Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a series of fantasy novels written by Rick Riordan. It follows the titular Percy Jackson as he learns that the Greek myths are real, and that he is the son of the sea god Poseidon. The first book was published in 2005, and several sequels and spin-offs have since been released.
The first two novels were adapted into films in 2010 and 2013, respectively, and a Disney+ television show premiered in 2023.
Additionally, the series has expanded into other mythologies, including Roman (The Heroes of Olympus), Egyptian (The Kane Chronicles), and Norse (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard), all of which are set within the same universe.
==Muppet Mentions==
*Sadie, wearing "one of those hotel robes so massive and plush," says she looks like an "albino Muppet" in The Kane Chronicles book The Throne of Fire (2011).
*Apollo attempts to open a door in The Trials of Apollo book The Dark Prophecy (2017) by shouting such "standard" magic words as "Mellon," "Shazam!," and "Sesame Street," before singing "Love Is an Open Door" from Frozen, none of which work.
*Referring to fragaria (strawberries), Apollo yells at Meg to use the "Fraggle Rock" so they can escape the strixes in The Trials of Apollo book The Burning Maze (2018).
*In the third chapter of the spin-off novel The Sun and the Star (2022), Nico has a dream where he relives a memory of when several giants trapped him in a jar. As the jar lid opens, he thinks to himself that, given the strange nature of the dream, he wouldn't be surprised if Cookie Monster appears and eats him like a cookie, and he later says, "Cookie Monster did not, in fact, show up."
*Percy Jackson calls the fluorescent blue donut he's eating in The Chalice of the Gods (2023) a "Cookie Monster donut."
*On the FAQ page of Rick Riordan's website, regarding the inspiration for Grover Underwood's name, Riordan states, "Grover? I don't know. I guess I watched too much Sesame Street as a child."rickriordan.com "Frequently Asked Questions"
==Connections==
*Sean Bean played Zeus in The Lightning Thief (film, 2010)
*Christophe Beck scored The Lightning Thief (film, 2010)
*James Bobin directed two episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV, 2023)
*Pierce Brosnan played Mr. Brunner/Chiron in The Lightning Thief (film, 2010)
*Yvette Nicole Brown played one of the Gray Sisters in Sea of Monsters (film, 2013)
*Rosario Dawson played Persephone in The Lightning Thief (film, 2010)
*Nathan Fillion played Hermes in Sea of Monsters (film, 2013)
*Anthony Stewart Head played Chiron in Sea of Monsters (film, 2013)
*Melina Kanakaredes played Athena in The Lightning Thief (film, 2010)
*Lin-Manuel Miranda played Hermes on Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV, 2023)
*Megan Mullally played Alecto on Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV, 2023)
*Joe Pantoliano played Gabe Ugliano in The Lightning Thief (film, 2010)
*Craig Robinson voiced George in Sea of Monsters (film, 2013)
*Octavia Spencer voiced Martha in Sea of Monsters (film, 2013)
*Uma Thurman played Medusa in The Lightning Thief (film, 2010)
*Stanley Tucci played Mr. D/Dionysus in Sea of Monsters (film, 2013)
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