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I love Uncle Rick. He's a great dude (I think lol). But I will NEVER forgive him for how he wrote Achilles in The Last Olympian. If you know, you know.
#... a large chest#a fine mouth#and powerfully formed arms and legs. His head was covered with long wavy chestnut-colored hair. Though mild in manner#he was very fierce in battle. His face showed the joy of a man richly endowed.#achilles#WITH SHORT HAIR!?!?!?#SHORT BLACK HAIR!?!?!?!#THE FUCK#In the account of Dares the Phrygian#Achilles was described having#homer just says xanthos and purros/pyrrus(??)#which is just “shining” and “fiery/red”#so achilles was a ginger basically#with long hair because achilles with short hair makes no fucking sense T-T#i don't even like the achilliad that much but like...#come on rick?#the last olympian#percy jackon and the olympians#pjo books#percy jackson#the iliad#trojan war#uncle rick#rick riordan#pjo
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