Hades is
the secondary antagonist in the novel
and its 2010 live action film adaptation, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. He remains as a minor antagonist throughout the Percy Jackson series and is redeemed at the end, when he helps the Olympian Gods defeat the Titans.
What did Hades do in The Lightning Thief?
Power Over the Undead: Hades
can reanimate skeletons, call forth endless waves of the dead to fight for him
(with him even threatening to unleash a massive zombie apocalypse in The Lightning Thief and Percy Jackson's Greek Gods), destroy Skeleton Warriors, and put them to sleep.
Why is Hades enraged at Percy?
He's not happy to see Percy when Percy ventures to the Underworld, especially when Percy
accuses him of stealing Zeus's master bolt
and demands that Hades give it back. Hades believes that Poseidon has sent Percy on a quest to steal the master bolt and his helm of darkness
What is Hades missing in the Lightning Thief?
As the
Helm
is associated with fear, and Alecto appeared at Yancy Academy right after their former math teacher had a nervous breakdown to get the missing Helm back, so it is implied that Hades caused the nervous breakdown, as even without the helm, he still radiates incredible infernal terror.
Did Hades take the lightning bolt?
Angrily,
Hades reveals that Percy actually has the lightning bolt in his backpack
. When Percy checks, he realizes that Hades is telling the truth. As Hades's army of skeleton soldiers rush forward, the three friends use magic pearls to escape the Underworld.
Who stole Zeus lightning bolt?
At the top of the Empire State Building, Zeus meets Poseidon, accusing Poseidon's demigod son,
Percy Jackson
, of stealing Zeus' master lightning bolt.
Who is Hades the son of?
Hades, Greek Aïdes (“the Unseen”), also called Pluto or Pluton (“the Wealthy One” or “the Giver of Wealth”), in ancient Greek religion, god of the underworld. Hades was a son of
the Titans Cronus and Rhea
, and brother of the deities Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia.
Who was the ugliest god?
Hephaestus
. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
Did Hades have a son?
His son,
Ploutos
., shared his duty as God of Wealth with Hades. In fact some stories list Ploutos as being the son of Hades and Demeter, while others affirm that he's the son of Hades and Persephone.
Is Hades evil in Percy Jackson?
From trying to kill newborn Hercules, and unleashing the Titans on Zeus in Disney's Hercules, to betraying the god in order to overthrow him in both the Clash of the Titans movies and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Hades is
usually portrayed as an evil and jealous god
who wants to take his brother's throne.
Who does Percy warn Zeus about?
Percy tells
Zeus the whole story and everything he knows
. He gives Zeus the master bolt. Percy tells them his suspicions about Kronos, but Zeus firmly closes the subject.
Who is Poseidon's son?
Triton
, in Greek mythology, a merman, demigod of the sea; he was the son of the sea god
What happens if Zeus is mad?
He could also shape shift so that he looked like an animal or a person. If people made him angry,
sometimes he would turn them into animals as punishment
. Zeus had several brothers and sisters who were also powerful gods and goddesses.
Why did Zeus eat his wife?
In some versions of Greek mythology, Zeus ate his wife Metis
because it was known that their second child would be more powerful than him
. After Metis's demise, their first child Athena was born when Hephaestus cleaved Zeus's head open and the goddess of war emerged, fully grown and armed.
Who is Zeus afraid of?
Zeus was not afraid of almost anything. However, Zeus was afraid of
Nyx, the goddess of night
.
Who betrays Percy?
Luke
, a son of Hermes whom Percy considered a friend, stole both Zeus' Master Bolt and Hades' Helm of Darkness, and later tries to kill Percy, ultimately betraying him.
