The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series of five books (as well as Riordan’s other novels and series that take place in the same world) are part of a huge body of literature concerning the Greek gods and the myths surrounding them. Some scholars propose that the Greek myths, along with the Bible and the works of Shakespeare, are the most influential literary and cultural works of the Western world. It’s also impossible to understate the literary mark that the Greeks and their belief system left on the world. state capital buildings, as well as the White House and federal government buildings, are modeled after the Greek style, while even Christian churches and cathedrals exhibit Greek elements. As Chiron points out in the novel, the style of architecture used in Greek temples has influenced building practices throughout the Western world-many U.S.
Despite the rise of Christianity and the later move to criminalize paganism in 381 C.E., the influence of Greek mythology, architecture, and culture persists today. In 146 B.C.E., when the Roman Republic conquered Greece, the Romans adopted the Greek gods and gave them new names, as well as adopted Greek architectural styles. During this time, the Greeks began to build stone temples for the gods. Some elements of the polytheistic Greek religion have roots going back to the Bronze Age, but worship of the 12 gods that are now known as the Olympians (including Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, and Ares) solidified in the Archaic period, with the establishment of the Greek city-states like Athens and Sparta. The Lightning Thief centers on fictionalized versions of the gods that were central to Ancient Greek religion and myth. To keep up with his deadlines for both series, Riordan quit teaching, though he hopes that through his books, he can do more to inspire kids to read-particularly about mythology-than he could as a teacher. With his son’s encouragement, Riordan took the next year to write The Lightning Thief, and when it was accepted by a publisher, Riordan agreed to write the next four in the series. The Lightning Thief began as a bedtime story for Riordan’s son, who had just been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Though the Tres Navarre series has been successful and has won awards, the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series made Riordan a household name. Following graduation, Riordan taught middle school English and history for more than a decade before writing and publishing Big Red Tequila, an adult crime novel and the first in his Tres Navarre series.
Despite this, he attended college first for music and then to be an English and history teacher. Growing up, he was an avid writer of short stories.
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