Clear sight is the ability to see through the Mist, the force that hides the truth from most mortals. Some mortals are born with this gift. All demigods have this ability to some extent, but they can still be tricked. Some of the mortals with this ability have been candidates to host the Oracle of Delphi such as May Castellan and Rachel Elizabeth Dare.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians[]
The Lightning Thief[]
Sally Jackson shows signs that she can see through the Mist as she can see the Minotaur and Grover Underwood's goat legs. There was also a little girl telling her mom "that boy is coming out of the river, and he's dry!"
The Sea of Monsters[]
Sally continues to show signs of seeing through the Mist, including the fact that she recognized Tyson as a Cyclops instead of a normal human. Even Percy, an extremely powerful demigod was tricked by this.
The Titan's Curse[]
When Percy Jackson is at the Hoover Dam, he slashes at Rachel Elizabeth Dare, who sees Riptide for what it is. She shows that she can see through the Mist by seeing the skeleton warriors for what they are and directing them away from Percy. Thalia Grace then explains it to Percy. Dr. Chase was also able to see through the Mist. An example of this is when he talked about the pegasi's wingspan compensating for the weight of the horse.
The Battle of the Labyrinth[]
Rachel helps Percy by looking through the Mist. She then leads him and Annabeth Chase through the Labyrinth as part of their quest. Having realized that his mother could also see through the Mist, Percy asks her about it. Sally admits that its one of the things that drew Poseidon to her in the first place, but she states that her ability is currently lesser than it was when she was young.
The Demigod Files[]
The Stolen Chariot[]
A young girl is able to see Ares' War Chariot in its true form, but her mother can not. This could be because children have a more vast imagination but it also could be that she actually had the ability to see through the mist.
The Last Olympian[]
Rachel continues to help Percy. Sally Jackson wakes up from her sleep and is able to see the monsters and gods fighting each other in the Battle of Manhattan.
The Demigod Diaries[]
The Son of Magic[]
Mr. Claymore gains this ability by forcing to accept the possibility to accept that monsters are real.
The Trials of Apollo[]
The Tower of Nero[]
Leo Valdez tells Apollo that some of the homeless kids that he's teaching shop skills to can see through the Mist and see that Festus is actually a bronze dragon rather than a truck. Leo is show to be excited about this fact.
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard[]
The Hammer of Thor[]
Amir Fadlan gains this ability by opening his mind to the possibility that there is more to the universe.
Known Users[]
- Magicians
- All demigods and legacies (to a certain degree, as the Mist has been shown to repeatedly fool even the most experienced demigods).
- Marie Levesque
- Maria di Angelo
- May Castellan
- Sally Jackson
- Frederick Chase
- Dr. Howard Claymore
- Amir Fadlan
- Rachel Elizabeth Dare
- Some mortal children can see through the Mist, as they are more open minded and have a much more vast imagination.
Trivia[]
- It is mentioned that not even the gods understand why some humans are born with the ability to see through the Mist.
- It is believed that children can see through the Mist because they are more open minded. However, most lose this ability as they get older.
- Frederick Chase, Amir Fadlan, and Mr. Claymore are the only known clear-sighted humans who are male.
- Sally Jackson mentioned that she cannot see through the Mist as well as she did when she was younger, suggesting that clear sight declines with age.[1]
- Amir Fadlan and Mr. Claymore are the only known humans to gain the ability, as all other known users are born with it. This shows that it is possible to gain the ability as well.
- Estelle Blofis may also inherit the ability, as her mother has the ability. If so, this may hint that Clear Sight is in fact genetic, similar to Frank Zhang's ancestral ability to shapeshift.
- As seen with May Castellan and Rachel Elizabeth Dare, clear-sighted mortals are chosen as the hosts for the spirit of the Oracle of Delphi, although Rachel showed some prophetic abilities in The Last Olympian even before taking on the Oracle's spirit.
References[]
- ↑ The Battle of the Labyrinth, UK edition, paperback, pg 231