because he accused poseidon of stealing his master bolt! his symbol of power!
if he were to lose it, other gods would try to overpower him because he is the leading ruler of the gods.
The lightning bolt as important in Greek Mythology because it was the symbol of Zeus, lord of the sky and ruler of Olympus
It was Zeus's symbol
It is awesome It is full of action It has cool characters
The first book, The Lightning Thief, refers to Zeus, the thunder god, and his Master Bolt. In the book, the author described it as a nuclear weapon, which Zeus uses later on. In the story, Percy has to try to retrieve it before the Summer Solstice, and embarks on a exciting adventure.
A few of the main gods are... Zeus, Hades, Ares, and (of course) Poseidon. Athena is mentioned a lot but is never present in the book.
Kronos
from Hermes
the lightning bolt was stolen from Zeus.
Zeus
The protagonist in the book are Luke, Aries and Zeus.
He is the god of all gods and god of the sky?
In the first book, The Lightning Thief, they are searching for Zeus's stolen lightning bolt.
because Zeus thought that Percy Jackson stole his lightning bolt.
It is awesome It is full of action It has cool characters
An example of symbolism in the book "The Lightning Thief" could be the Mustard and Wine Zeus made Chronous drink. The Mustard and Wine represents how much Zeus yearned for his brothers and sisters (how much he cared for them).
Because Percy has to locate the person who stole Zeus's master bolt.
He didn't have that big of a role in the Lightning Thief. We do, however find out that he is the father of Thalia, a feisty girl who was turned into a tree at Camp Half-Blood.
The reason why Rick Riordan, the author of The Lightning Thief chose the title 'The Lightning Thief' for the title of his book was because it was what the story plot was mainly about; finding out who the true lightning thief was.'Zeus's stolen bolt' would not bring in much readers, so he had to make a drawing title.The Lightning Thief makes you wonder, who is the lightning thief? So you pick up the book and begin to read it, to find out.That is what Rick Riordan wanted, so he created 'The Lightning Thief' to be his title of his book.
Lightning Thief