▁Gabriel ▁( G abe ) ▁U g li ano ▁– ▁S ally ' s ▁first ▁husband ▁and ▁Per cy ' s ▁step father . ▁He ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁lo ath some ▁man ▁who ▁is ▁r ude ▁to ▁Per cy ▁and ▁demand ing ▁and ▁r ude ▁toward ▁S ally . ▁It ▁is ▁imp lied ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁phys ically ▁ab us ive ▁to ▁her . ▁Per cy ▁later ▁lear ns ▁Gabriel ' s ▁strong ▁human ▁st en ch ▁hid ▁Per cy ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁from ▁detection ▁by ▁mon sters . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁The ▁Light ning ▁Th ief , ▁Per cy ' s ▁mother ▁uses ▁the ▁sever ed ▁head ▁of ▁Med usa ▁to ▁turn ▁G abe ▁to ▁stone . ▁He ▁also ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁ab using ▁Per cy ▁and ▁his ▁mother . ▁S ally ▁sold ▁G abe ' s ▁pet r ified ▁body ▁as ▁a ▁pok er - play ing ▁statue ▁to ▁the ▁So ho ▁art ▁gallery . ▁In ▁the ▁film ▁adaptation , ▁he ▁is ▁played ▁by ▁Joe ▁P ant ol iano . ▁ ▁Paul ▁Blo f is ▁– ▁Paul ▁is ▁S ally ▁Jackson ' s ▁boy friend ▁and ▁later ▁second ▁husband , ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁English ▁teacher ▁whom ▁Per cy ▁describes ▁as ▁looking ▁like ▁a ▁detect ive ▁from ▁a ▁police ▁show . ▁Per cy ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁eventually ▁tell ▁Paul ▁the ▁truth ▁about ▁the ▁gods , ▁and ▁he ▁only ▁half ▁bel ieves ▁them ▁initially . ▁But ▁when ▁Per cy , ▁N ico , ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁O ' Le ary ▁come