The Heroes of Olympus

''The Heroes of Olympus'' is a pentalogy of fantasy-adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan. The novels detail a conflict between Greek demigods, Roman demigods, and Gaia (Roman name Terra). In the fourth book of the series, there is also a semi-large fight against Tartarus, which, in Greek mythology, was the darkest and deepest point of the Underworld.

The series can be read as a standalone volume, but is meant to be read after ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians''. Riordan introduces Roman mythology in the series alongside several new characters, primarily from the Roman Camp Jupiter. The first book of the series, '' The Lost Hero'', was published on October 12, 2010. The final entry in the series, ''The Blood of Olympus'', was published on October 7, 2014. The story is continued in the sequel series '' The Trials of Apollo.''

Plot

''The Heroes of Olympus'' is centered around a prophecy, introduced in ''The Last Olympian'', that predicted seven demigods would unite to protect the world from an awakening new enemy, the Earth goddess Gaia. Demigods from both the Greek camp, Camp Half-Blood, and a newfound Roman camp, Camp Jupiter, unite to save the world from being destroyed by Gaia. The prophecy reads:

"Seven half-bloods shall answer the call, (Hazel Levesque, Percy Jackson, Jason Grace, Annabeth Chase, Frank Zhang, Leo Valdez, Piper McLean)
To storm or fire, the world must fall. (Leo's fire powers defeated a Roman leader who fought with Gaia, Octavian)
An oath to keep with a final breath, (Leo's oath to come back to a magical island where his love waited)
And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death." (The awakened giants and Tartarus guard the doors of death) Seven demigodsAnnabeth Chase, Leo Valdez, Percy Jackson and Piper McLean from Camp Half-Blood, with Jason Grace, Frank Zhang, and Hazel Levesque from Camp Jupiterjoin forces. Some other important characters are Nico di Angelo, son of Hades; Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano, Praetor of Camp Jupiter and daughter of Bellona; and Gleeson Hedge, a satyr, all of whom are tasked with trying to bring peace between the Greeks and the Romans. The books are set between winter and August, hypothetically in the year 2009.

Books

''The Lost Hero''

The novel begins by introducing Jason Grace (son of Jupiter), Piper McLean (daughter of Aphrodite) and Leo Valdez (son of Hephaestus), three newly discovered demigods who travel to Camp Half-Blood in response to a prophecy, they set off on a quest to prevent the rebirth of the giant king Porphyrion and rescue Piper's father, who has been kidnapped by another giant, Enceladus. Jason, who has amnesia, also begins to remember pieces of his past throughout the book - most importantly, that he comes from a Roman camp for demigods. Camp Half-Blood resolves to seek out this other camp both to gain allies in the fight against Gaia, the giants' mother and commander, and to locate the missing demigod Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon. This book is set in winter.

''The Son of Neptune''

The novel opens with Percy Jackson (struck with amnesia) discovering Camp Jupiter and meeting several Roman demigods. After a prophecy from Mars, he, Frank Zhang, and Hazel Levesque travel to Alaska to stop the rise of the giant Alcyoneus and free the god Thanatos, whom the giant has captured. After successfully completing their mission, the group returns to Camp Jupiter to defend it from yet another giant, Polybotes, and his army. After repelling this invasion, the demigods from Camp Jupiter go to meet the delegation from Camp Half-Blood arriving in the flying ship known as the '' Argo II''. This book is set in June.

''The Mark of Athena''

After the ''Argo II'' unintentionally fires on Camp Jupiter, the seven demigods of the "Prophecy of Seven" Percy, Annabeth, Hazel, Frank, Jason, Piper, and Leo rush to escape the angered Roman campers. They travel to Rome, guided by the "Mark of Athena", a magical talisman designed to lead children of Athena (like Annabeth) to the missing Athena Parthenos. During their journey, they hear that Nico di Angelo has been captured by the Aloadae, and go to rescue him. Although they successfully free the son of Hades and locate the statue, Annabeth and Percy are pulled into Tartarus by Gaia, and Nico promises Percy to get the other demigods to the "Doors of Death". This book is set between June and July.

''The House of Hades''

In Tartarus, Percy and Annabeth travel towards the "Doors of Death", the only pathway back to the mortal world, with help from Bob the Titan, hoping to escape and simultaneously stop more monsters from getting through. In the mortal world, the remaining demigods search for the mortal side of the Doors to help open them. They also meet with Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, a Roman demigod; she, Nico, and Coach Hedge leave with the Athena Parthenos for Camp Half-Blood. Once reunited, the original seven sail for Greece, where they expect Gaia's main force will gather. This book is set in the first half of July.

''The Blood of Olympus''

While Reyna, Nico, and Coach Hedge travel towards Camp Half-Blood (where the Romans are preparing to attack the Greeks), the seven of the quest travel to Athens. With help from the gods, the demigods defeat the giants in Athens. They then return to the fight on Camp Half-Blood. where Leo sacrifices himself to defeat Gaia. He is later resurrected by his bronze dragon Festus and goes to find his crush Calypso. Unaware that he is alive, Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter mourn his loss, determining to become allies and prevent such a deadly war from happening again. This book is set in the second half of July.

Supplementary works

''The Demigod Diaries''

Released August 14, 2012, ''The Demigod Diaries'' is a collection of short stories. Similar to ''The Demigod Files

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