Comparing Cronus Myth And The Lightning Thief
In the Myth of Cronus, Cronus was afraid that his children would take his authority, as he had against his father which was Uranus, so in order to keep his authority, Cronus swallowed each child as soon as they were born. Ghea, his wife was filled with distress and anger, so when it came to Zeus, Rhea wanted to save at least her sixth and last child. Before Rhea gave the stone to Cronus, she went to her parents Uranus and Gaea for advice and they told her to wrap a stone in baby clothes and give it to Cronus. Cronus swallowed the stone and he could not tell that it was not a baby. In both the Cronus Myth and The Lightning Thief, there is a theme which is about fate and prophecy as well as a mother’s love for her child. In the Myth of Cronus,
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Percy is the son of Poseidon, God of the ocean and mortal woman Sally Jackson. Percy is a demigod and his parents are Poseidon and Sally Jackson. “Percy goes on a quest to find the lightning bolt and his mother is turned into dust as she tries to rescue him, Grover and Annabeth.” Percy and his friends go on a quest to find the lightning bolt and on their quest, Percy finds out that his dad is Poseidon and that his mom is still alive. “Percy learns that his father is Poseidon, God of the Ocean but is sad because he feels that he never tried to find him.” He also finds that his mom was not dead and that she was kidnapped by Minotaur when it was chasing Percy. She was returned from the Helm of Darkness after the battle with Ares. In both the Cronus myth and the Lightning Thief, there is a theme which is about fate and prophecy and a mother’s love for her child. Greek myths still matter because they entertain us. Greek myths matter because we can compare our world today to many world cultures of that time. Mythology also teaches history by looking at ancient times and their effect on the modern world. Lastly, it also matters because it helps me understand language since many English words came from characters and events found within Greek
Percy is the son of Poseidon, God of the ocean and mortal woman Sally Jackson. Percy is a demigod and his parents are Poseidon and Sally Jackson. “Percy goes on a quest to find the lightning bolt and his mother is turned into dust as she tries to rescue him, Grover and Annabeth.” Percy and his friends go on a quest to find the lightning bolt and on their quest, Percy finds out that his dad is Poseidon and that his mom is still alive. “Percy learns that his father is Poseidon, God of the Ocean but is sad because he feels that he never tried to find him.” He also finds that his mom was not dead and that she was kidnapped by Minotaur when it was chasing Percy. She was returned from the Helm of Darkness after the battle with Ares. In both the Cronus myth and the Lightning Thief, there is a theme which is about fate and prophecy and a mother’s love for her child. Greek myths still matter because they entertain us. Greek myths matter because we can compare our world today to many world cultures of that time. Mythology also teaches history by looking at ancient times and their effect on the modern world. Lastly, it also matters because it helps me understand language since many English words came from characters and events found within Greek