1. Archetypes: The Lightning Thief

2. Archetypes
A character, an event, or an image/symbol that recurs in different works, in different cultures, and in different time periods.

3. Archetypes in The Lightning Thief
The number 3:
3 friends on a quest
3 pearls to escape the Underworld
3 challenges that must be met to get the pearls
Father/Son conflict:
Cronus & Zeus/Poseidon/Hades
Hermes & Luke
Poseidon & Percy
Gabe & Percy

4. Archetypes in The Lightning Thief
Quest
Save Sally from the Underworld
Save the world from a war between the gods
Haven vs. Wilderness
Time spent at camp before quest
Heaven vs. Hell
Olympus vs. the Underworld

5. Archetypes in The Lightning Thief
The color Black (worn by):
Medusa
Hydra-men
Lotus Casino workers
Hades
Unfaithful wife
Persephone
Damsel in Distress
Sally needs to be rescued from Hades

6. Archetypes in The Lightning Thief
Magic Weapon
Zeus’s Lightning Bolt
Percy’s pen/sword
Luke’s shield
Supernatural Intervention
Poseidon speaks to Percy
Athena speaks to Annabeth
Water heals Percy

7. Archetypes in The Lightning Thief
Cross
Luke spreads his arms to form a cross when he calls his power and manipulates water in his battles
Loyal Retainer
Grover is Percy’s side-kick
Just End
Gabe is punished by being turned to stone at the end

8. Archetypes in The Lightning Thief
Feathers
Hermes’s shoes have feathered wings that make them fly, symbolizing lightness and speed
Mentor
Chiron is the mentor to Percy—he is an older, father-like figure, and gives Percy gifts (pen) as well as guides and protects him
Both midnight and the summer solstice are symbolic, especially as a deadline due to the changing of day to night and spring to summer, but they are not archetypes!