User blog comment:Maimer1882/Hero or not a hero.../@comment-4354821-20110919033647/@comment-3146930-20110919034125

I dont count them as heroes because of how they died, I consider them a hero for how they lived. Luke (even before Kronos) was filled with rage and went looking for fights which eventually resulted in Thalia being turned into a tree. He also used his looks and charm to control Silena (even after she started dating Beckendorf). Silena on the other hand knew what she was doing was wrong, but did it to help keep Beckendorf safe. During the battle, she also knew that the only way she could help was to get the Ares cabin to fight. When that didnt work, she did the only thing she could do and lead the cabin into battle herself which did end up saving them all. Even if she had lived, I would have forgiven her