#odysseus is percy jackson

[s0ph9]

So someone (I don’t remember who or where) had an idea that Percy Jackson was Odysseus reincarnated and I really need a fic like that.

Just, a fic where someone recognises him but as Odysseus, it’s a whole thing, and I especially would love to see Poseidon having an existential crisis. And also reactions of any other gods or whatever. But imagine Odysseus being reincarnated as Poseidon’s son as a form of “now get along” from the Fates. Those two had this whole fight? Yeah now they gotta make up and if they won’t? The Fates would force them to through forced proximity. Kinda. You know, except for the neglect.

And Odysseus/Percy dealing with this entire bullshit because of course this may as well be happen to him. Of course this life won’t be nicer than the previous one, even though he only remembered the previous life after the second war or sth. But suddenly a lot of stuff happening in Percy’s life makes sense, like “oh that’s why I immediately didn’t like that one guy so much”

And I would love to see Athena realise that Percy is Odysseus

I so want to read this, if there’s anything like it pls let me know

[kurzler]

a quick psa to anyone recently getting into greek mythology and is a victim of tumblr and/or tiktok misconceptions:

-there is no shame in being introduced to mytholgy from something like percy jackson, epic the musical or anything like that, but keep in mind that actual myths are going to be VERY different from modern retellings

-the myth of medusa you probably know (her being a victim of poseidon and being cursed by athena) isn't 100% accurate to GREEK mythology (look up ovid)

-there is no version of persephone's abduction in which persephone willingly stays with hades, that's a tumblr invention (look up homeric hymn to demeter)

-as much as i would like it, no, cerberus' name does not mean "spot" (probably a misunderstanding from this wikipedia article)

-zeus isn't the only god who does terrible things to women, your fav male god probably has done the same

-on that note, your fav greek hero has probably done some heinous shit as well

-gods are more complicated than simply being "god of [insert thing]", many titles overlap between gods and some may even change depending on where they were worshipped

-also, apollo and artemis being the gods of the sun and the moon isn't 100% accurate, their main aspects as deities originally were music and the hunt

-titans and gods aren't two wholly different concepts, titan is just the word used to decribe the generation of gods before the olympians

-hector isn't the villain some people make him out to be

-hephaestus WAS married to aphrodite. they divorced. yes, divorce was a thing in ancient greece. hephaestus' wife is aglaia

-ancient greek society didn't have the same concepts of sexuality that we have now, it's incorrect to describe virgin goddesses like artemis and athena as lesbians, BUT it's also not wholly accurate to describe them as aromantic/asexual, it's more complex than that

-you can never fully understand certain myths if you don't understand the societal context in which they were told

-myths have lots and lots of retellings, there isn't one singular "canon", but we can try to distinguish between older and newer versions and bewteen greek and roman versions

-most of what you know about sparta is probably incorrect

-reading/waching retellings is not a substitute to reading the original myths, read the iliad! read the odyssey! i know they may seem intimidating, but they're much more entertaining than you may think

greek mythology is so complex and interesting, don't go into it with preconcieved notions! try to be open to learn!

[kittenscookie]

Percy: Hey dad?

Poseidon: Yes Percy?

Percy: I was just wondering, you used to be pretty ruthless—what changed? What made you wanna turn over a new leaf?

Poseidon: *Gets violent phantom pains in the scars he received after pushing a man with really sexy thighs way too far*

Percy: Dad?

Poseidon: *Swallows* Well son, you get older, you mature, you realize some actions were definitely out of proportion, and some lessons don't need to be relearned...

[words-writ-in-starlight]

honestly my mother was a huge champ about her eight-year-old asking to be bought an unabridged edition of the Odyssey for a birthday present, and then she was an equally huge champ about reading her eight-year-old the unabridged Odyssey as a bedtime story and pausing every four lines to define something for me, and let me just say that I have fucking TREASURED the opportunity to reverse that old tradition by more or less forcing her to sit on my couch and listen to Epic and pause it every four lines for my dissertation

[valgracedefender]

“solangelo is patrochilles reincarnate this, solangelo is orpheus and eurydice reincarnate that”

solangelo is hyacinthus and apollo

ruegard is patrochilles

valgrace is orpheus and eurydice

percabeth is odysseus and penelope

[ohumokay]

i keep seeing people say "omg Percy and Annabeth are Odysseus and Penelope!!!" and i wholeheartedly agree, but then they shoot themselves in the foot saying Percy is Odysseus and Annabeth is Penelope

I say this with absolutely no disrespect, but what the fuck are you talking about???

Which one of them, Percy or Annabeth, has the fatal flaw hubris, which is the exact reason Odysseus was so fucked (he pride led him to reveal is name to Polyphemus)? Which one of them, Percy or Annabeth, plans for every fight THOROUGHLY and CAREFULLY (I know very well that Percy is battle strategic, but let's be honest, it's a 50/50 chance he'll have a thorough plan that doesn't have a large chunk of impulsiveness and vibes)? Which one of them, Percy or Annabeth, is the literal DAUGHTER of Odysseus's patron and mentor?

We all know Percy would go ape shit if anyone hurt Annabeth, but who did we see ready to fight three random people because they didn't know where her missing boyfriend was? Who did we actually see go ape shit because she couldn't find her boyfriend? Who fell from first-ish glance?

On the other hand, who has the more "fight first, question later" mindset (which, for someone who hates Ares and tolerates Mars, he has a very Spartan like disposition)? Who likes to piss people off to get their attention (granted, that's both a Odysseus and Penelope thing, but I'm referring specifically to Percy sitting on his dad's throne compared to Penelope's "if your not my husband, move the immovable bed rq")?

If Percy and Annabeth are indeed Penelope and Odysseus reincarnations (which i do believe they are lol), Percy is so Penelope and Annabeth is Odysseus.

[ishouldsleepbut]

this came to me about 0.2 seconds after the stream ended

[ipiutiminelle-ec]

Annabeth as Odysseus. Both too smart, too cunning, with eyes that have seen to much and dreams too big for this world.

She dreams, sometimes, of the raging sea, of bloodied fields and weary soldiers. Of the warm sun and sand of an island that feels like home. When she wakes up, the memories tug at her mind, tantalisingly out of her reach. (When storms hit the shores of the camp, she hears the roar of waves against the beach echoing in the cabin and she hides under her covers, trembling and gasping in a fear she doesn’t understand).

The first time she meets Clarisse, a new camper with wild eyes and an angry scowl she nearly calls her Achilles. (The only one to notice her hesitation is Mr D. He looks pitying for a second before retreating behind his disdainful apathy).

Percy as Penelope. Both fiercely loyal, resilient and strong. To have them as friends, as lovers, is like having a home.

Percy who flinches at smelly Gabe’s voice, who sees other men superimposed with him, stronger, taller, familiar men. He feels dread and determination rise within him. He lifts his chin. Royalty never bows to anyone. (People forget Penelope came from Sparta after all. She has smiles full of teeth and a sword in her closet).

[helpallthenamesaretaken]

when you're told that your father is lost at sea, there are two paths you can take

musical!telemachus: all my life 😞 id have died to meet you 😭 thought about your name so much it hurts 😩 for twenty years ☹️ i've dreamed of how i'd greet you ❤️

musical!percy: TOO BAD HE'S THE WORST AND MY LIFE IS A MESS 😡 OH NOOO 👿 I HOPE HE SHOWS EVEN A TRACE 👹 CAUSE I'VE GOT SOME 🤬 CHOICE WORDS 🤬 TO THROW IN HIS FACE 🖕

[generouskittentidalwave]

Life advice

Percy: Man, I wish the gods noticed us for once-

Odysseus: *Grabs Percy by the shoulders* No you don't.

Percy: Wha-

Odysseus: No, you don't. Go live your life, run free, stay in school, start a family whatever you do just don't be a favorite of the Gods. Stay neglected by them, trust me.

Percy: Wait- you're Odysseus, that's so cool! Wait aren't you a favorite of the gods-?

Odysseus: Yes and believe me when I say it's not as glorifying as you think it is-

Zeus: OOOOH ODYSSEUS~!! WHO WANTS SOME GOOD CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT US GENEROUS GODS WANNA OH SO DEARLY GIVE TO YOU~!?

Odysseus: FUCK THEY FOUND ME-! RUN! SAVE YOURSELF-!

[literallyjustforlurking]

EPIC!Recarnation Au

I know that when we talk about Odysseus being reincarnated as Percy and Penelope being reincarnated as Annabeth and that's great and all but what if it was the other way around? Here me out here.

Percy, who Poseidon calls his favourite child, is the reincarnated wife of and current boyfriend of the reicarnation of Poseidon's least favourite mortal?

And Athena's daughter who (let's be honest with ourselves) she doesn't treat well, is the reincarnation of her favourite her whom she had a rocky ending with?

Hermes and Annabeth hating eachother because of Luke but Hermes loving Odysseus?

And Athena didn't dislike Peneople, I mean at the end of the Odessy she used her magic to give Penelope and Odysseus extra fun time after Odysseus returned. And Penelope was an amazing weaver.

Just imagine Percy being able to weave flawlessly and it confusing everybody how he just sort of knows and Percy just sort of does it?

And Annabeth being an amazing archer because of Odysseus's skills with the bow? And then when Annabeth first meets Tyson, espcailly if Annabeth remembers but Percy doesn't (yet)? Odysseus is having a PTSD attack seeing a Cyclops so near Percy and Percy is just... chilling.

After Mt. St. Helens' Annabeth realizing how Penelope must have felt for twenty years? And now Percy is going through all the quests that Odysseus went through and then some?

But what really sounds cool is that Odysseus and Annabeth and Percy and Penelope share the same fatal flaws.

Odysseus and Annabeth both have Hubris they have to overcome that much is obvious. But Penelope and Percy but have deadly loyalty. We've seen how Percy's loyalty works in the books and Penelope spent 20 years waiting for her husband to return home, when he was most likely dead and it almost got her and her son killed?

Delicous.

[prankprincess123]

Tossing Epic & PJO together like:

Aphrodite: *staring at Percy & Annabeth while giggling excitedly* I haven't seen a love story like this since Odysseus & Penelope! They're so perfectly devoted to eachother!

Athena: *reluctantly softens at the reminder of her favorite ancient heroes, and the thought that if Percy can accurately be compared to Odysseus in any way then maybe him being with Annabeth isn't the worst*

Poseidon: *PTSD flashbacks and a mental note to self to never get between Percy & Annabeth in any way because the idea of a 600 Strike reprise fueled by his own powers is suddenly his worst nightmare*

[charlietheepicwriter7]

Percy Jackson AU where Luke is reincarnated Odysseus, Thalia is reincarnated Penelope, and Percy is reincarnated Telemachus.

Meeting each other again is the happiest moment of Luke and Thalia's new lives.

Luke and Thalia both loving Annabeth as their daughter, but still mourning the son they think they'll never see again.

Luke, recognizing Percy as Telemachus instantly, is overjoyed and simultaneously devastated because Thalia will never know their son is alive (Luke weeping with joy when Kronos tells him there's a way to save Thalia).

Percy, who's had deja vu regarding the whole missing dad thing his entire life, does NOT recognize Luke as Odysseus and is having a rough time, Athena please help him (Annabeth makes for an acceptable substitute).

Luke, staring horrified at the trident hovering over Percy's head, because not only did he just frame his son for stealing Zeus' lightning bolt, but his son is now the son of his most hated enemy. Luke would happily splay Poseidon's guts out on the rocks again if it meant getting Thalia back. Poseidon who killed his men, who turned him into a monster, stole his son.

[kittenscookie]

Idea time

Odysseus gets reincarnated in the modern day. He's kinda confused and a bit freaked out at first but very quickly decides to just run with it. Keeps his head down and does his best to stay on the sidelines—he is not interested in being the main character. Then one day he meets a young woman named Sally (many of you can see where this is headed) and her son Percy. Sally and Odysseus become fast friends. He becomes a bit of a surrogate father to Percy, tutoring him (he speed blitzed school on an unrelated note), watching him after school (letting him escape to his apartment to avoid Gabe when he comes into the picture).

As time passes Ody can't help but notice Percy's...similarities to a certain someone—the eyes, how his tiny face scrunches up just like his whenever he gets angry. And at first he tries to convince himself that it's just a coincidence and there's no fucking way. Even though more monsters seem to be around when he's out with Percy, rain gets lighter when he's happy and harder when he's upset, whenever they pass a horse on the street it seems to stare at the kid for a hot minute. Eventually he can't help but ask—

Odysseus: Sally?

Sally: Hm?

Odysseus: Whatever happened to Percy's father...?

Sally: Oh...He died while out at sea...

Odysseus: Oh I'm so sorry...

Also Odysseus:

And he isn't stupid so that just about confirms it for him. He considers bolting for about 0.5 seconds before slapping himself internally for thinking of leaving them. He's too damn attached at this point. Anyway he definitely punches Poseidon right in the kisser when he sees him again—because what the fuck do you mean you couldn't wire Sally two-thousand dollars once a month!? And just like that a 3000 year old beef is reignited.

Bonus:

*After Ody and Poseidon Once Again Just Barely Resist Beating The Shit Out Of Each Other*

Sally: ...You're attracted to him aren't you?

Poseidon: NO???

Sally: Poseidon, this is a safe space, speak your truth when you're with me.

Poseidon: ...

Sally: ...

Poseidon: ...Ineedhimcarnally—

[poppitron360]

You get into enough fandoms you start to realise that you basically like only one type of ship and mine is

“Main Character x His Best Friend Who Died”

[anxious-alyssia]

A conversation I had with my sister:

Her :"So Odysseus is Hermes' great grandson?"

Me: "yea"

Her: "So Telemachus is Hermes' great great grandson?"

Me: "yeps"

Her: "So everyone in the Hermes cabin at CHB is related to Odysseus and Telemachus?"

Me: "Uh... yes"

Her: "So..."

Me: "Luke?"

Her: "Yea, Luke. Is it a coincidence that he was best friends / an older brother to a daughter of Athena?"

Me:

Her:

Me: "fuck"

Her: "Tumblr?"

Me: "Tumblr."