Helen of Mycenea

Current hyper fixations : Percy Jackson, the books and especially the character/greek mythology/history/ asoiaf Ao3: DeadWritersSociety

[helenofsparta2]

Introduction Post

Hi:)

Never made an introduction post, so I thought I should just give it a shot.

My name is Helena. Pronouns She/ Her

I’m asexual/ aromantic.

22 years old.

My main interests currently are:

 Percy Jackson

Greek mythology

A Song of Ice and Fire

MCU

DC comics

Star Wars

One Piece

generally the book community.

But my main focus on this blog is Percy Jackson. Specifically, the character of Percy. He is my absolute favourite riordanverse character, and that becomes very obvious when you visit my blog. I am very much fixated on him.

Some of my main opinions and focuses, just so you know what this blog is all about

I am a “Percy and Nico are brothers” truther. They are my favourite relationship in the entirety of the riordanverse. I love both of them dearly.

One of my main topics of interest is Percy’s relationship to the gods and the mythological world in general

I’m am a huge Percy defender (Though, I can also acknowledge his faults and mistakes and am not a blind “glazer”)

Percy’s kindness, empathy and intelligence are some of his defining features and two of the main reasons why I love him so much

I’m a multishipper, but not the biggest fan of romance in PJO. My focus lies almost exclusively on platonic relationships

I am also critical of Rick Riordan, Heroes of Olympus, the college trilogy, the nico duology and the live action tv show. I’m not a hater, but if you don’t want to engage with criticism of any kind, this blog is probably not for you.  

I am also a “Percy of color” truther

Ao3: DeadWritersSociety

(I am currently writing the most self-indulgent reading the books fic to ever be created in the history of ao3, called “The cruelty of the Fates: The Lightning Thief” and some other one shots.)

Tiktok: icaruqzf7ne

(Used to be helen_of_sparta_defender, but my old account got banned)

Art Blog: @beginnerartist2

(I am by no means a good artist. I just created this blog to document my journey and any progress I will make in the future. We all have to start somewhere :’))

Do not interact with this blog if you’re:

Racist

A Zionist

A terf

Transphobic

Homophobic

Antisemitic

Islamophobic

A misogyinist

ableist

support ICE

Etc

Just don’t interact with this blog if you’re an asshole.

I’m always up for discussions about PJO and other fandoms, and I love fandom interactions, so if you want, just write me a message:)))

[bheska]

These are NOT the same characters 😭

[a-book-of-creatures]

Book that was good: I liked it 👍

Book that was bad: this sucked 👎

Book that I wanted to like but which failed to live up to my hopes: I am going to write 10,000+ words explaining exactly why this book wronged me

[polartss]

the mockingjay

[helenofsparta2]

The difference between how Percy describes Beckendorf and Silena in “Stolen Chariot” is lowkey frying me a bit.

Like, with Beckendorf he doesn’t even attempt to give him a general description where he recounts his hair or eye color or something like that, but he immediately dives into rather intimate details, like how muscular he is, how tall he is, what his usual expression is like and what exactly his hands look like:

Beckendorf was head counselor for Hephaestus. He was this huge dude with a permanent scowl, muscles like a pro ballplayer, and hands calloused from working in the forges. He’d just turned eighteen and was on his way to NYU in the fall. Since he was older, I usually listened to him about stuff… (The Demigod Files: The Bronze Dragon)

And with Silena, who is often framed as the prettiest girl at camp, he’s just like, “she has black hair and brown eyes, and most guys find her attractive, I guess:/” which is like one of the most basic descriptions for a beautiful girl imaginable:

Then Silena Beauregard, the head counselor for Aphrodite passed by. Beckendorf had had a not-so-secret crush on her for three years. She had long black hair and big brown eyes, and when she walked, the guys tended to watch. She said,” Good luck, Charlie,” (Nobody ever calls Beckendorf by his first name.) (The Demigod Files: The Bronze Dragon)

I also like how he says “the guys”, which creates a bit of narrative distance and can potentially be interpreted as if he excludes himself from that.

[helenofsparta2]

A very small, tiny, minuscule addition to this post from a couple weeks ago, that I forgot to include:

Post by @helenofsparta2 · 4 images

💬 2  🔁 16  ❤️ 52 · Reasons why I personally headcanon Percy as a person of color · A post that became way longer than it had any right to be

Especially in regards to this part:

“And Percy, specifically, is a character whose story is deeply shaped by unfair treatment, both in the mortal, but also in the mythological world.

He is repeatedly misread by authority figures. He is scapegoated. He is constantly unfairly judged. He is treated as dangerous before he has done anything to deserve it and he constantly has to prove himself against established biases.”

And this part:

“Let me be clear here.

I am not arguing that Percy’s experiences are canonically about race, or that his marginalization stems from racial prejudice in the text.

My argument here is that because his story is already so deeply intertwined with themes of ostracism, institutional bias, scapegoating, breaking stereotypes and structural inequality, reading him as a person of color adds an additional emotional and thematic layer to it. It certainly doesn’t replace any existing themes, but it does intensify them in a way.”

I would like to add that within Percy’s narrative throughout PJO and Hoo he sometimes gets directly judged and underestimated solely because of his appearance, both in the mortal and immortal world:

His skin was deeply tanned, his hands scarred like an old time fisherman’s. His hair was black, like mine. His face had that same brooding look that had always gotten me branded a rebel. (The lightning thief, chapter 21)

Reyna scowled. ‘I hate senate meetings. When Octavian gets talking …’ Percy nodded. ‘You’re a warrior. Octavian is a talker. Put him in front of the senate, and suddenly he becomes the powerful one.’ She narrowed her eyes. ‘You’re smarter than you look.’ (The Son of Neptune, Chapter 15, Percy)

If she’d seen him in the mall somewhere, she probably would’ve thought he was a skater—cute in a scruffy way, a little on the wild side, definitely a troublemaker. She would have steered clear. She had enough trouble in her life. (Mark of Athena, Chapter 10, Piper)

It’s a relatively small addition, but I regretted not including it in the original post :')

[helenofsparta2]

This is still so fucking insane to me actually

Like, wtf

I genuinly thought this fic would get like 5000 hits tops, and now it just breached 11.000 Kudos...

[dranktwocoffees]

i dont even care really i dont i dont i dont

[helenofsparta2]

My PJO tiktok account is going to become so much more fun from now on :))))

Until now, I thought I couldn't use precorded videos as a response to stitch other videos, and had to record my own voice and face if I wanted to do that.

Because I don't want my voice or face to be on social media, I decided not to ever use the stitch option.

But like an hour ago, I saw another video where someone claimed that Percy and Annabeth wanted to leave Nico in the jar in Mark of Athena and became so frustrated that i made a new video debunking that statement by using actual quotes from the books. And appearantly, I can now stitch that.

This is awesome!!!

So, whenever I now see a video, where someone calls Percy a red flag, or says he never cared about Nico or says Luke is a villain with a hero mentality and Percy a hero with a villain mentality, or says that Annabeth is the main reason he turned down godhood, I at least have the option to properly respond to that by quoting the books :)))))))

Is my video extremly ugly? Yes

Did I have to record music from my smartphone onto my ipad, because, while tiktok let me upload the video, it didn't play the connected music? Yes

Is the sound pretty bad because of that? 100%

But I'm so grateful I have that option now :)

[azhagu]

an angel loses its wings every time someone says percy would be a trophy husband

[dranktwocoffees]

silena and drew doodle ueueue

[helenofsparta2]

The idea that Kleya, Vel and Mon were at Yavin IV during A New Hope when Luke arrived is so insane and funny to me after rewatching Andor.

Like, just imagine the scene near the end of Episode 4.

The three of them listen in on the strategy meeting on how to destroy the death star, this overwhelming space station whose destruction would be the accumulation of everything the rebellion has achieved up until this point.

Everything from Aldhani to Ferrix to Narkina five to Ghorman to Jeddha to Scarif. Everything that happened in andor and rogue one and before that that made the rebellion possible in the first place.

A destruction which has required so many sacrifices already, both directly and indirectly, including Cinta, Luthen, Lonni, Cassian, Jyn, Bail Organa and so many others.

They sit there and hear how incredibly small their chance to destroy it actually is.

That the target area is only two meters wide.

All of the experienced pilots around them are visibly distraught at their odds and they hear murmurs everywhere about how this shot is impossible, even with computers,

I would assume all three of them felt an overwhelming sense of dread dripping down in this very moment. Dread mixed with millions of other emotions. But mainly with fear.

Fear, that everything they’ve done, everything they’ve sacrificed and everything they, their allies, their friends and loved ones have fought for could be wiped out just like that.

That their and the rebellion’s fate would be decided in just a couple minutes in a fight against almost impossible odds.

And the idea that, in this very moment, they might have heard Luke, this 19-year-old farmer from Tatooine, who joined the rebellion like two hours ago, say:

“But it’s not impossible. I used to bull’s-eye womp rats in my T-16 back home. They’re not much bigger than two meters.”

Is funny and insane to me on another level.

But even more so is that it’s highly likely that they were there, when Luke, the only pilot left to destroy the death star, after all of their veteran pilots had already died, and after one attempt already failed, the only hope the rebellion had, turned off his computer system right before firing at the death star with only like 10 seconds to spare.

These three poor women.

Luke probably really gave all of them multiple heart attacks that day.

[kayartbants]

another percy x reyna mid battle for @pjo-whore

[helenofsparta2]

As part of me pushing the bisexual Percy Jackson agenda, here is a list of people (both male and female), whom Percy has canonically

described as attractive or beautiful (often multiple times)

pointed out as being particularly muscular or ripped in his narration (something he does quite a lot especially towards male characters)

or had a crush on

Annabeth:

I found myself staring at her, which was stupid since I'd seen her a billion times. She and I were about the same height this summer, which was a relief. Still, she seemed so much more mature. It was kind of intimidating. I mean, sure, she'd always been cute, but she was starting to be seriously beautiful (The Last Olympian, chapter 4)

She’d tied her blonde hair back with a strip of denim torn from her jeans, and in the fiery light of the river her grey eyes flickered. Despite being beat-up, sooty and dressed like a homeless person, she looked great to Percy. (House of Hades, Chapter 13, Percy)

Rachel:

Her green eyes were bright with fear. She had a sprinkle of freckles on her face that reminded me of constellations. (Battle of the Labyrinth, Chapter 1)

Rachel's red hair was pulled back in a ponytail and she wore a white blouse over her swimsuit. I'd never seen her in anything but ratty T-shirts and paint splattered jeans before, and she looked like a million golden drachmas. .(The last Olympian, chapter 1)

I could tell something was bothering her, but she put on a brave smile. The sunlight made her hair look like fire.(The last Olympian, chapter 1)

Calypso:

I brought my eyes back to earth. However amazing the stars were, Calypso was twice as brilliant. I mean, I’ve seen the goddess of love herself, Aphrodite, and I would never say this out loud or she’d blast me to ashes, but for my money, Calypso was a lot more beautiful, because she just seemed so natural, like she wasn’t trying to be beautiful and didn’t even care about that. She just was. With her braided hair and white dress, she seemed to glow in the moonlight. (Battle of the labyrinth, chapter 12)

Marie Levesque:

‘Is that your mother?’ Percy pointed to the photo of Queen Marie. ‘She looks like you. She’s beautiful.’ (The Son of Neptune, Chapter 42, Hazel)

Random actress he had a crush on:

When she smiled at me, just for a moment she looked a little like Annabeth. Then like this television actress I used to have a crush on in fifth grade. Then… well, you get the idea. (Titan’s Curse, Chapter 13)

Aphrodite (of course):

When I saw her, my jaw dropped. I forgot my name. I forgot where I was. I forgot how to speak in complete sentences. She was wearing a red satin dress and her hair was curled in a cascade of ringlets. Her face was the most beautiful I'd ever seen: perfect makeup, dazzling eyes, a smile that would've lit up the dark side of the moon. Thinking back on it, I can't tell you who she looked like. Or even what color her hair or her eyes were. Pick the most beautiful actress you can think of. The goddess was ten times more beautiful than that. (Titan’s Curse, Chapter 13)

"Do you know why you're here?" she asked. I wanted to respond. Why couldn't I form a complete sentence? She was only a lady. A seriously beautiful lady. With eyes like pools of spring water… (Titan’s Curse, Chapter 13)

Luke:

The guy was about nineteen, and he looked pretty cool. He was tall and muscular, with short-cropped sandy hair and a friendly smile. (The lightning Thief, chapter 6)

He’d changed since the last summer. Instead of Bermuda shorts and a T shirt, he wore a button-down shirt, khaki pants, and leather loafers. His sandy hair, which used to be so unruly, was now clipped short. He looked like an evil male model, showing off what the fashionable college-age villain was wearing to Harvard this year. (Sea of Monsters, chapter 9)

Beckendorf:

Beckendorf was head counselor for Hephaestus. He was this huge dude with a permanent scowl, muscles like a pro ballplayer, and hands calloused from working in the forges. (The Demigod Files: The Bronze Dragon)

Charles Beckendorf, senior counselor for the Hephaestus cabin, would make most monsters cry for their mommies. He was huge, with ripped muscles from working on the forges every summer, two years older than me, and one of the camp's best armor smiths. (The Last Olympian, Chapter 1)

Ares:

The guy on the bike would’ve made pro wrestlers run for Mama. He was dressed in a red muscle shirt and black jeans and a black leather duster, with a hunting knife strapped to his thigh. He wore red wraparound shades, and he had the cruelest, most brutal face I’d ever seen- handsome, I guess, but wicked-with an oily black crew cut and cheeks that were scarred from many, many fights. (The Lightning Thief, chapter 15)

Thanatos:

Hazel reminded herself to breathe. Beautiful was the right word for Thanatos – not handsome, or hot, or anything like that. He was beautiful the way an angel is beautiful – timeless, perfect, remote. ‘Oh,’ she said in a small voice. It’s Cupid,’ Frank said. ‘A really buff Cupid,’ Percy agreed. (Son of Neptune, chapter 44, Hazel)

Koios (the maternal grandfather of Apollo and Artemis):

A titan strode towards them, casually kicking lesser monsters out of his way. (…)His eyes were blue-white, like core samples from a glacier and just as cold. His hair was the same colour, cut military style.(…)  Despite his battle scars, the Titan’s face was handsome and strangely familiar. Percy was pretty sure he’d never seen the guy before, but his eyes and his smile reminded Percy of someone … (House of Hades, Chapter 61, Percy)

Apollo:

The driver got out, smiling. He looked about seventeen or eighteen, and for a second, I had the uneasy feeling it was Luke, my old enemy. This guy had the same sandy hair and outdoorsy good looks. But it wasn't Luke. This guy was taller, with no scar on his face like Luke's. His smile was brighter and more playful. (Titan’s Curse, Chapter 4)

Gods can look like anything they want, but Apollo always seemed to go for that I-just-auditioned-for-a-boy-band-look. Today he was rocking pencil-thin jeans, a skintight white T-shirt and gilded Ray Ban sunglasses. (Singer of Apollo)

Despite his battle scars, the Titan’s face was handsome and strangely familiar. Percy was pretty sure he’d never seen the guy before, but his eyes and his smile reminded Percy of someone ( …) He remembered the name Leto: the mother of Apollo and Artemis. This guy Koios looked vaguely familiar because he had Artemis’s cold eyes and Apollo’s smile. (House of Hades, Chapter 61, Percy)

Ganymede:

The guy in front of me looked like he was about twenty. He had short-cropped black hair, large brown eyes and coppery skin. He was dressed in ripped jeans, a skintight black tee, and various bits of gold: rings, earrings, necklace, nose ring, wrist bangles. Even the laces of his boots glittered gold. He looked like he’d just stepped out of an ad fro some Madison Avenue Boutique. (Chalice of the gods, chapter 4)

Ganymede scowled. For the first time, I saw godly anger glowing in his eyes- a sign that this guy had more to him than just good looks and bling. (Chalice of the gods, chapter 5)

If I had a nickle for everytime Percy explicitly describes the skintight t-shirt of male characters, I'd have three nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened three times.

[helenofsparta2]

This little sentence here is actually such a slap in the face for the character of Piper and I have absolutely no idea why Rick Riordan chose to include it in House of Hades.

Like, at this point in time, Piper had spent around 6 months at Camp Half-Blood. A place, where every single demigod, no matter their cabin, regularly has sword fighting lessons and a place where talented fighters such as Clarisse, Jason and Annabeth lived, who could have easily instructed her in at least the basics of sword fighting.

She has lived there, while knowing that she was going to be one of only seven demigods, who had to fulfill one of the most important prophecies of all time and fight against the giants and Gaia herself.

And, apparently, she didn’t train???

Like, what do you mean “she has never been interested in sword fighting before”???

This makes her look like a complete moron.

 And, by association, it also makes Leo, Annabeth and Jason look like morons, because apparently, they didn’t bother to insist that Piper learns how to defend herself.

[kayartbants]

shaped by clearest blue

[dracaelus4pjo]

(currently) abandoned WIP of Praetor!Percy for those of you who also didn't get enough of it