User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The House of Hades Official Discussion/@comment-24308873-20131019221429/@comment-24308873-20131020023300

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The Lightning Thief explores Greek mythology in a modern setting, but it does so as a humorous work of fantasy. I’m certainly not interested in changing or contradicting anyone’s religious beliefs. Early in the book, the character Chiron makes a distinction between God, capital-G, the creator of the universe, and the Greek gods (lower-case g). Chiron says he doesn’t want to delve into the issue of God, but he has no qualms about discussing the Olympians because they are a “much smaller matter.” The gods of Olympus are archetypes. They are deeply embedded in and inseparable from Western thought. The book pays tribute to the legacy of Olympus as one of the roots of our culture." That's a excerpt from the interview with Rick page on his website. Go there to read the rest it's the reply to the 9th question. I'd link you but again i'm on my PS3.