has manipulated him many times, stole his and Bianca’s memories (ethics on this can be debated)

- basically did exactly what Hermes did to Luke and May but with Hazel and Marie

2. POSEIDON - didn’t even pay child support smh

- only began a relationship with Percy after he was singled out by Zeus ( + didn’t defend him in the slightest)

- only continued said relationship because of necessity

- left Sally and Percy without any defences making them turn to a literal abuser for help

- generally just a deadbeat dad, also what about his other kids? Last PJO book he admits he has like 13 demigod kids and we just..never see them? (Uncle Rick probs forgot but I’m still blaming Poseidon for continuity or smth)

3. APOLLO - while he does care about his children he also…

- wasn’t there for the funerals of any of his kids

- had never even spoken to most of his kids despite having visited camp on multiple occasions

- straight up only started fathering after being turned mortal and he wasn’t even good at it (of course people grow, I’m not hating on Apollo/Lester as a character just as a father)

Rather, the best dad in the series has been there since day 1 - Dionysus. Here’s why imo -

- Has been present in both his sons lives since birth, as well as having essentially joint-custody of them

- literally just the whole thing about Castors funeral after the titan war

- genuinely cared about them and claimed all his children without being asked (those were the only 2 he had)

- as well as making sure they were safe and cared for (aside from the war but shit happens)

- understands the issues that come with being a demigod/parenting a demigod because he was one himself

- there’s more but I have a hand cramp rn so yea

[nyxvamps]

Aphrodite Cabin:

Instead of being a life size barbie dreamhouse like it is described in the books, its very subtle, and natural, and soft

The outside is pink, but such a pale pink that it looks white unless the right light is hitting it.

There is natural ivy growing only each wall and onto the roof. It wraps around shutters and the frames of the doors.

It almost looks like a small manor. Looks like it should have been built on some far off hill that is surrounded by flower fields for miles.

The inside is very cozy and welcoming. The walls are a muted dark green and there are so many pictures, posters, mirrors, shelves, etc that you can barely see the paint.

There are bedrooms in the cabin. It looks normal on the outside but Mama wanted the best for her children so she did her magic on it and made it a lot bigger on the inside. There are bedrooms, four to a room, and the main room is more of a common room/lounge area.

There is a walk-in, expanding, closet where you put old clothes you don’t want anymore and other siblings can come and get some new clothes if they need them. (Other campers are welcome whenever invited. It happens more often than it should)

There are traditions that have spanned centuries.

There is an item from every sibling that has lived in that cabin somewhere on the walls. All of the pictures, posters, things on the shelves are placed there by a past sibling.

There is an ever growing stack of finished rubix cubes that each have a piece of tape with the time on it.

There’s a hook where, if your jewelry breaks in the cabin, you tie it off and hang it there. There is a necklace made of leather with a hundreds year old stone heart on the hook.

It’s gross, but there is a bowl where most of the family will put their tooth in if they lose it while at camp. We pretend that it’s a flower pot whenever others campers are there.

This is newer. At the beginning of every summer, everyone (if they feel comfortable) gets in front of the rest of the cabin and gives names, pronouns, and sexuality.

Bathrooms are co ed and there have been multiple times that someone had been late to an event because an impromptu fashion show happened in the bathroom

Unironically, there is a mirror in the cabin where, if you are feeling down, you go and say those cheesy affirmations to make you feel better about whatever was bothering you.

Mama actually charmed it to give the person in front of it a clearer mind and more confidence in themselves.

There is a goal, from the early 1800’s, to make the entire camp think that aphrodite kids are the weakest of the demigods.

The goal is to train up enough and bide our time so that we can destroy the entire camp at capture the flag.

Its sometimes opens up peoples eyes to how quickly people accept that all aphrodite kids are just pampered prissy rich kids.

etc.

[egret-orchids]

in all honesty there's something vaguely transboy about lester whatever-the-fuck-his-last-name-is to me but also that would be hilarious considering apollo is. apollo.

[existosis]

ive fallen into the rabbit hole like a fool

A FOOL

(bg text mostly from achilles come down by gang of youths x)

[k3nxhina]

My top ten favourite Haikyuu characters and their godly parent:

Day 2

Kuroo Tetsurou as a child of Nike!

[aroaceleovaldez]

reminder that the only reason the "ADHD is actually demigod BATTLE STRATEGIES" and "dyslexia is DEMIGOD BRAINS HARDWIRED FOR ANCIENT GREEK" things exist in the PJO universe is because it's a very direct reference to early 2000s teaching/parenting techniques for neurodiverse and disabled children, which aimed to frame childrens' disabilities and hardships as a "superpower" or strength so that the children would feel more positively about their disabilities or situations. This technique has fallen out of favor since then for the most part since more often than not it just results in kids feeling as though their struggles are not being seen or taken seriously.

Yes, demigods are adhd/dyslexic (and sometimes autistic-coded) in the series. This is extremely important and trying to remove it or not acknowledge it makes the entire series fall apart because it is such a core concept. Yes, canon claims that their adhd/dyslexia is tied to some innate abilities, which is based on an outdated methodology. It's important to acknowledge that and understand where it comes from! But please stop trying to apply it to other pantheons in the series like "oh, the romans have dyscalculia because of roman numerals!" or "the norse demigods have dysgraphia for reasons!" - it's distasteful at best.

A better option is to acknowledge the meta inspiration for why that exists in the series, such as explaining potentially that Chiron was utilizing that same teaching methodology to try and help demigods feel more comfortable with their disabilities and they aren't literal powers. In fact, especially given Frank, there's implication that being adhd/dyslexic isn't a guaranteed demigod trait, which means it's more likely to be normally inherited from their godly parent/divine ancestor as a general trait, not a power, and further supports the whole "ADHD is battle strategy" thing being non-literal. It also implies the entire greco-roman pantheon in their universe is canonically adhd/dyslexic - and that actually fits very well with the themes of the first series. The entire central conflict of the first series fits perfectly as an allegory about neurodiverse/disabled children and their relationships with their undiagnosed neurodiverse/disabled parents and trying to find solutions together with their shared disability/disabilities that the kid inherited instead of becoming distant from each other (and this makes claiming equivalent to getting a diagnosis which is a fascinating allegory! not to mention the symbolism of demigods inheriting legacies and legends and powers from their parents and everything that comes with that being equivalent to inheriting traits, neurodiversity, and disabilities from your parents).

anyways neurodiversity and disability and the contexts in which the series utilizes representation of those experiences particularly during the 2000s symbolically within the narrative is incredibly important to the first series and the understanding of what themes it means to represent. also if i see one more "the romans have dyscalculia instead of dyslexia" post in 2023 i'm gonna walk into the ocean.

[batcavescolony]

Demigod: it really sucks that we never get to see or interact with our godly parent.

Other Demigod: yeah, I'd be nice to meet them.

TOA era Apollo kids: *see their dad every once in awhile* ... Yeah

Dionysus kids: *Dad is at camp* ..yeah

Percy: *has been to his Dads home* ...mhm

Nico: *literally has a room in the underworld*

[mydairpercabeth]

I AM SALLY JACKSON’S SON

[aro-pancake]

Every time I listen to Ruthlessness I get more and more sure that the gods in Percy Jackson are awful parents.

Luke ran away to a fucking BOAT after fighting with Percy, a son of Posseidon.

If PJO! Posseidon was an inch of a better father, the Andromeda would be keeping company to the Titanic the second Luke set foot on that ship and 4 years worth of problems would be over.

But nooooo 💅🏻 ✨