Facts about Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
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In Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, the protagonist attends Yancy Academy in New York, a school for troubled kids, before his demigod identity is revealed.
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Annabeth Chase, a child of Athena, guides Percy through his initial quest despite being only twelve years old herself and already having run away from Camp Half-Blood.
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Mount Olympus in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is located above the Empire State Building in New York City, accessible only to those who can perceive the divine world.
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The Lightning Thief's primary antagonist, Ares the god of war, appears physically as a leather-clad Harley-Davidson biker in the novel.
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Rick Riordan published The Lightning Thief in 2005, introducing Percy Jackson as a twelve-year-old demigod son of Poseidon.