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Each of the four points of view in The Mark of Athena are narrated from the perspective of Greek demigods. What is the significance of this choice in a novel that is concerned with reconciliation between Greeks and Romans?
When Piper and Jason prepare to meet Hercules, Piper is hopeful that he will be on their side since he, like Jason, is a son of Zeus/Jupiter, but Jason cautions her that, “He was a son of Zeus, but when he died, he became a god. You can never be sure with gods” (236). Discuss the antagonism between immortals and mortals and its causes drawing on at least three interactions between gods and heroes in the novel.
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