Sally Jackson

Sally Jackson-Blofis (married Ugliano but kept her maiden name) is the mother of Percy Jackson. She did not have an easy life, having to take care of her dying uncle which forced her to drop out of high school. Her parents, Jim and Laura Jackson died in a plane crash when she was young. She takes vacations in Montauk, Long Island every summer where she met Poseidon and continued to go there with Percy after he was born. She married Paul Blofis sometime before The Last Olympian.

Before the Series
She met Poseidon twelve years before the books started, noticing his trident as she could see through the Mist. After spending the summer with Poseidon, Percy was born three months later. It seems Sally may have had at least one instance of contact with Poseidon after Percy was born, as she knew Percy needed to attend Camp Half-Blood and a great deal on how to handle monsters. Twelve years later she learned that her son was the half-blood of the great prophecy that could be holding the fate of Olympus and the Gods in his hands when he reached the age of sixteen.

The Lightning Thief
Sally was married to Gabe Ugliano so that monsters would stay away from her son because of his repulsive human scent. Gabe was abusive to Sally when Percy was not around, hitting her and treating her badly. She works in a candy shop called Sweet on America and loves the color blue and blue food. This is because of a fight she got into with Gabe over whether or not blue food was edible. Sally always went out of her way to always eat blue food, occasionally baking blue cakes, and bringing home blue candy from work. She then gets kidnapped by the Minotaur and is transformed into a gold shimmering statue like form. Unable to rescue her at first, Percy retreats to Monica Bay. Percy then rescues her by returning the Helm of Darkness.

She is returned home by Hades much to Gabe's dismay. Percy later found out that Gabe had hit Sally often when she flinched at the sight of Gabe's raised hand. Percy then tempted Sally with with the head of Medusa. Sally later wrote Percy a letter saying she had turned Gabe into a statue with Medusa's head. She claimed it was a concrete statue and made enough money in the sale of the statue to pay for tuition to NYU for creative writing, a down payment for a private school for Percy and a new apartment for them to live in. Sally is what Percy calls "the best mom in the world" because she is very understanding (and because of many other reasons). She notices Percy's soft side towards Annabeth and teases Percy kindly about it.

The Battle of the Labyrinth
Sally is said to be trying to find another job, as she is dressed up for a job interview when she drops Percy off at Goode High School. She is also says that one of the things that caused Poseidon to be drawn to her is that she can see through the Mist. On Percy's 15th birthday, Poseidon stops by her apartment to give his son a birthday gift. When Sally answers the door she is dumbfounded to see her former lover at the door and can barely make a coherent sentence. It should be noted that Paul, her boyfriend, did not seem initially pleased with Poseidon's arrival to the birthday celebration.

The Last Olympian
Sally was re-married to a man named Paul Blofis. Soon after, he learns Percy is a demigod, but doesn't quite believe it. Sally is seen at The Battle of Manhattan, with Paul, and surprised Percy with the ability to use a shotgun.

Personality
Sally is a very kind, understanding, and passionate woman. She has a rebellious streak, and a gift of seeing through the Mist. She is described as the best person in the world by Percy and is a wonderful mother. She never says an unkind word to anyone, and is a very hard worker, and doesn't ever complain. She also has a lot of endurance, as she put up with Gabe for nearly a decade.

Phsyical description
Sally has a very sweet voice, and always smells of sugar, chocolate, and everything else you would find in a candy shop. She has long straight brown hair with a few gray strands in it, but otherwise doesn't look old. Her eyes are sparkly blue, and they are said to change colors in the light. Overall, Sally is a very beautiful woman.

Family

 * Percy Jackson (son)
 * Poseidon (lover)
 * Gabe Ugliano (ex-husband, turned into stone)
 * Paul Blofis (husband)
 * Jim Jackson (father, deceased)
 * Laura Jackson (mother, deceased)
 * Rich Jackson (uncle, deceased from cancer)

Film
Catherine Keener plays Sally Jackson in the film The Lightning Thief.

Trivia

 * In The Titan's Curse, Sally Jackson is said to talk more when she is nervous.
 * Sally is shown to know a bit about the Greek myths. She named Percy after the only demigod whose story didn't end in a tragedy-Perseus.
 * Sally is one of the few humans in the series that can see through the Mist.