Family
Sally Jackson is Percy's mother, and they have a clear, close bond. In The Lightning Thief, when Percy thinks that his mother was killed by the Minotaur, he kills the beast in vengeance. It was later discovered that Hades just brought her to the underworld. Sally's first husband, Gabe Ugliano, was abusive to her, and Percy called him "Smelly Gabe" for his poor hygiene habits. In The Lightning Thief, Percy sends the head of Medusa to his mother, who uses it to petrify Gabe and sell the resulting statue to a museum. Later in the series, his mother marries Paul Blofis, who Percy is first wary of, but then warms up to. When Sally and Paul finally marry, Percy is happy.
Percy's father is Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. Initially, Percy resented his father, feeling as if he were abandoned, but (in the movie) Percy then learns that Poseidon wanted to stay with him and his mother, but was forbidden to by the other gods. Percy now has a strong feeling of admiration and pride for his father, and he works for approval. Poseidon once called his son a hero greater than Heracles and said that Percy was his favorite son. One of Percy's most important memories is of Poseidon visiting his cradle with a warm glow and smile. Percy also has a half-brother named Tyson, a cyclops, as a result of his father. At first, Percy was ashamed to have a monster as a brother, but he later grew fond of the cyclops after the adventures they had together. It was revealed later that Tyson prayed for a friend to his father, and so Poseidon sent him Percy. He is also related to Frank Zhang, as Frank's maternal ancestors link him to Poseidon.
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