User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The Blood of Olympus Official Discussion/@comment-3146930-20141013211630/@comment-3146930-20141014021022

Also Athens?
So why Athens? I know there is a small line when the Giants explain why they are in Athens and not Olympus, but if the gods are influenced by how people see them and most people associate Olympus with the Greek gods, why were they in Athens? In fact climbing Olympus would have made more sense; Percy could have gotten a nose bleed from just the high altitude, which would have been a lot more unfair when compared to how it actually happened. Also if Olympus is just a mountain top with nothing special about it anymore, then what exactly is Heracles doing by guarding the Gates of Olympus when Olympus isn't even important anymore.

I might have to re-listen to the book in order once I get the audio-book version.