Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Differences between the NOVEL and MOVIE

1. In the novel, Percy's teacher who turned into Fury was his Math Teacher, but in the movie, the teacher was his English teacher.

2. In the movie, Percy battled a Hydra at Parthenon which spewed fire but not acid but in the novel, there were no such recount.

3. In the movie, Luke, the son of Hermes, wanted to overthrow the Olympians because he wanted new rulers but in the novel, he did it for Kronos.

4. In the novel, Percy was mentioned to have had a duel with Ares but Ares was not mentioned in the movie at all.

5. In the novel, Percy had to find the pearls he needed to escape the Underworld but in the movie, the pearl was given as a gift to him.

6. In the novel, Clarisse appeared at Camp Half-Blood but was not mentioned in the movie at all, similar to Ares.

7. Also, in the novel, Mr D was around but in the movie, Mr D was not included at all.

8. In the novel, nobody knew of Percy's father, who was Poseidon, before Capture the Flag. But in the movie, everyone except Percy knew about Poseidon being Percy's father even before Capture the Flag.

9. The novel says that not only did Percy stole the Lightning Bolt, but he also stolen Helm of Darkness from Hades, but this was not incorporated in the movie.

10. In the novel, Percy discovered that Luke was the real lightning thief only when he had returned to Camp Half-Blood after giving Zeus the master bolt but in the movie, Percy discovered that Luke was the real lightning thief at the Empire State Building.