percy jackson fought the minotaur in the lightning thief.
percy jackson fought the minotaur in the lightning thief.
who did percy jackson fight in the lightning thief?
the minotaur
"the lightning thief" is narrated in the first person past tense by percy jackson, a twelve-year-old diagnosed with dyslexia and adhd. on a school trip to the metropolitan museum of art, one of the chaperones, mrs. dodds, turns into a fury and attacks him. the other and percy's favourite teacher, mr. brunner, lends percy a magical sword-pen to defeat her. after school lets out, percy then goes on a trip to long island with his mother, sally. in the middle of the first night, percy's friend grover underwood, who reveals himself to be a satyr, tells them they are in danger and the three drive to a mysterious summer camp. the minotaur attacks them, grabs mrs. jackson, and causes her to disappear in a blinding flash of gold light. believing his mother has died, percy in a rage kills the beast with one of its own horns, then drags the unconscious grover into the camp, soon falling unconscious himself. percy wakes up three days later and learns that the camp is called camp half-blood and that he is a demigod: the son of a human and a greek god. he settles into camp life and meets several other demigods, including luke castellan and annabeth chase. after a hellhound attacks him after a game of capture the flag, he is saved by chiron and then claimed by his father, the god poseidon. chiron explains to percy how the three eldest male godsposeidon, zeus, and hadesswore an oath not to have children more than 70 years ago; percy represents a violation of the oath that was made. this, coupled with the fact that zeus's master lightning bolt has recently been stolen, has bred much suspicion and discrepancy between the gods.
the lightning thief
percy jackson & the olympians: the lightning thief (also known as percy jackson and the lightning thief) is a 2010 fantasy film directed by chris columbus. the film is the first installment in the "percy jackson" film series and is based on the 2005 novel "the lightning thief", the first novel in the "percy jackson & the olympians" series by rick riordan. it stars logan lerman as percy jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes brandon t. jackson, alexandra daddario, jake abel, rosario dawson, steve coogan, uma thurman, catherine keener, joe pantoliano, kevin mckidd, sean bean, dylan neal and pierce brosnan. the movie was released to theaters on february 12, 2010 in the united states by 20th century fox.
percy jackson & the olympians: the lightning thief