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Percy Jackson & the Olympians

Index Percy Jackson & the Olympians

Percy Jackson & the Olympians, often shortened to Percy Jackson, is a pentalogy of fantasy adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan, and the first book series in the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles. [1]

93 relations: A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series), Achilles, Adventure fiction, Amazon (company), Apollo, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Audiobook, Bedtime story, Camp Half-Blood chronicles, Carter Kane, Centaur, Charybdis, Children's literature, Chris Columbus (filmmaker), Cyclops, Demigod, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Dyslexia, Dyslexia in popular culture, E-book, English language, Fantasy, Fantasy literature, First-person narrative, Freyr, From the Files of the Time Rangers, Golden Fleece, Graphic novel, Greek mythology, Greek underworld, Hardcover, IMDb, John Rocco, Labyrinth, Magic (supernatural), Manhattan, Manticore, Minotaur, Miramax Books, Montauk, New York, Mount St. Helens, Narmer, New York City, Ogygia, Olympians (Marvel Comics), Paperback, Pentalogy, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Pharaoh, ..., Publishers Weekly, Ramesses II, Rick Riordan, Roman mythology, Satyr, School Library Journal, Second grade, Siren (mythology), Sun-Sentinel, The Battle of the Labyrinth, The Blood of Olympus, The Burning Maze, The Dark Prophecy, The Demigod Files, The Hammer of Thor, The Heroes of Olympus, The Hidden Oracle, The House of Hades, The Last Olympian, The Lightning Thief, The Lost Hero, The Mark of Athena, The New York Times, The New York Times Best Seller list, The Red Pyramid, The Sea of Monsters, The Serpent's Shadow (Riordan novel), The Ship of the Dead, The Son of Neptune, The Sword of Summer, The Throne of Fire, The Titan's Curse, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor Freudenthal, Titan (mythology), United States, USA Today, Vanir, Variety (magazine), Young adult fiction, Zeus, 1492 Pictures, 20th Century Fox. Expand index (43 more) »

A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, or simply A Series of Unfortunate Events, is an American black comedy-drama web television series from Netflix, developed by Mark Hudis and Barry Sonnenfeld, based on the children's novel series of the same name by Lemony Snicket.

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Achilles

In Greek mythology, Achilles or Achilleus (Ἀχιλλεύς, Achilleus) was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and the central character and greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.

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Adventure fiction

Adventure fiction is fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement.

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Amazon (company)

Amazon.com, Inc., doing business as Amazon, is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company based in Seattle, Washington that was founded by Jeff Bezos on July 5, 1994.

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Apollo

Apollo (Attic, Ionic, and Homeric Greek: Ἀπόλλων, Apollōn (Ἀπόλλωνος); Doric: Ἀπέλλων, Apellōn; Arcadocypriot: Ἀπείλων, Apeilōn; Aeolic: Ἄπλουν, Aploun; Apollō) is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology.

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental disorder of the neurodevelopmental type.

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Audiobook

An audiobook (or talking book) is a recording of a text being read.

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Bedtime story

A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep.

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Camp Half-Blood chronicles

Camp Half-Blood Chronicles is a media franchise created by author Rick Riordan, encompassing three five-part novel series, three short-story collections, two myth anthology books, a stand-alone short story, an essay collection, a guide, four graphic novels, two films, a video game, a musical, and other media.

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Carter Kane

Carter Kane is a fictional character and one of the main characters in The Kane Chronicles series, along with his younger sister, Sadie.

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Centaur

A centaur (Κένταυρος, Kéntauros), or occasionally hippocentaur, is a mythological creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse.

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Charybdis

Charybdis (Ancient Greek: Χάρυβδις,, Kharybdis) was a sea monster, later rationalized as a whirlpool and considered a shipping hazard in the Strait of Messina.

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Children's literature

Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are enjoyed by children.

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Chris Columbus (filmmaker)

Chris Joseph Columbus (born September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker.

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Cyclops

A cyclops (Κύκλωψ, Kyklōps; plural cyclopes; Κύκλωπες, Kyklōpes), in Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, is a member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the center of his forehead.

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Demigod

A demigod or demi-god is a minor deity, a mortal or immortal who is the offspring of a god and a human, or a figure who has attained divine status after death.

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Disney Publishing Worldwide

Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW), formerly known as The Disney Publishing Group and Buena Vista Publishing Group, is the publishing subsidiary of Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

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Dyslexia

Dyslexia, also known as reading disorder, is characterized by trouble with reading despite normal intelligence.

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Dyslexia in popular culture

This is a list of artistic depictions of dyslexia.

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E-book

An electronic book (or e-book or eBook) is a book publication made available in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often without any locations, events, or people referencing the real world.

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Fantasy literature

Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world.

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First-person narrative

A first-person narrative is a mode of storytelling in which a narrator relays events from their own point of view using the first person It may be narrated by a first person protagonist (or other focal character), first person re-teller, first person witness, or first person peripheral (also called a peripheral narrator).

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Freyr

Freyr (Old Norse: Lord), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god associated with sacral kingship, virility and prosperity, with sunshine and fair weather, and pictured as a phallic fertility god in Norse mythology.

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From the Files of the Time Rangers

From the Files of the Time Rangers is a fix-up novel by Richard Bowes dealing with time travel and alternative history.

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Golden Fleece

In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece (χρυσόμαλλον δέρας chrysómallon déras) is the fleece of the gold-haired winged ram, which was held in Colchis.

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Graphic novel

A graphic novel is a book made up of comics content.

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Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.

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Greek underworld

In mythology, the Greek underworld is an otherworld where souls go after death.

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Hardcover

A hardcover or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as case-bound) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of Binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).

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IMDb

IMDb, also known as Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to world films, television programs, home videos and video games, and internet streams, including cast, production crew and personnel biographies, plot summaries, trivia, and fan reviews and ratings.

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John Rocco

Christopher John Rocco (born July 9, 1967), simply known as John Rocco is an American illustrator of book covers and children's books.

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Labyrinth

In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (Greek: Λαβύρινθος labyrinthos) was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos.

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Magic (supernatural)

Magic is a category in Western culture into which have been placed various beliefs and practices considered separate from both religion and science.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated borough of New York City, its economic and administrative center, and its historical birthplace.

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Manticore

The manticore (Early Middle Persian Mardyakhor) is a Persian legendary creature similar to the Egyptian sphinx.

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Minotaur

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur (Μῑνώταυρος, Minotaurus, Etruscan: Θevrumineś) is a mythical creature portrayed in Classical times with the head of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull".

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Miramax Books

Miramax Books was a publishing company started by Bob and Harvey Weinstein of Miramax Films and was known for the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.

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Montauk, New York

Montauk is a census-designated place (CDP) that includes the hamlet with the same name located in the town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York, on the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island.

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Mount St. Helens

Mount St.

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Narmer

Narmer was an ancient Egyptian king of the Early Dynastic Period.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Ogygia

Ogygia (Ὠγυγίη Ōgygíē, or Ὠγυγία Ōgygia) is an island mentioned in Homer's Odyssey, Book V, as the home of the nymph Calypso, the daughter of the Titan Atlas, also known as Atlantis (Ατλαντίς) in ancient Greek.

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Olympians (Marvel Comics)

The Olympians are a fictional species appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Paperback

A paperback is a type of book characterized by a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.

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Pentalogy

A pentalogy (from Greek πεντα- penta-, "five" and -λογία -logia, "discourse") is a compound literary or narrative work that is explicitly divided into five parts.

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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (also known as Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief) is a 2010 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus.

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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (also known as Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters) is a 2013 American fantasy adventure film directed by Thor Freudenthal.

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Pharaoh

Pharaoh (ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ Prro) is the common title of the monarchs of ancient Egypt from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BCE) until the annexation of Egypt by the Roman Empire in 30 BCE, although the actual term "Pharaoh" was not used contemporaneously for a ruler until circa 1200 BCE.

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Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly (PW) is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents.

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Ramesses II

Ramesses II (variously also spelt Rameses or Ramses; born; died July or August 1213 BC; reigned 1279–1213 BC), also known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt.

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Rick Riordan

Richard Russell Riordan Jr. (born June 5, 1964), is an American author.

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Roman mythology

Roman mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to ancient Rome's legendary origins and religious system, as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans.

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Satyr

In Greek mythology, a satyr (σάτυρος satyros) is the member of a troop of ithyphallic male companions of Dionysus; they usually have horse-like ears and tails, as well as permanent, exaggerated erections.

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School Library Journal

The School Library Journal is a monthly magazine with articles and reviews for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people.

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Second grade

Second grade (corresponding to Year 3 in the UK) is a year of primary education in Canada and the US.

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Siren (mythology)

In Greek mythology, the Sirens (Greek singular: Σειρήν Seirēn; Greek plural: Σειρῆνες Seirēnes) were dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.

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Sun-Sentinel

The Sun-Sentinel is the main daily newspaper of Broward County, Florida.

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The Battle of the Labyrinth

The Battle of the Labyrinth is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan.

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The Blood of Olympus

The Blood of Olympus is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology.

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The Burning Maze

The Burning Maze is an American fantasy novel based on Greek and Roman mythology written by Rick Riordan.

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The Dark Prophecy

The Dark Prophecy is an American fantasy novel based on Greek and Roman mythology written by Rick Riordan.

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The Demigod Files

The Demigod Files is a collection of stories by Rick Riordan published on February 10, 2009.

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The Hammer of Thor

The Hammer of Thor is an American young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by Rick Riordan.

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The Heroes of Olympus

The Heroes of Olympus is a pentalogy of fantasy-adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan.

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The Hidden Oracle

The Hidden Oracle is a fantasy novel based on Greek and Roman mythology written by Rick Riordan.

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The House of Hades

The House of Hades is a fantasy-adventure novel written by American author Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology.

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The Last Olympian

The Last Olympian is a fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology by Rick Riordan, published on May 5, 2009.

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The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by Rick Riordan in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.

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The Lost Hero

The Lost Hero is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology.

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The Mark of Athena

The Mark of Athena is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The New York Times Best Seller list

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States.

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The Red Pyramid

The Red Pyramid is a 2010 fantasy-adventure novel based on Egyptian mythology written by Rick Riordan.

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The Sea of Monsters

The Sea of Monsters is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan and published in 2006.

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The Serpent's Shadow (Riordan novel)

The Serpent's Shadow is a 2012 fantasy adventure novel based on Egyptian mythology written by American author Rick Riordan.

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The Ship of the Dead

The Ship of Dead is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan.

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The Son of Neptune

The Son of Neptune is a 2011 fantasy-adventure novel written by American author Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology.

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The Sword of Summer

The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan.

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The Throne of Fire

The Throne of Fire is a 2011 fantasy adventure novel written by American author Rick Riordan.

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The Titan's Curse

The Titan's Curse is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan.

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Thor (Marvel Comics)

Thor is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Thor Freudenthal

Thor Freudenthal (born October 20, 1972) is a German film director, animator and special effects artist.

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Titan (mythology)

In Greek mythology, the Titans (Greek: Τιτάν, Titán, Τiτᾶνες, Titânes) and Titanesses (or Titanides; Greek: Τιτανίς, Titanís, Τιτανίδες, Titanídes) were members of the second generation of divine beings, descending from the primordial deities and preceding the Olympians.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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USA Today

USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily, middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company.

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Vanir

In Norse mythology, the Vanir (singular Vanr) are a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future.

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Variety (magazine)

Variety is a weekly American entertainment trade magazine and website owned by Penske Media Corporation.

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Young adult fiction

Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction published for readers in their youth.

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Zeus

Zeus (Ζεύς, Zeús) is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus.

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1492 Pictures

1492 Pictures is an American film production company founded by director Chris Columbus in 1995.

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20th Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, doing business as 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio currently owned by 21st Century Fox.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Jackson_%26_the_Olympians

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