I am comparing Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and Perseus by Ovid and Hesiod. They have many similarities - and differences including their beginnings. They both have the same hero archetypes and more. This makes them very similar stories with the same base structure which could even make Percy Jackson a modernization of Perseus. I will be explaining what is similar and what is different in order to explain why Percy is a modernization of Perseus and to explain why they may have made the large changes when modernizing the story. The story of Perseus by Ovid and Hesiod began with Perseus's mom in a bronze room underground in order to keep her from having children, however this actually led to the birth of Perseus and then they are put in a chest and set adrift in a unmanned boat crossing the ocean. This makes Perseus travel to an unknown land and face new challenges along with …show more content…
This modernization is very large because of the change of plot events along with the major twist in the beginning of Percy. Percy Jackson’s story fits under the theme of vengeance/ revenge and good vs evil because Percy fights evil throughout the story in order to save his mom and return home with elixir. Which is fairly different from the story of Perseus although they both have similar base components which makes them similar. This shows how the story of Perseus is modernized in Percy Jackson because the themes are relatable and their actions are also but each character has different ways of attempting to return with elixir while both undertaking a journey. But in the end both undergo their journey and return home with a very similar elixir which involves their mom, a woman, and a new home /