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The Gods of Olympus are alive and well in the 21st century! And guess what? They’re still falling in love with mortals and having children who are half-God, half-human – just like the heroes of the old Greek myths... Here are seven of the heroes of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series.
Piper McLean
Daughter of Aphrodite; beautiful, caring and loving, but kicked out of five different schools.
Leo Valdez
Son of Haphaestus; easy-going and funny – likes to tell jokes constantly.
Frank Zhang
Roman demigod of Camp Jupiter and son of Mars. Somewhat shy…
Hazel
The daughter of Pluto and a New Orleans voodoo priestess. Currently dating Frank Zhang.
Percy Jackson
Son of Poseidon; gets into trouble for vaporising a monster teacher or accidentally blowing up his school gym.
Annabeth Chase
Daughter of Athena, wise and resourceful. Currently dating Percy.
Jason Grace
Son of Jupiter. Currently dating Piper McLean.
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