Board Thread:Percy Jackson & the Olympians/@comment-32674683-20170726163746/@comment-5896827-20170914232137

Annabeth really only discriminated against Tyson because she had been traumatized by a Cyclops. She was seven when a cyclops nearly killed and ate her and her friends (while posing as her father) and was indirectly responsible for Thalia's death.

Annabeth being mean to Tyson was awful, I agree, but a cyclops gave her trauma at seven years old. Fear and distrust of cyclops probably stayed in her subconcious. It's like an abuse victim who is mean to people who remind them of their abuser. The person could be nice but the formerly abused won't truly believe it because they have been filled with fear and doubt. All things considered, it's amazing Annabeth, at twelve, was able to quickly overcome her phobia.