Olympus

Olympus (Όλυμπος in Ancient Greek) is the traditional home of the Olympian Gods. It was originally located on Mount Olympus, but, as Chiron explains, it has steadily moved west, following "Western Civilization" over the centuries and is now in the United States. Instead of being the physical mountain it is a metaphysical duplicate. This mountain does not connect with the ground and cannot be detected by mortals. It possibly exists in some other dimensions. At the top of it is a large city containing the palaces for the Olympian gods and residences for many minor gods and other creatures of Greek mythology.

It is here that the Gods commune, each having a massive throne, which are collectively arranged in a U shape. It also houses some of the minor gods and magical creatures such as the Ophiotaurus. Although it used to actually be located at the peak of Mount Olympus, it is now on floor 600 of the Empire State Building, having moved with Western civilization. The only mortal way to get up to Mount Olympus, is past a Security Guard who won't let you pass unless you have special authorization. Olympus is described as a paradise, with golden buildings and happy people. Along with the Gods lives hundreds of other creatures and beings.

Most Gods live on Olympus, but a few others prefer to tend to their native kingdoms, like Poseidon and Hades.

As the seat of power of the Olympian gods it is of vital importance. Should the throne room be destroyed Mt. Olympus would crumble and the power of the gods would be severely weakened making them vulnerable to their enemies. In theory if it were destroyed, but the Olympians regained enough strength it could be reformed. In the meantime they would be vulnerable to their enemies. It is unknown how the destruction of Olympus would affect the minor gods.

The Olympians
These gods are the most important and powerful gods. The home of these gods was Mount Olympus.

The Lightning Thief
It is here that Percy returns Zeus' lightning bolt and has his first encounter with his father, Poseidon.

The Titans Curse
Olympus is where the gods voted wether or not to kill Percy and Thalia and to figure out what to do about Kronos.

The Last Olympian
It is here that Percy & friends defends the thrones of the gods and is rewarded for defending Olympus.