#i’m. the. son! of! poseidon!

[conscious-naivete]

> open tumblr

> see post about the pjo show

> entire musical soundtrack starts playing all at once in my head

[junkdrawerfan]

I haven’t read the odyssey in a long time but from what I remember Epic!Odysseus is far more tragic than the original. By the end, Odysseus is a monster and a far cry from the man who struggled over killing a baby. Poseidon wins. He is ruthlessness. His mercy “drowned.” He has no guilt over the slaughter of 108 young men and is exactly like the Cyclopes he spared all those years ago.

And so little of it is his own fault.

In fact, you could argue that Epic!Odysseus’s hero flaw is his mercy, unlike the OG!Odysseus’s flaw of arrogance and pride.

He should have killed the cyclops. He should have killed his men to keep the wind bag closed. He should have left his men behind at Circe’s since they’ll betray him anyway. He was right to sacrifice six to Scylla. He was right to chose himself over his men. He was right to fight Poseidon. He was right to kill the suitors who threatened the fate of his family.

It’s a tragedy because we watch a good man lose his humanity to survive and ultimately be rewarded for it.

How much kinder would the world have been to EPIC!Odysseus if he’d just been cruel first?

Which is why I’m glad we don’t get the reconciliation between Athena and Odysseus in EPIC like we do in the Odyssey. Athena became more human as Odysseus lost his humanity. They are no longer able to walk together to a better tomorrow because Odysseus can no longer picture a kinder world.

I can easily picture the retuned King of Ithaca a hard and punishing ruler. His orders must be taken without question unlike before where he allowed discussion — before the betrayal of Eurylochus. He does not tolerate rumors. Punishments are swift. He will not allow others to try and trick him with their words. He’s a liar and a trickster and a thief and a murderer and stronger for it.

I still believe Ithaca will flourish under his rule. The power hungry are crushed. The King of Ithaca will trust no one except his wife and son.

I can also see Odysseus and Telemachus clashing often. Telemachus grows into the man Odysseus was. He is allowed to stay youthful and gentle under the tutelage of a kinder Athena and has always strove to craft himself to be like the man in his mother’s stories. Maybe over time, he’ll learn to be harder from the father who returned but never as cruel. The world simply hasn’t made him abandon his mercy.

[princeanon]

Something something red = ruthlessness blue = mercy except Polites’ headband is red and Poseidon is blue something something when Polites dies Odysseus starts on his path towards ruthlessness something something Poseidon is the one who ends up begging for mercy something something ooh look what you made me do look what you made me do look what you just made me do look what you just made me do

[bikananjarrus]

my brain is melting out of my ears thinking about poseidon and sally help

[sarafangirlart]

There is something so endearing about Perseus wanting to reconcile with Acrisius even if he didn’t deserve it, family drama such as theirs usually ends up with someone purposefully and vengefully killed, but Perseus killed him by accident and felt bad about it. There is even one version where Perseus managed to talk to him and they agreed to go to Argos and turn a new leaf.

Also apparently the Cyclopes from Seriphos went to Argos with him for some reason??? That’s so funny like did they need to sail on bigger ships? No wonder Acrisius was frightened. Also show this to anyone who thinks Perseus judges monsters by their appearance and that’s why he killed Medusa, when he’s literally friends with Cyclopes lol

[gods-favorite-autistic]

“Eurylochus killed those 500 men with Poseidon” incorrect Poseidon would’ve killed them anyways “oh but they were almost home” Poseidon is a literal god I can promise you he wouldn’t give a shit

[sombrathedragon]

OKAY EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT “oh the dangerous beast motif plays in six hundred strike!” BUT NO ONE TALKS ABOUT HOW CHARYBDIS PARALLELS KYFC !!!!

[aurillio-thoughts]

poseidon being my favorite pirate captain james flint is actually the best thing to ever happen to me

[annoyingvoidzombie]

This Blog Is Now In Full PJO Mood 💙

Always here to speak, talk and share specially now after the show is now out.

[twomanyfandomshelp]

•O• my fellow Winion! Might i ask for your favorite Greek god and favorite mortal in Epic? Im a die hard Circe fan and I need to rope more people into our little cult!

Hiya fellow winion, thanks for the ask!

My favorite god by far in Epic is Poseidon, I love his songs and Steven Rodriquez was the perfect choice to be his voice! I’ve been obsessed with Ruthlessness since it was released and I absolutely cannot wait to be able to listen to the full version of Get in the Water!

My favorite mortal in Epic is Telemachus, my precious son! I love him so much, and his songs are amazing. Legendary is one of my personal favorites and I cannot wait to hear the full version! I’ve made a couple posts already about how much I love him, so, ya know, he’s definitely my favorite. A close second would be his mom, Penelope. Her and Odysseus’ relationship is just so precious. That whole family really, I love all three of them.

[darkmist111]

Percy Jackson, Reyna Ramirez-Arellano, Ethan Nakamura, and the Child Super Soldier

So something I wants to talk about is the parallel of Percy and Reyna, and their concept of loyalty.

I think we as a fandom have examined Percy and Jason’s swap, compared their characters, and talked about their influence.

I think we’ve also compared Jason and Annabeth, and how their parallels were understated.

However I do think Reyna’s part in this dynamic is understated and under examined, despite her being intrinsically tied to this dynamic.

I also think this matches another unexplored parallel. While Reyna is often sidelined for Jason, Ethan Nakamura is sidelined for Luke Castellan.

And all compare to Percy Jackson to various degrees, and share a interesting concept of loyalty with him.

To preface this I believe their lives follow a similar line, with the key difference being that Percy had support from his Family and Community, Reyna only had support from her Community, and Ethan received only superficial transactional support from family and community.

But I think the dynamic between the three becomes more interesting when you view it from the lens of them as child soldiers and leaders.

But first let’s talk about Percy journey as a hero through the perspective of a soldier.

Camp half-blood isn’t a army, it trains Heroes not Soldiers, but the crossover between the two isn’t minimal. Percy is drafted into the life of a half-blood, but very often baring maybe the first book Percy voluntarily enters his missions. And while some people say this is a type of control issue, in both cases where he goes out on his own circumstances give him reason to do so. In sea of monsters Hermes outright tells him he is necessary for this mission, and we later find out Clarrise is down 2 required questmates. In the second quest, the hunters are down one questmate that was poisoned and Percy only joins after learning this.

While Percy often goes against authority, he also shows deep respect to those who earned his loyalty.

He also fights for his family and home a trait commonly associated with soldiers.

Narratively his arc is one of the reluctant soldier forced into combat because of circumstances that rises in rank due his actions rather than a desire for glory or belief in the cause.

This culminates in him taking the mantle of leadership in battle, resembling a mythic figure of the hero general or king. The type that lead their armies on the battle field from the front, whose singular presence could turn the tide of battle.

And once victorious he changes things for the better, though not a permanent leader, one that leaves a lasting legacy.

At the end though Percy is a mostly reactionary hero though dynamic in his responses.

His dreams are not of creating or conquering, but of family and homestead, and his victory at the end of the series is him using his glory for his allies.

Percy achieves victory by balancing personal family duty with greater duty to his people, gaining loyalty to and from both.

And he’s able to do this because of the support of his family, and his fellows in arms.

Reyna has only one of these.

It’s telling that Reyna is one of the only Demigods whose godly parent we never meet.

Reyna and Hylla are daughters of the Roman War Goddess Bellona, and the girls have collectively spent their lives bouncing between armies and cults.

Reyna was said to have it easy earlier from their father, but due to PTSD he ended up turning their home into a army, preparing for a battle that would never come.

After leaving the sisters ended up as part of Circe cult, that transformed and killed men to varying degrees of justified. After Percy and Annabeth set pirates free, causing their new home to be destroyed, the sisters separated. Both once again joining organizations of War. New Rome’s Legion, and the Amazons.

When she realizes she need to defy her community to save them. Similar to Percy defying her order to follow a higher duty.

After the War Reyna joins the hunters, and we see a pattern don’t we.

She continually giver her loyalty to groups and communities, but rarely receives it on a personal level. Ultimately she cannot separate her family from war or society.

And that ultimately results in her leadership being prone to be undermined, and unable to leave lasting change upon her community other than handing the reins over to new leadership.

She’s a soldier with no home to return to, and thus she cannot put down her weapon.

She’s similar to Percy if he had only systems to be loyal to. She’s constantly seeking a place that will value her.

Ethan Nakamura had it even worse, we don’t get a lot of him and often people view him as a traitor, but was it right of others to expect loyalty of him, even though he gives to see freely even when not earned? Or are we seeing someone seeking something worth being loyal too.

A child of Nemesis, he was always gonna have a uphill battle of being respected by his community.

We see him search for validation for his family but even in Kronos’s army it’s unfound. Nemesis isn’t a particularly power goddess at first glance.

When Percy spares him he resigns himself to death, making one think of the times Percy fell into despair.

In the end he too defies his orders, though unlike Percy and Reyna, Ethan’s defiance costs him his life.

He never rises to a position of leadership, and the only person he seems truly loyal to is his mother who uses him as a cosmic chess piece.

A soldier with no real choice expected to pick a side when neither truly value him. Searching for something to be loyal to in a world that sees no value in loyalty without usefulness.

I feel like Percy being able to see his loyalty in others and how it can harm them is a very interesting concept.

[mikeynf]

dionysus trying to gaslight all of the unclaimed kids into thinking he’s their father just so they’ll get him a drink is the funniest shit ever i don’t give a fuck what anyone says

[ladyeternal178]

Why, no: I’m not still emotionally compromised by the absolute master class Toby & Walker put on in this scene o.O i’M COmPletElY NOrMaL whY Do yOu aSK

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS Season 1, Episode 8, "The Prophecy Comes True"

[thecourtofgraywaves]

Ya know what? Maybe I was too harsh on Jasmine Mas.

[amazingmsme]

Just a silly lil stupid idea I wanted to share after Ithica saga because lord knows we need it after that

But just imagine after he gets home, Odysseus & Telemachus are playing on the beach & Telemachus decides to run into the water. Ody chases after him, but when he gets to the water’s edge it quickly recedes around him to the point where it’s obvious it’s avoiding him. & to be funny, Telemachus jokes “I think Poseidon’s afraid of you, father”

& without missing a beat, he goes “he doesn’t have to be. I’m home now” & now Telemachus is like 👀👀👀 cause what the hell is THAT supposed to mean

Odysseus just smirks & cups his hands around his mouth & yells something like “I promise I won’t stab you again!” What? He can show off & brag to his son

& then a huge wave crashes straight into Ody & knocks him flat on his ass

[littler3d]

I’m sorry if I was in any version of the pjo universe I would’ve clocked that Percy was the son of Poseidon as soon as the bathroom incident occurred. Tf you mean “I wonder who your dad is” he EXPLODED A TOILET. Chiron this is the second water incident you have witnessed how are you still confused