Many quests supply friends, servants, or disciples as company for the heroes. Two myths that did this were, “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” and, “Jason and the Argonauts.” In the myth of Percy Jackson, a young demigod named Percy needs to find and return Zeus’ lightning bolt which lets him create lightning. On his way to finish his mission Percy faces many enemies such as Medusa, a bellhop from the Lotus Hotel, Ares, and a multi-headed dragon. He even gets the power to control water. On his journey Percy gets help from his friend and protector, Grover, Poseidon, his father and god of the sea, and another demigod from camp, Annabeth. Another myth to supply friends as company for a hero is, “Jason and the Argonauts.” Aeson was Jason’s father and King of Thessaly. Aeson’s brother, Pelias, became jealous of him and overthrew the kingdom. Aeson’s friends brought Jason to a secret island with centaurs and told Pelias he was dead. When Jason returned …show more content…
Jason got help from the goddess Hera, the goddess of marriage and childbirth. Hera helped to keep Jason safe when he arrived in Colchis. Hera set a layer of fog in the air so that Jason wouldn’t be seen by the citizens. In the Percy Jackson story Percy was guided by the god Poseidon. Poseidon communicated with Percy through his mind and led him to safety when needed. When Percy, Grover, and Annabeth were in the Lotus Casino for five days under a spell that dulls the senses, Poseidon reached out to Percy to let him know to stop eating the lotus flowers. If Poseidon hadn’t helped Percy he could have been there for years thinking it was just a few hours. Both of these gods helped these characters to survive, but they reached out to them in different ways. For Jason, Hera lent him a helping hand without him knowing. For Percy, Poseidon gave him advice, but didn’t actually do anything, he let Percy do it on his