![]() ![]() To do the same, this paper analyses the five books of the Percy Jackson series Percy Jackson and the Olympians- The Lightening Thief, Percy Jackson and the Olympians- The Sea of Monsters, Percy Jackson and the Olympians- The Titan’s Curse, Percy Jackson and the Olympians- The Battle of Labyrinth and Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief- The Last Olympian. This paper looks at the ways in which Riordan has done this and how, in fact, it is not an appropriate way to revive mythology of not just Greek but any culture. He has super-impose American ideologies, culture and traditions over Greek ones. In the process of reworking Greek mythology and bringing it into the contemporary American world, Riordan has in fact changed the whole focus of the Greek mythology. He went to college at Colgate University and graduate school at the University of Michigan. Born and raised in New Jersey, he worked summers as a road department laborer and a greenkeepers assistant. ![]() But does this revival and reworking truly hold the essence of the original mythology? But the question is, are these books a good medium to introduce the readers to the Greek mythology? This paper tries to answer these questions. William Loizeauxs first novel for adult readers, The Tumble Inn, is now available. Rick Riordan’s this famous series is regarded as a major contributions in reviving and reworking the Greek mythology. Percy Jackson series is one of the most renowned bestsellers in the world of Young Adult Fiction. ![]()
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