In this book, when the Olympians had defeated the Titans, Kronos’s children (including Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades) had carved him up into little pieces and cast him down into Tartarus. However, now Kronos is interested in exacting his revenge on his children and taking back his power. Kronos persuaded Luke to steal Zeus’s master lightning bolt and Hades’s helm of invisibility by speaking to Luke in his dreams. He tried to appeal to Percy as well, but Percy sensed his terrible darkness and would not listen to him. Luke has become disillusioned with the Olympians, especially after the death of Thalia, and he believes that his talents are being wasted, and so he wants to work for Kronos and overthrow them.
When Ares caught Luke with the “items of power,” he threatened to take them and burn him alive; however, Kronos’s voice spoke inside Luke’s head and told him what to say to get out of trouble with the god. He baited Ares with the idea of a great war among the gods, and so Ares let him go. It seems, then, that a few gods (and at least one half-blood) are interested in shifting the power dynamic. Luke believes, as Kronos has surely told him, that overthrowing the Olympians and restoring power to Kronos will result in a “Golden Age.”
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