User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The House of Hades Official Discussion/@comment-24308873-20131014175259/@comment-5927468-20131014192533

I don't think RR made Nico gay to sell out. Considering that homosexuality is very prominent in Ancient Greek mythology and culture I imagine it was only a matter of time before he incorporated it into the books. At least that was my first thought while reading that chapter.