The main settings are the Apennine Mountains, Epirus, Tartarus, and Venice. The Apennine Mountains is where the book begins and the Argo II is pelted with boulders from mad Ourae sent by Gaea, this is also where Hazel meets Hecate the …show more content…
One of the main similarities is that they are of divine relation and power. Another similarity is that they both have gone up against primordial deities and forces throughout their adventures as well as history repeating itself and them being manifestations of past beings to repeat the cycle once more. However a major difference is their divine origin being from 2 different mythologies Greek and Egyptian. They also battle in different styles, while Percy uses sword oriented combat like that of a traditional Greek hero relying on wits and strength, Carter uses a magic “avatar” as his main power which is his Achilles heel. Because it shorts out making it ineffective for long periods of time and after he burns his mana he is left unconscious. However he also uses sorcery as his backup allowing him to call upon godly powers but this to can burn him out. As his last resort he uses an ineffective defensive countering technique to bide time. Another is their intelligence, while Percy is lacking in knowledge which he makes up for on the battlefield, Carter has a surplus due to his father being an Egyptologist which grants him an advantage against most