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Oceanhalo12 wrote: To an extent I agree but Its sorta confirmed by him praying to Zeus that that Zeus is sometimes lending Jason stength with the lightning bolts while Jason simply directs(hence, he needs his sword or gladius).

Although that is true to an extent, such as in BoO when Jason muses that he should petition Zeus to "increase his allowance" of lightning bolts, there are many times when it is of his own power. Perhaps Zeus aided him against Porphyrion in TLH, but Jason certainly blew out the campfire on his own (he called that lightning bolt instinctively, as he didn't really remember he could do that). Piper said that one had the force of an artillery shell, and remember that the campfire is magical.

Also, Jason's lightning bolts in MoA and HoH could not have been enhanced by Zeus, as the gods were having a crises of identity. In HoH, his bolt melted iron. In MoA, Jason managed to stun Percy, who has shrugged off divine blasts from Kronos.

I sometimes wonder what Zeus' Olympian children think of Jason and Thalia. For thousands of years, Zeus has thrown lightning bolts at them for discipline. And for all their power, they cannot wield lightning, but two mortal children of Zeus can.