User blog comment:Menara/The Mark of Athena Character Art Revealed!/@comment-1515612-20120901140043/@comment-3146930-20120901161415

Well think about it. Percy is using his sword, Percy is most likely unhappy with him because of what he did to Zoe, Hercules abandoned the quest on the original Argo so he could see the Argo II as a reminder of his failure, and he is most likely a little smug from his popularity. Rick never said he was a foe, just that demigod luck is normally pretty bad. However, most gods that appear in the series tend to be at least a little helpful