Introducing 

Prezi AI.

Your new presentation assistant.

Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.

Loading…
Transcript

Percy Jackson

  • Rick Riordan
  • The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, The Last Olympian
  • Early 1990's
  • Over the course of four years
  • Second Series: Heroes of Olympus & Graphic Novel

Classic vs. Contemporary Novels

Differences

The Odyssey

  • Time
  • Place
  • Characters/ Personality
  • People actually surviving the story vs. basically everyone dying
  • Different types of mythology
  • Homer
  • 1200 BC to around 800 BC. / the Homeric Age
  • Took place over 10 years
  • Inspired by both mythology and real life events: Trojan War and Gods

The Odyssey

Ares

Zeus

The Percy Jackson Series

Poseidon

Perseus

Rick Riordan

Similarities

  • For his son
  • Can relate to young readers
  • Fixed mythology to have a modern theme
  • New and easy
  • Travel Narrative
  • The influence/mischief of the Gods
  • A Hero's Tale - trails
  • The use of real mythology
Learn more about creating dynamic, engaging presentations with Prezi