Una descripción de la mayoría de los personajes que aparecen en varias series de mitología por Rick Riordan .
Descripción general
- "Mencionado" indica que el personaje no estaba en la propiedad pero se habló de él.
- ^ Coescrito con Mark Oshiro.
Crónicas del campamento mestizo
Introducido enPercy Jackson y los dioses del Olimpo
Percy Jackson
Perseo "Percy" Jackson es un semidiós, hijo de la mortal, Sally Jackson, y el dios griego del mar, Poseidón. Percy vive en el Upper East Side de Manhattan , pero encontró su vida desarraigada al descubrir su verdadera paternidad. Tiene cabello negro y ojos verde mar. Ha heredado habilidades especiales de Poseidón que incluyen la capacidad de controlar el agua, los barcos y los barcos; crear pequeños huracanes; respirar y ver claramente bajo el agua y hablar con criaturas parecidas a caballos y la mayoría de los animales acuáticos. También es un espadachín talentoso que usa su pluma espada que cambia de forma llamada Anaklusmos (griego antiguo para "Riptide") para la batalla. La pluma fue creada por Zoë Nightshade , y cuando se destapa se convierte en una espada de bronce celestial. Si la pierde, siempre aparecerá de nuevo en su bolsillo.
Percy lucha significativamente en su vida mortal. A él, como a la mayoría de los semidioses, le diagnosticaron TDAH y dislexia . Esto lo convirtió en objeto de acoso por parte de sus compañeros. Su madre estuvo casada una vez con Gabe Ugliano (Smelly Gabe), un alcohólico abusivo y adicto al juego. Su repugnante olor mortal enmascaraba el olor de semidiós de Percy, ocultándolo de los monstruos. Al final de El ladrón del rayo , Sally convirtió a Gabe en piedra usando la cabeza de Medusa. Más tarde, se casa con Paul Blofis, a quien ama genuinamente, y tienen una hija llamada Estelle. Percy comienza a salir con Annabeth al final de El último héroe del Olimpo .
Percy es el narrador en primera persona de la serie Percy Jackson y los dioses del Olimpo . Aparece en El ladrón del rayo , El mar de los monstruos , La maldición del titán , La batalla del laberinto , El último héroe del Olimpo , El hijo de Neptuno , La marca de Atenea , La casa de Hades , La sangre del Olimpo , El oráculo oculto , La torre de Nerón , El hijo de Sobek y La corona de Ptolomeo .
En las películas, Percy Jackson es interpretado por Logan Lerman . En el musical, es interpretado por Chris McCarrell . Walker Scobell y Azriel Dalman interpretan el papel en la serie de televisión .
Grover Underwood
Grover Underwood es un sátiro y el mejor amigo de Percy. Aparece en El ladrón del rayo , El mar de los monstruos , La maldición del titán , La batalla del laberinto , El último héroe del Olimpo , El hijo de Neptuno , La casa de Hades , La sangre del Olimpo y El laberinto en llamas .
Tiene pelo y pelaje rizado de color marrón rojizo, acné y una perilla rala. Sus cuernos se hacen más grandes a medida que avanza la serie, y debe tomar medidas cada vez más cuidadosas para ocultarlos y sus patas de cabra mientras se hace pasar por un humano. En El ladrón del rayo , Quirón afirma que Grover es pequeño incluso para su edad: tiene veintiocho años entonces, pero debido a que los sátiros maduran a la mitad de la velocidad de los humanos, se le considera un adolescente. Grover es bastante sensible y apegado a la naturaleza. Como todos los sátiros, puede sentir emociones y percibir monstruos y semidioses. A medida que avanza la serie, su preocupación por sus amigos y la búsqueda de sus objetivos lo lleva a asumir roles de liderazgo y ganar más confianza. A diferencia de sus amigos semidioses, Grover no es un luchador ortodoxo. En cambio, usa flautas de caña o un garrote. En La batalla del laberinto , Grover comienza una relación con la dríada Juniper.
En El ladrón del rayo , obtiene una "licencia de buscador" después de entregar a Percy sano y salvo, lo que le permite buscar al dios perdido Pan. Cuando Polifemo lo captura en El mar de los monstruos , activa un vínculo de empatía, un vínculo psíquico con Percy creado un año antes que permite la comunicación telepática a grandes distancias. Lo usa para guiar a Percy a su rescate. Al final de El último héroe del Olimpo , es nombrado Señor de lo Salvaje y se le da un asiento en el consejo gobernante de los sátiros, el Consejo de los Ancianos Hendidos.
En la serie Los Héroes del Olimpo , Grover aparece principalmente como uno de los aliados sátiros del Campamento Mestizo, informando sobre el levantamiento de Gea y participando en negociaciones con los romanos para lograr que Reyna ayude a transportar la estatua de Atenea Partenos a través del mundo.
En The Dark Prophecy , Meg McCaffrey convoca a Grover después de recibir una profecía que dice que ella y Apolo necesitarán un guía sátiro. En The Burning Maze , Grover guía a los dos a través del Laberinto y, junto con los otros espíritus de la naturaleza, ayuda en su lucha contra Medea y Calígula. Después de la muerte de Medea y Helios desapareciendo de la existencia, poniendo fin a los incendios forestales de California que estaba causando, Grover regresa al Campamento Mestizo.
En El cáliz de los dioses , que tiene lugar entre Los héroes del Olimpo y Las pruebas de Apolo , Grover se ofrece como voluntario para unirse a las misiones de Percy para obtener cartas de recomendación de los dioses para poder ingresar a la Universidad Nueva Roma. Grover usa sus conexiones espirituales de la naturaleza para ayudar a buscar el cáliz de la inmortalidad de Ganimedes y luego ayudar a Percy a colarse en el Monte Olimpo para devolvérselo a Ganimedes en medio del almuerzo de Zeus para su madre Rea.
En las películas, es interpretado por Brandon T. Jackson y Bjorn Yearwood como el joven Grover en la segunda película. En el musical, es interpretado por George Salazar . Aryan Simhadri interpreta a Grover en la serie de televisión.
Persecución de Annabeth
Annabeth Chase es hija de Athena y el profesor de historia de West Point Frederick Chase. Tiene una extensa familia paterna que incluye a Magnus Chase. Aparece en El ladrón del rayo , El mar de los monstruos , La maldición del titán , La batalla del laberinto , El último olímpico , El héroe perdido , Los diarios del semidiós , La marca de Atenea , La casa de Hades y La sangre del Olimpo . Se la describe con cabello rubio miel y ojos grises. Su maestro Quirón la describe como "territorial con sus amigos", lo que se manifiesta en algunos momentos de celos y desconfianza. En El ladrón del rayo , se revela que también sufre de aracnofobia , un miedo que comparten sus hermanos debido a la relación de su madre con Aracne, a quien Atenea convirtió en araña.
Annabeth huyó de su padre y su familia adoptiva a los siete años y conoció a Luke Castellan y Thalia Grace. Vivieron como fugitivos hasta que Grover Underwood los encontró y los llevó al Campamento Mestizo. Thalia murió temporalmente cuando llegaron al Campamento Mestizo. Annabeth permaneció apegada a Luke y convencida de su bondad incluso después de su decisión de apoyar a Cronos. También fue su primer interés amoroso. Sus intentos de traer a Luke de vuelta al redil son un tema importante en los libros.
Al final de la serie, planea terminar la escuela secundaria en Nueva York y luego asistir a la universidad en Nueva Roma, con su novio, Percy Jackson. En El oráculo oculto , una de sus amigas afirma que Annabeth había ido a Boston por "una emergencia familiar" en busca de su primo Magnus Chase.
Al final de Las pruebas de Apolo , Annabeth comienza a asistir a la Universidad Nueva Roma con Percy después de ayudarlo en El cáliz de los dioses a obtener las cartas de recomendación divinas que Percy necesita.
Su arma principal es un cuchillo celestial corto de bronce que le dio Luke Castellan. En El último héroe del Olimpo , se descubrió que era una espada maldita, que Luke usó para expulsar a Kronos de su alma y, en consecuencia, suicidarse. Después de perderlo en La casa de Hades , usa una espada de hueso de drakon que le dio el gigante Damasen en el Tártaro. En la serie crossover Las Crónicas de Kane , también usa la varita de Sadie Kane cuando se convierte en una daga similar a la que Luke le dio. Annabeth también posee una gorra de invisibilidad de los Yankees , un regalo de su madre. Al final de La batalla del laberinto , Dédalo le da a Annabeth su computadora portátil increíblemente avanzada, que pierde en el Tártaro en La marca de Atenea . En el tercer libro de la serie Magnus Chase , Annabeth usa una camiseta de la Facultad de Diseño Ambiental de UC Berkeley , lo que implica que es donde va a la universidad. Annabeth también tiene dislexia y TDAH, pero es buena para mantenerlo bajo control.
En las películas, Alexandra Daddario la interpreta y Alisha Newton la interpreta como la joven Annabeth en la segunda película. En el musical, Kristin Stokes la interpreta. Leah Jeffries interpreta a Annabeth en la serie de televisión.
Quirón
Un centauro con cuerpo de semental blanco [1] e hijo de Cronos. Es el mentor de Percy y el director de actividades del Campamento Mestizo. Es el mitológico Quirón a quien los dioses le concedieron la inmortalidad durante el tiempo que fuera necesario para entrenar a los héroes.
En El ladrón del rayo , aparece por primera vez disfrazado de profesor de latín en la escuela de Percy, usando una silla de ruedas encantada para ocultar su mitad de caballo. [2] Se muestra que Quirón sospecha de la verdadera herencia de Percy como hijo de Poseidón y le da a Percy su espada Riptide. Después de que Percy es envenenado por Luke Castellan, Quirón lo cura.
En El Mar de los Monstruos , debido a que el árbol de Thalia está envenenado, Quirón es culpado por ser hijo de Cronos y es expulsado del campamento. Durante la búsqueda de Percy y Annabeth en el Mar de los Monstruos por el Vellocino de Oro, se mantienen en contacto con Quirón. Después de que Percy engaña a Luke para que exonere a Quirón, el centauro llega con los ponis del grupo para rescatar a Percy, Annabeth, Grover y Tyson de la Princesa Andrómeda y está presente cuando Thalia es resucitada de su árbol por el Vellocino de Oro.
En La maldición del titán , Quirón intenta animar a Percy sin éxito después del secuestro de Annabeth. También ha comenzado a favorecer a Thalia debido a que es la hija de la profecía más probable después de su resurrección. Al darse cuenta de que Nico di Angelo es en realidad el hijo de Hades, Percy decide ocultárselo al centauro.
En La batalla del laberinto , Quirón sospecha del nuevo instructor de espada Quintus, que más tarde resulta ser Dédalo disfrazado. También organiza la búsqueda en el laberinto y participa en la batalla contra un ejército de monstruos que invade desde el laberinto. Aunque Quirón está gravemente herido, sobrevive a la pelea.
En El último héroe del Olimpo , Quirón deja a Percy al frente del ejército del Campamento Mestizo mientras él reúne los refuerzos que tanto necesita en forma de ponis de fiesta. Quirón se enfrenta directamente a su padre Cronos en la batalla, aunque es derrotado. Después de la derrota de Cronos, Quirón permite que Rachel Elizabeth Dare ingrese al Campamento Mestizo para convertirse en la nueva Oráculo de Delfos .
En El héroe perdido , Quirón reconoce a Jason Grace como un semidiós romano, para su gran alarma, pero se niega a contarles a los griegos sobre los romanos debido a que juró sobre el río Estigia guardar el secreto debido a la rivalidad histórica entre los dos. Con Dioniso habiendo sido llamado al Olimpo que Zeus ha cerrado, Quirón ahora está a cargo del campamento. Finalmente admite la verdad sobre los griegos y los romanos después de la búsqueda para rescatar a Hera y el descubrimiento del Búnker 9, pero incluso Quirón no sabe dónde está el campamento romano.
En La marca de Atenea , Percy y Annabeth logran contactar a Quirón a través de un sueño para advertirle del próximo ataque de la legión romana al Campamento Mestizo.
En La Casa de Hades , Leo y Calipso ven al centauro en una visión preparándose para la batalla.
En La sangre del Olimpo , Quirón participa en la batalla final contra Gea y dirige un funeral junto a Nico por los campistas que cayeron en la batalla, tanto griegos como romanos. Más tarde, mantiene varias conversaciones largas con Reyna y Frank Zhang sobre la alianza recién establecida entre los dos bandos.
En The Hidden Oracle , seis meses después, Chiron sigue a cargo del Campamento Mestizo y se ocupa de los campistas desaparecidos, las comunicaciones caídas y la llegada de un Apolo ahora mortal. Más tarde participa en la batalla con el autómata de Nero y le da una patada en el estómago al resucitado Leo Valdez, uniéndose a los campistas que literalmente hacen fila para golpear a Leo, por asustarlo con su sacrificio para destruir a Gea.
En La Torre de Nerón , Quirón está fuera del campamento cuando Apolo y Meg McCaffrey regresan meses después para enfrentarse a Nerón. Quirón regresa a tiempo para recibir un mensaje de Rachel convocando refuerzos del campamento que Quirón dirige personalmente, disfrazándolo como una excursión para los campistas más jóvenes. Se da a entender que Quirón se reunió con Bast y Mimir sobre algún tipo de amenaza que pone en peligro los panteones grecorromano, egipcio y nórdico, pero se niega a dar más detalles sobre qué es.
En El sol y la estrella: una aventura de Nico di Angelo , Quirón se queda solo en el campamento con Dionisio, Nico y Will Solace cuando la gran mayoría de los campistas deciden regresar a casa para el año escolar. Junto con el dios del vino, Quirón autoriza a regañadientes a los dos semidioses a emprender una misión al Tártaro para rescatar a Bob y los saluda tras el exitoso regreso de Nico y Will con el Titán.
En Wrath of the Triple Goddess , Quirón sorprende a Percy al convertirse en su profesor sustituto de historia en Alternative High School, aunque Quirón explica que es simplemente una coincidencia. Queriendo simplemente ser un maestro a veces, Quirón consiguió que el padrastro de Percy, Paul Blofis, lo pusiera en la lista de sustitutos del distrito. Percy se enteró recientemente de que la silla de ruedas de Quirón no es solo un disfraz, sino que en realidad es difícil para el centauro caminar. Una vez, Hércules le disparó a Quirón en la pierna con una flecha envenenada, lo que dejó al centauro con una lesión permanente en la pierna y en eterna agonía, lo que hizo que Percy se sintiera culpable por no haberlo notado antes. Esta historia refleja la muerte de Quirón en la mitología. Quirón le proporciona a Percy información sobre Hécuba y se va unos días después, para gran decepción de Percy. Paul más tarde le dice a Percy que Quirón debe enseñar su clase la próxima semana mientras Paul está de jurado.
En la primera película, Pierce Brosnan interpreta a Chiron y en la segunda, a Anthony Head . En el musical, Jonathan Raviv lo interpreta. En la serie de televisión, Glynn Turman lo interpreta y el personaje lleva una férula en la pata trasera izquierda como resultado de una herida de guerra.
Lucas Castellano
Luke Castellan era un joven de 19 años, hijo de Hermes y May Castellan. Aparece en El ladrón del rayo , El mar de los monstruos , La maldición del titán , La batalla del laberinto y El último héroe del Olimpo .
Presentado inicialmente como el consejero principal amistoso de la cabaña de Hermes, Luke se revela para servir a Kronos al final de El ladrón del rayo . Está resentido con su padre, quien se adhirió a la política de no interferencia de los dioses a pesar de la enfermedad mental de la madre de Luke, May Castellan, después de su intento fallido de convertirse en el anfitrión del Oráculo de Delfos. Habiendo tenido suficiente de los "ataques" de su madre, Luke se escapó de casa a los nueve años y finalmente llegó al campamento a los catorce años con Annabeth Chase y Thalia Grace. Después de la pérdida de Thalia, una búsqueda fallida y el continuo silencio de Hermes, el resentimiento continuo de Luke se convirtió en un fuerte odio hacia su padre y los otros dioses. Descrito como decente y amable ante Kronos, se comportó con volatilidad y violencia después de su deserción. Aunque Luke sirvió voluntariamente a Cronos, los horrores que presenció durante la Batalla de Manhattan lo convencieron de luchar contra su antiguo amo, y finalmente se suicidó para destruir al titán, que estaba usando a Luke como su anfitrión, apuñalándose en el talón de Aquiles con un cuchillo de bronce celestial que le había dado a Annabeth cuando se conocieron. Cuando murió, Luke reitera lo que Ethan Nakamura le había dicho a Percy antes: los niños no reclamados y los dioses no reconocidos merecen más respeto del que se les ha dado. Percy luego cumple su pedido.
Luke es descrito como un hombre guapo, con cabello rubio arena, ojos azules y una larga cicatriz en el costado de su rostro, que le dio Ladon el Dragón durante su fallida búsqueda. Además de la habilidad de abrir cerraduras con su mente, que heredó de su padre, Luke es un excelente espadachín. Recibe una espada llamada "Backbiter" de Kronos al final de El ladrón del rayo . Más tarde se reforja como la guadaña de Kronos y tiene la capacidad de dañar tanto a mortales como a inmortales debido a su hoja de doble filo, mitad acero, mitad bronce celestial. De Halcyon Green, recibe un diario que luego confía a Quirón, y un cuchillo de bronce celestial que luego le da a Annabeth con la promesa de seguir siendo siempre su familia. El cuchillo se maldice después de la deserción de Luke a Kronos. De su padre, Luke recibe zapatos mágicos voladores, que luego maldice y le da a Percy, pero Percy le da los zapatos a Grover. Justo antes de entregarse por completo para albergar el espíritu de Cronos, Luke se baña en el río Estigia y obtiene la invencibilidad de Aquiles.
En las películas, Jake Abel lo interpreta y Samuel Braun lo interpreta como el joven Luke en la segunda película. En el musical, James Hayden Rodríguez lo interpreta. Charlie Bushnell interpreta a Luke en la serie de televisión.
Thalia Gracia
Thalia Grace es hija de Zeus y Beryl Grace, una estrella de televisión. Es siete años mayor que su hermano Jason Grace y aparece en El ladrón del rayo, El mar de los monstruos, La maldición del titán, El último héroe del Olimpo, El héroe perdido, La sangre del Olimpo , La profecía oscura y La tumba del tirano .
Debido a la naturaleza abusiva de su madre, Thalia había considerado irse de casa desde que era pequeña, pero se quedó para proteger a Jason. Cuando Jason fue aparentemente robado durante una visita a Sonora, Thalia finalmente huyó y se quedó huyendo con Luke y Annabeth hasta que conocieron a Grover el sátiro cuando tenía 12 años. Cuando llegaron al campamento, Hades envió una horda de perros del infierno que Thalia mantuvo a raya, sacrificándose por sus amigos. Zeus se compadeció de su hija y la convirtió en un pino; su espíritu luego proporcionó una barrera mágica alrededor del campamento, manteniendo alejados a los mortales y monstruos. Siete años después, es purgada del pino con el Vellocino de Oro , que se aplicó para salvarlo de los venenos que estaban destruyendo la barrera mágica que protegía a los semidioses. Al final de La maldición del titán , se convierte en la teniente de los Cazadores de Artemisa, lo que congela su edad la noche antes de su cumpleaños número 16 y le impide ser la hija de la profecía.
Thalia tiene ojos azules brillantes y cabello negro corto y puntiagudo, y usa delineador de ojos negro y ropa de estilo punk. Jason la describe como de tez mediterránea . Annabeth y Quirón comentan que su personalidad y rasgos de carácter (como su valentía y lealtad) son muy similares a los de Percy. También comparte algunos rasgos con su padre, como su orgullo, confianza y reacciones vehementes ante la traición o la contradicción. Una guerrera increíblemente hábil, está dispuesta a atacar incluso a Luke, quien era conocido como el mejor espadachín de los últimos 300 años. Las armas de Thalia son una réplica del escudo Aegis , disfrazado de brazalete de plata, y una lanza, disfrazada de lata de maza . Después de La maldición del titán , también usa un arco y cuchillos de caza, que le dieron los Cazadores de Artemisa. Su principal poder es la capacidad de invocar rayos y generar descargas eléctricas. En La maldición del titán , se revela que tiene un miedo bastante irónico a las alturas , a pesar de ser hija de Zeus. En El héroe perdido , abraza a su hermano Jason por primera vez en años, solo para descubrir que había perdido la memoria.
En la segunda película, Paloma Kwiatkowski y Katelyn Mayer la interpretarán como la joven Thalia. En la serie de televisión, Tamara Smart la interpretará . [3]
Zoë Belladona
En La maldición del titán , Zoë Nightshade es presentada como una de las cazadoras de Artemisa. Se la describe como de unos 14 años, aunque más tarde se revela que tiene más de 2000 años. También se revela más tarde que es una ex Hespéride , hija de Atlas y Pleione. Aparece en La maldición del titán , además de ser mencionada en La batalla del laberinto , El hijo de Neptuno , La sangre del Olimpo , La profecía oscura y ser vista en un flashback en La casa de Hades .
Percy describe a Zoë como una mujer alta, elegante y de una belleza deslumbrante. Tenía ojos marrones, nariz ligeramente respingada y cabello largo y oscuro trenzado con un aro plateado en la parte superior. Percy también afirma que le daba la impresión de ser una princesa persa. Aunque nunca se especifica su etnia o raza, se sabe que tiene la piel de color cobre. Se dice que tiene la misma mirada fría en sus ojos que su padre, el titán Atlas.
En sus primeros años de vida, Zoë le dio a Hércules consejos sobre cómo engañar a su padre, ayudándolo a completar su misión de robar la manzana de oro. Luego le regaló su horquilla, que se convierte en "Anaklusmos", la espada que actualmente está en posesión de Percy. Después de que sus hermanas se enteraron de lo que había hecho Zoë, la exiliaron. Esto dolió a Zoë, sabiendo que las Hespérides eran su única familia. En última instancia, Hércules nunca le dio ningún crédito a Zoë y finalmente la abandonó. Como reacción, ella comenzó a guardar rencor contra los héroes masculinos, especialmente aquellos que le recordaban a Hércules.
Después del incidente que involucró a Hércules, Zoë se une a los cazadores de Artemisa, un grupo de doncellas eternas que renuncian a los hombres a cambio de una semiinmortalidad y cazan con Artemisa hasta que caen en batalla. Zoë Nightshade finalmente se convirtió en la leal lugarteniente de Artemisa durante más de 2000 años.
Zoë Nightshade deja muy en claro que no le gusta Thalia Grace. Una vez se encontraron con ella, Luke Castellan y Annabeth Chase. Zoë le había pedido a Thalia que se uniera a los cazadores, casi logrando convencerla, pero Thalia se niega, ya que no quiere dejar a Luke. Zoë se sintió ofendida por su decisión, lo que las llevó a una acalorada discusión. Esto le dio a Thalia un fuerte odio hacia los Cazadores, especialmente a Zoë Nightshade.
A lo largo del libro, Zoë habla en un inglés moderno temprano o shakespeariano. También se dice que habla con un acento antiguo y extraño, más fuerte cuando está molesta. Usaba palabras como "tú", "te" y "tuyo", y se irritaba cuando Thalia corregía su discurso, exclamando: "¡Odio este idioma! ¡Cambia demasiado a menudo!".
Zoë también mostró un interés y amor particular por las estrellas. Después de su muerte, causada por el ataque de Ladón y el golpe final de Atlas, la diosa Artemisa la convirtió en una constelación. Sin embargo, antes de pasar a las estrellas, Zoë se disculpa con Thalia, diciéndole que podrían haber sido hermanas. También se dirige a Percy, diciéndole que se siente honrada de que él haya llevado a "Anaklusmos".
Tyson
En El mar de los monstruos , Tyson es presentado como el amigo infantil y acosado de Percy. Cuando Percy se ve obligado a llevarlo al campamento, se revela que es un bebé cíclope y, por lo tanto, hijo de Poseidón, lo que lo convierte en el medio hermano de Percy. Aparece en El mar de los monstruos , La maldición del titán , La batalla del laberinto , El último olímpico , El hijo de Neptuno , La marca de Atenea , La sangre del Olimpo y La tumba del tirano .
Tyson es alto, con dientes y uñas descuidadas, cabello y ojos castaños. Mentalmente tiene unos 8 años, pero es muy inteligente y compasivo. Como hijo de Poseidón, comparte algunos de los poderes de Percy. Como cíclope, es inmune al fuego y tiene una fuerza increíble, una habilidad asombrosa para imitar voces, sentidos mejorados y entiende la "lengua antigua" (el idioma que hablaba Gea con sus primeros hijos). Tyson es cercano a varios personajes y criaturas mágicas de la serie, incluido Rainbow, el hipocampo, la perra del infierno, la Sra. O'Leary, y la arpía Ella, quien eventualmente se convierte en su novia.
En El mar de los monstruos , Tyson aparece por primera vez como un enorme niño sin hogar que es acogido como proyecto de clase por Merriweather Prep, la escuela de Percy. Tyson es sensible, infantil y sufre acoso, siendo Percy su único amigo. Sin embargo, también se sugiere que la presencia de Tyson en la vida de Percy lo ha protegido de los ataques durante todo el año, ya que los monstruos tienen demasiado miedo de atacar a Percy mientras está con un cíclope. Cuando los gigantes lestrigones atacan bajo la apariencia de un juego de balón prisionero , los poderes de Tyson como cíclope lo protegen de sufrir daños y nivelan el campo de juego, lo que le permite derrotar a varios de los gigantes antes de que Annabeth Chase intervenga para terminar el trabajo. Debido a sus propias malas experiencias con los cíclopes, Annabeth se lleva a Tyson a regañadientes al Campamento Mestizo, donde su inmunidad al fuego demuestra ser vital para derrotar a los Toros de Colchis que atacan. Annabeth le revela la verdadera naturaleza de Tyson a Percy y el joven Cíclope enfrenta una gran cantidad de prejuicios por parte de los otros campistas debido a su herencia monstruosa y la frustración de Percy cuando Poseidón reclama a Tyson como su hijo, lo que hace que Percy también sea intimidado. La única excepción al acoso es Charles Beckendorf cuyo padre, Hefesto, emplea a Cíclopes, lo que hace que Beckendorf se haga amigo de Tyson y lo entrene en metalistería. Cuando Percy y Annabeth parten en secreto en busca del Vellocino de Oro , solo llevan a Tyson a regañadientes y él se hace amigo del hipocampo Arcoíris que los transporta a la Princesa Andrómeda . Mientras intenta ingresar al Mar de los Monstruos, Tyson aparentemente muere cuando el CSS Birmingham explota mientras Tyson intenta arreglar el motor en ese momento, el único capaz de soportar el calor extremo. Tyson luego reaparece en la isla de Polifemo, después de haber sobrevivido a la explosión antes de ser rescatado por Arcoíris. Polifemo llama a Tyson su medio hermano, pero Tyson ayuda a Percy a derrotar a Polifemo, rechazando al otro cíclope por sus malos caminos. Después de regresar al campamento, Tyson repara y mejora el carro de Percy y Annabeth para la segunda carrera de carros y les proporciona armas. Su regalo a Percy, un reloj de pulsera en el que Tyson había pasado el verano trabajando, resulta ser un escudo que resulta vital en su victoria. Después, Tyson le revela a Percy que después de haber enfrentado una vida dura de constantes ataques de monstruos, había rezado a su padre, quien había llevado a Tyson hasta Percy. Después de recibir una oferta para trabajar en las forjas submarinas de los cíclopes de Poseidón, Tyson se va en Arcoiris, entristeciendo a Percy, quien ha llegado a ver al cíclope como un verdadero hermano.
En La maldición del titán , Percy se mantiene en contacto con Tyson a través de los mensajes de Iris, aunque el nuevo trabajo de Tyson y las propias responsabilidades de Percy hacen que esto sea algo difícil de manejar. Al final del libro, Tyson revela que ha obtenido permiso para tomarse el verano libre y regresar al Campamento Mestizo.
En La batalla del laberinto , Tyson regresa al campamento y repara el escudo del reloj de pulsera de Percy que se había dañado mientras luchaba contra la Mantícora meses antes. Tyson se une a la búsqueda a través del Laberinto para encontrar a Dédalo y al principio está emocionado de conocer a su ídolo Briares a quien rescatan en la isla de Alcatraz . Sin embargo, Briares se había deprimido, ya que todos sus hermanos habían perecido y habían perdido la voluntad de vivir, desilusionando a Tyson. Cuando Grover se embarca en una misión secundaria para encontrar al dios salvaje desaparecido Pan , Tyson decide unirse a él a pesar de su nerviosismo y alergias a los sátiros. Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Rachel, Nico y Tyson están presentes cuando Pan desaparece de la existencia. Tyson participa en la última batalla con las fuerzas de Cronos. Cuando Briares llega para ayudar, le da crédito a Tyson por su decisión de ayudar y llama a Tyson el verdadero héroe.
En El último héroe del Olimpo , Percy se encuentra con su hermano nuevamente un año después cuando, después de la destrucción de la Princesa Andrómeda , termina en la Atlántida. Aunque la ciudad está sitiada por los dioses del océano aliados con Cronos, Poseidón se niega a permitir que Tyson luche, lo que lleva a una discusión entre él y Percy porque Poseidón cree que Tyson es demasiado joven para luchar y, en cambio, debe ser protegido. Cuando Poseidón llega para ayudar a derrotar a Tifón, para alegría de Percy, Tyson está liderando el ejército de cíclopes de Poseidón. Después de la derrota de Cronos, Zeus elogia la valentía de Tyson al nombrarlo general de los cíclopes. Debido a la preferencia de Tyson por un garrote como arma, Zeus promete que los dioses le encontrarán un garrote adecuado.
En El hijo de Neptuno , se muestra a Tyson buscando al desaparecido y amnésico Percy. Cuando los recuerdos de Percy comienzan a regresar y no puede enviar mensajes a ninguno de sus amigos, Percy logra comunicarse con Tyson a través de un sueño. Percy le ordena a su hermano que encuentre a Ella, la arpía, y que se reúna con él cerca del túnel Caldecott . Después de su búsqueda, Percy convoca a su perro del infierno, la Sra. O'Leary, en el túnel y ella llega con Tyson y Ella, lo que lleva a un reencuentro lleno de alegría entre Percy y Tyson. Ella comenta sobre la valentía de Tyson y Percy nota que su hermano se sonroja, lo que hace que Percy se burle de él sobre el romance que florece entre Tyson y Ella. Tyson participa en la Batalla de Nueva Roma, matando sin esfuerzo al cíclope Ma Gasket y sus hijos y también luchando contra los espíritus nacidos en la Tierra con la ayuda de los consejos sobre sus puntos débiles de Ella. Después de la batalla, Tyson está presente cuando Percy es nombrado pretor de la legión y cuando el Senado romano discute la llegada de los semidioses griegos.
En La marca de Atenea , Tyson todavía está presente cuando llega el Argo II . Después de que Ella emite una profecía, Percy ordena discretamente a Tyson que se lleve a Ella, ya que no quiere que Octavio se entere del conocimiento de la arpía sobre los Libros Sibilinos perdidos . Después de que las cosas se ponen feas, Percy se comunica con Tyson y le ordena que lleve a Ella al Campamento Mestizo, donde la arpía estará a salvo.
En La sangre del Olimpo , se menciona que Tyson trajo algunos cíclopes amistosos para ayudar en la defensa del Campamento Mestizo. Cuando Reyna, Nico y el entrenador Hedge son acorralados por Michael Kahale, Leila y Dakota en un yate cerca del Campamento Mestizo, Tyson llega inesperadamente para ayudar con Ella, que ahora es su novia, y Rainbow, usando su habilidad para imitar voces para imitar a Octavian y engañar a los romanos para que se desarmen. Aprovechando la sorpresa, Tyson deja inconsciente a Kahale sin esfuerzo con un solo golpe en la cabeza, lo cual es notable porque se dice que Kahale es tan fuerte que se necesita alguien con una fuerza inmensa para dominarlo. Tyson trae a Ella y al entrenador Hedge de regreso al Campamento Mestizo en Rainbow y transmite el mensaje de Reyna sobre su intención de venir al amanecer. Durante la batalla final con Gea, Tyson lidera a los cíclopes amistosos contra la diosa de la Tierra y su ejército de monstruos. Después, cuando los poderes de la profecía ya no funcionan, Tyson se une a Ella y Rachel Elizabeth Dare para viajar a Nueva Roma con la esperanza de reconstruir los Libros Sibilinos, la única fuente de profecías que queda en este momento.
En La Tumba del Tirano , Tyson y Ella se han establecido en Nueva Roma, donde la arpía ha estado usando su memoria fotográfica para reconstruir los Libros Sibilinos perdidos mientras que la arpía y el Cíclope manejan una librería al mismo tiempo. Las transcripciones de Ella toman la forma de tatuajes en la piel de Tyson en lugar de ser puestas en papel, algo que Apolo encuentra incómodo de manejar. Tyson también hace que su novia le haga un tatuaje de su amiga Arcoíris. Tyson y Ella ayudan a Apolo (Lester) a descifrar las profecías que rodean la amenaza actual de Calígula , Cómodo y Tarquino y luego a realizar una ceremonia para convocar a Diana en busca de ayuda contra los emperadores y la legión de no muertos de Tarquino. Los dos todavía están en el templo de Diana cuando Tarquino ataca su librería, buscando los Libros Sibilinos. Después de la batalla, Tyson y Ella renombran la librería Cyclops Books y proporcionan a Apollo y Meg la primera parte de una nueva profecía que les indica que regresen a la ciudad de Nueva York para enfrentarse a Nero .
En las películas, es interpretado por Douglas Smith . En la serie de televisión, será interpretado por Daniel Diemer . [4]
Nico di Angelo
Nico es visto por primera vez en La maldición del titán , como un semidiós no reclamado rescatado por Percy, Annabeth, Thalia y Grover. Al final de la novela, se revela que Nico es hijo de Hades. Aparece en La maldición del titán , La batalla del laberinto , El último olímpico , El hijo de Neptuno , La marca de Atenea , La casa de Hades , La sangre del Olimpo , El oráculo oculto , La torre de Nerón y El sol y la estrella , de los cuales es uno de los dos protagonistas principales (el segundo es su novio Will Solace).
A pesar de tener biológicamente diez años cuando fueron presentados por primera vez, él y su hermana mayor Bianca nacieron en la década de 1930. Después de que Zeus matara a su madre María mientras intentaba matar a los niños, Hades borró sus recuerdos y los colocó en el Lotus Hotel por el furioso Alecto, un lugar en Las Vegas donde el tiempo se detiene durante décadas antes de que él y Bianca fueran sacados del Lotus Hotel por Alecto, quien los llevó a la academia militar Westover Hall.
Es originario de Venecia, Italia y puede hablar italiano (como su lengua materna). Nico es representado inicialmente como alegre e infantil, con piel aceitunada y cabello oscuro. Disfrutaba jugando a Mythomagic, un juego de cartas con temática mitológica similar a Magic: The Gathering . Se toma muy mal la muerte de Bianca, volviéndose malhumorado, reservado e irritable. Se enoja con Percy, quien juró proteger a Bianca, pero luego lo perdona. Después, vivió en el Inframundo con Hades, donde se vuelve pálido y desgreñado y comienza a usar ropa oscura. Nico, a pesar de ser muy poderoso, es extremadamente solitario, al igual que su padre. Hace que las personas cercanas se sientan incómodas, en parte debido a su arma preferida: una espada hecha de hierro enfriado en el río Estigia ("hierro estigio"), capaz de absorber las esencias de los monstruos en lugar de desterrarlos al Tártaro. El hierro estigio, a diferencia del bronce celestial y el oro imperial, puede dañar tanto a los mortales como a los inmortales.
En La marca de Atenea , es capturado por los gigantes Efialtes y Otis para ser utilizado como cebo antes de ser rescatado. En La casa de Hades , Nico cumple una promesa a Percy de guiar a los Siete al lado del mundo mortal de las Puertas de la Muerte. Nico es descubierto como homosexual ante Jason Grace por Cupido y se revela que sufre de homofobia internalizada debido a que creció en la década de 1940. Después de que Cupido lo delata, Nico admite sus sentimientos de larga data por Percy a Jason. Aunque Jason le ofrece apoyo a Nico, es rechazado. Durante el tiempo de Percy y Annabeth en el Tártaro, reciben la ayuda de Bob el Titán, quien fue convencido por Nico de que Percy es un buen amigo. Después de que Percy y Annabeth escapan del Tártaro gracias a la ayuda de Bob y el Gigante Damasen, Percy se reúne con Nico e intenta reconciliarse con él, pero falla. Durante La sangre del Olimpo , Nico, con la ayuda de Reyna Ávila Ramírez-Arellano y Gleeson Hedge, transporta la Atenea Partenos al Campamento Mestizo. Al final de la novela, se reconcilia por completo con Percy y admite sus sentimientos por él, aunque señala que ya no tiene esos sentimientos y los dos se van como amigos. Durante los eventos de Los héroes del Olimpo , desarrolló sentimientos por Will Solace, hijo de Apolo, quien se convierte en su novio entre los eventos de La sangre del Olimpo y El oráculo oculto . Como se revela en El sol y la estrella , Will desarrolló un interés en Nico mientras Nico lo ayudaba en la enfermería, y Nico a su vez se enamoró de Will cuando ayudó a Nico a lidiar con su ira por la muerte y resurrección de Leo Valdez. Posteriormente, un intento de Nico de invitar a Will a salir durante un picnic privado se convirtió en una fiesta de presentación en todo el campamento para Nico debido a un malentendido. Nico decidió salir del armario en lugar de seguir ocultándose y le pidió a Will que saliera con él públicamente, quien aceptó, aunque ninguno de los peores escenarios posibles para Nico en torno a salir del armario se materializó, lo que le dio más confianza. Nico se da cuenta más tarde de que su homofobia proviene de una mala reacción que recibió de un amigo cuando tenía ocho años en la década de 1940.
La sugerencia de Nico de que Percy asuma la maldición de Aquiles y su trabajo para convencer a Hades de luchar en El último héroe del Olimpo es crucial para el éxito de los olímpicos y le otorga un breve episodio de fama. Él está al tanto del hecho de que hay dos campamentos, uno griego y otro romano, antes de El héroe perdido , lo que lo convierte en un enlace importante entre los dos grupos en la última serie. Trae a su media hermana Hazel de entre los muertos y la establece en el Campamento Júpiter. Al final de El hijo de Neptuno , Nico viaja a través del Tártaro para encontrar el lado monstruoso de las Puertas de la Muerte, una experiencia que lo deja atormentado y débil. En La sangre del Olimpo , casi muere varias veces mientras "viaja por las sombras", lo que implica fundirse en las sombras y teletransportarse a diferentes lugares. Su hermana, Hazel Levesque, a quien trajo de vuelta de entre los muertos, es la hija de la contraparte romana de Hades, Plutón. En The Hidden Oracle , Will Solace lo presenta como su novio a Apollo. Aunque su atracción mutua se insinúa en The Blood of Olympus , no se los ve juntos. Después de la carrera de la muerte de tres piernas, se lo ve ayudando a Will a tratar a los pacientes heridos. Al final del libro, ayuda a Apollo y los demás a luchar después de que su canoa y la de Will volcaran. En The Tower of Nero , él y Will ayudan a luchar contra Nero y se muestra que Nico se deprimió después de la muerte de Jason Grace. Al final del libro, Nico está convencido de que su amigo el Titán Jápeto o 'Bob' está pidiendo ayuda al Tártaro a pesar de su aparente muerte en The House of Hades . Nico decide intentar averiguar qué le pasó al amigable Titán con la ayuda de Will y rescatarlo si es necesario.
En El sol y la estrella , dos meses después de La torre de Nerón , Rachel Elizabeth Dare le da a Nico y Will la profecía de su búsqueda al Tártaro por duodécima vez, lo que llevó a Nico a convencer a un reacio Quirón para que les diera una misión oficial. Nico y Will solicitan la ayuda de los trogloditas, o "trogs", a quienes Nico había trasladado al inframundo después de los eventos de La torre de Nerón , para colarse en el Tártaro sin el conocimiento de Hades. Impresionado por su éxito, Menoetes revela que Bob ha sido capturado por la diosa primordial de la noche Nyx, que ha estado tratando de obligar a Bob a convertirse nuevamente en Jápeto. Nico finalmente revela la historia de su primer viaje al Tártaro y su encuentro con Nyx, quien se interesó en el joven semidiós debido a su oscuridad interna. Los trogs posteriormente llevan a Nico y Will al río Aqueronte , donde la ninfa Gorgyra acepta ayudarlos a cambio de que Nico y Will compartan su historia con ella (dos de las historias son cómo se juntaron y el primer beso). Los semidioses usan la canoa de Gorgyra para viajar en el Aqueronte hacia y a través del Tártaro, pero el poder del río los obliga a enfrentar sus inseguridades y diferencias de opinión, particularmente la opinión negativa de Will sobre el Inframundo que Nico ve como su segundo hogar. Después de encontrar al gato dientes de sable mascota de Bob, Small Bob, los semidioses finalmente localizan al Titán en la casa de Nyx, la Mansión de la Noche, y lo liberan de un ciclo de regeneración continua combinando sus poderes de luz y oscuridad. Enfrentándose al grupo, Nyx intenta convencer a Nico de que se entregue a su oscuridad y se quede en el Tártaro, revelando que ha creado cacodemonios a partir de esa oscuridad. Luchando contra las manipulaciones de Nyx, Nico les da a los cacodemonios su libertad, literalmente dejando ir a sus demonios en el proceso y convenciendo a Nemesis , Hypnos y Epiales para que los ayuden a escapar, los cacodemonios deciden acompañarlos. Mientras abandona el inframundo, Bianca y Maria lo visitan en sus sueños, instándolo a disfrutar de su futuro con Will y encontrar la felicidad. Al regresar al Campamento Mestizo, Bob se va para descubrir su futuro mientras Nico decide adoptar a los cacodemonios , rebautizándolos como Cocoa Puffs.
Rachel Elizabeth Dare
Rachel es una chica mortal que puede ver a través de la Niebla, la fuerza que oculta a los dioses y monstruos de la mayoría de los mortales. Su padre, Walter Dare, es un rico hombre de negocios, un hecho al que ella es bastante reacia. Conoce a Percy por primera vez en La maldición del titán en la presa Hoover . En La batalla del laberinto , guía a Percy a través del laberinto hasta el taller de Dédalo. Se insinúa que tiene algunos sentimientos románticos por Percy (que son notados por Annabeth, quien se pone extremadamente celosa). En El último héroe del Olimpo , tiene extrañas visiones sobre la guerra. Más tarde, después de hablar con Quirón, decidió convertirse en el nuevo Oráculo de Delfos, según su destino. Renunció a sus sentimientos por Percy a su deber. Su apariencia facilita las cosas tanto para los olímpicos como para los semidioses griegos.
Su primer acto como Oráculo es entregar la siguiente Gran Profecía, que establece la trama de la serie Héroes del Olimpo . Se la contacta en La Casa de Hades para pedirle la ayuda de Reyna para llevar a la Atenea Partenos de regreso al Campamento Mestizo .
Tras la pérdida de Delphi ante Python, como se revela en The Hidden Oracle , Rachel deja de visitar el campamento y comienza un frenético intento por recuperar su previsión, sin la ayuda de la desaparición de Apollo. Una vez informada de la llegada de Apollo, Rachel regresa y se entera de que no solo se ha perdido Delphi, sino también otros tres Oráculos, y que solo el Oráculo Dodoniano de Rhea sigue siendo válido. Se enoja al enterarse de la existencia de otros Oráculos, ya que Apollo no se lo había dicho antes. En The Tower of Nero , Rachel recupera sus poderes de previsión después de que Apollo mata a Python y lo ayuda a luchar contra Nero. Ella planea tomarse el verano libre antes de regresar a trabajar como Oráculo a tiempo completo. También les proporciona a Nico y Will una profecía.
En El sol y la estrella , dos meses después de recuperar sus poderes, Rachel se vio obligada a repetir su profecía para la misión de Nico y Will doce veces hasta que finalmente la emprendieron. Más tarde se reveló que Hades le había enviado la profecía a Nico a través de Rachel para que Nico rescatara a Bob.
Tiene el pelo rojo y pecas, es hábil en la pintura y el dibujo y, ocasionalmente, se la muestra como un complemento sin TDAH para sus compañeros de equipo semidioses. Percy comenta sobre su capacidad para permanecer quieta durante mucho tiempo en un evento benéfico. Debido a su poder de previsión, Rachel sabe mucho antes de aprenderlo ella misma.
Clarisse La Rue
Clarisse es hija de Ares y ex consejera principal de la cabaña de Ares en el Campamento Mestizo. Es de carácter irascible, valiente, fuerte, una luchadora increíble (usualmente usa una lanza eléctrica que le dio Ares) y una buena estratega militar. Puede ser terca y demasiado confiada, al igual que su padre. A pesar de sus similitudes, Clarisse le teme a su padre y su enojo hacia ella si alguna vez lo decepciona. Esto, junto con un fuerte sentido del honor y el orgullo, a menudo motiva sus acciones. También teme al Laberinto por lo que le sucedió a su novio Chris Rodríguez antes de que lo salvara. Es agresiva con la mayoría de los semidioses, incluido Percy, aunque respeta y se hace amiga de algunos, incluidos Percy, Annabeth y Silena Beauregard.
Clarisse hace apariciones frecuentes a lo largo de las novelas, vista por primera vez justo después de que Percy llega al campamento. En El mar de los monstruos , Clarisse recibe la misión de encontrar el vellocino de oro . Ella es un personaje principal en el cuento "Percy Jackson y el carro robado" (publicado en The Demigod Files ). En El último héroe del Olimpo , Clarisse inicialmente se queda fuera de la guerra por el Olimpo debido a una disputa personal. Enfurecida después de la pérdida de su amiga Silena, más tarde se une a la batalla con una furia que recuerda a la de su padre, matando a un drakon sin ayuda de nadie y recibiendo la bendición de Ares. En La sangre del Olimpo , Clarisse lidera a los griegos en la batalla para defender el campamento. En El oráculo oculto , se afirma que Clarisse ha ido a asistir a la Universidad de Arizona y su papel de consejera lo asume su medio hermano Sherman Yang.
Aparece en El ladrón del rayo, El mar de los monstruos, La batalla del laberinto, El último héroe del Olimpo, La marca de Atenea, La casa de Hades y La sangre del Olimpo .
En las adaptaciones cinematográficas, es interpretada por Leven Rambin . En el musical, es interpretada por Sarah Beth Pfeifer. Dior Goodjohn interpreta a Clarisse en la serie de televisión. [5]
¿Será consuelo?
Will Solace es un hijo de Apolo que es nativo de Austin, Texas e hijo de la cantante de country Naomi Solace. Si bien inicialmente fue un personaje recurrente en Percy Jackson y los dioses del Olimpo y Los héroes del Olimpo , Will se convierte en un personaje principal en Las pruebas de Apolo y El sol y la estrella . Se dice que es el mejor médico de combate del campamento y dirige la enfermería. Según el propio Will, carece de las habilidades de tiro con arco de los otros hijos de Apolo debido a que sus dones heredados son para curar en lugar de combatir. Sin embargo, es extremadamente valiente y, junto con sus habilidades curativas, puede emitir un doloroso silbido ultrasónico y puede brillar. Will luego descubre la capacidad de proyectar rayos de luz desde su cuerpo como un ataque, canalizar su luz a través de la espada de Nico di Angelo para fortalecerla y, al canalizar su propia oscuridad, Will puede aprovechar los poderes de plaga de Apolo para enfermar a sus enemigos. Will es bisexual como se revela en El sol y la estrella .
Aunque no se lo ve o al menos no se lo identifica, Will está presente durante los eventos de La maldición del titán y La batalla del laberinto como se revela en El sol y la estrella . Como resultado, puede ser uno de los campistas de Apolo sin nombre mencionados durante El ladrón del rayo y El mar de los monstruos también. Will revela que, durante los eventos de La maldición del titán , estaba entrenando para ser médico de campo con su hermano mayor Michael Yew y conoció a Nico por primera vez mientras trataba sus heridas después de un percance en el entrenamiento.
En El último héroe del Olimpo , cuando Annabeth resulta herida, Will usa sus poderes curativos para ayudar a curarla. Tras la muerte de su medio hermano Michael Yew en la Batalla de Manhattan, se convierte en el jefe de la cabina Apolo.
En El héroe perdido , Annabeth le asigna a Will la tarea de mostrarle el lugar a los semidioses Leo Valdez, Piper McLean y Jason Grace, que acaban de llegar. A pesar de que Will es presentado de manera apropiada, Leo se refiere a él como "el arquero". Will también se queja de que Annabeth destrozó el carro volador de la Cabaña Apolo.
En La sangre del Olimpo , Will asiste a una reunión de consejeros principales para discutir la situación con los romanos, donde lamenta que carece de las habilidades de combate de muchos de sus hermanos debido a que sus dones son para curar. Sin embargo, Quirón le asegura a Will que, de todos modos, desempeñará un papel importante debido a la inevitable necesidad de curanderos. En un momento, Will calma a Clarisse tocándole el brazo, lo que Nico, al presenciar la reunión a través de un sueño, nota que es algo increíblemente raro, ya que Clarisse normalmente atacaría a cualquiera que se atreviera a intentar hacer tal cosa. Will entrega al bebé del entrenador Hedge, Chuck, y, a pesar de no ser un luchador, se ofrece como voluntario para unirse al equipo enviado a explorar las posiciones romanas para tomarse un descanso junto con Lou Ellen y Cecil. Will se reencuentra con Nico y los dos comienzan a discutir sobre el uso de Nico de sus poderes, que Will puede sentir que están teniendo un efecto negativo en su salud. Will también reprende a Nico por su plan de abandonar ambos bandos después de la guerra, afirmando que hay personas que son o les gustaría ser amigos de Nico si tan solo les diera una oportunidad. El equipo sabotea a los onagros romanos y Will usa su silbato ultrasónico dos veces para ayudar a derrotar a los enemigos que atacan. Durante la batalla final con las fuerzas de Gea, Will y Nico se enfrentan a Octavio, quien, al ser un descendiente romano de Apolo, es un pariente lejano de Will, aunque Nico nota que, en comparación con Will, Octavio tiene un aspecto diluido y poco saludable, carente de todo lo que hace especial a un hijo de Apolo. Aunque Nico y Will ven que las túnicas de Octavio están atrapadas en la cuerda de disparo del onagro, Nico convence a Will de no intervenir, lo que lleva a Octavio a lanzarse inadvertidamente a su muerte cuando dispara el arma a Gea. Después de la batalla, Nico evita a Will, convencido de que el hijo de Apolo ahora lo verá como un monstruo y no querrá tener nada que ver con él, ya que Nico ha mostrado signos de una posible atracción por Will mientras trabajaban juntos en el campo de batalla. Para sorpresa de Nico, Will lo busca a la fuerza y le ordena a Nico que pase tres días en la enfermería recuperándose, reprendiendo a Nico por evitarlo en el proceso. Nico se presenta ante Percy y admite su antiguo enamoramiento por él antes de unirse a Will.
En The Hidden Oracle , se muestra que Nico y Will comenzaron a salir juntos en los seis meses posteriores a la batalla. Cuando Apollo, el ahora mortal padre de Will, llega al campamento, Will y Nico ayudan a Apollo en su búsqueda y en la adaptación a ser mortal. Después de la batalla con las fuerzas de Nero, Will trata los peores casos de fiebre del heno del campamento causados por la flecha de plaga de Apollo.
En La Torre de Nero , Nico se ha deprimido tras la muerte de Jason Grace además de todas sus otras pérdidas, mientras que Will lo apoya y se preocupa por su novio. Durante la batalla final con Nero, Nico y Will ayudan a Apolo junto a los trogloditas, y en un momento Will llega de repente con refuerzos del Campamento Mestizo, ya que Nero aparentemente tiene la ventaja. Tras la muerte de Nero, Will coordina el tratamiento de las heridas de todos y ayuda a Apolo a prepararse para su batalla final con Python. Dos semanas después, Apolo, ahora un dios una vez más, visita a su hijo y a su novio, y los dos revelan que Nico cree que una voz que ha estado escuchando pidiendo ayuda desde el Tártaro es Bob. Will planea unirse a Nico en su misión al Tártaro para tratar de averiguar qué le pasó a Bob y rescatarlo si puede, solicitando la ayuda de los trogloditas para entrar y salir. Rachel les proporciona una profecía.
En El sol y la estrella , dos meses después de recibir su profecía, Nico y Will son los últimos niños en el campamento después de que todos los demás semidioses, incluidos los que viven todo el año, eligen irse a ver el mundo o estar con sus familias mortales al final del verano. Rachel llega para repetir su profecía por lo que resulta ser la duodécima vez y Nico convence a un reacio Quirón para que le dé a él y a Will una misión oficial para rescatar a Bob. La misión plantea los problemas con la relación de Nico y Will, particularmente debido a los efectos del río Aqueronte en los dos semidioses. Se muestra que Will se siente incómodo con el Inframundo en general, lo que irrita a su novio debido a que Nico lo ve como su segundo hogar, aunque Nico ayuda a Will a obtener una nueva perspectiva al respecto. Además, Will se debilita con el tiempo al estar tan lejos del dominio del sol de su padre. Mientras le cuentan historias a Gorgyra a cambio de su ayuda, Nico y Will revelan la historia de su relación, incluido el hecho de que fue Nico quien dio el primer paso en lo que se pretendía que fuera un picnic privado con la ayuda de Juniper y las dríadas, pero se convirtió inadvertidamente en una fiesta pública de presentación. A lo largo de la búsqueda, Will aprende a usar sus poderes de manera más ofensiva, usando sus poderes sobre la luz para emitir rayos de su cuerpo que matan a Epiales y queman el ala de Nyx . Will también puede aprovechar los poderes de plaga de Apolo y provocarle a Nyx un caso de fiebre del heno. Al canalizar su luz a través de Nico hacia su espada, Will puede hacer que el arma sea más poderosa. Logran rescatar a Bob y su mascota, el Pequeño Bob, del Tártaro y regresan al Campamento Mestizo.
Calipso
Calipso es la hija del titán Atlas, que está prisionera en la isla de Ogigia por apoyar a su padre durante la primera guerra de los titanes. [6] Aparece por primera vez en La batalla del laberinto , donde cuida a Percy hasta que recupera la salud. Se enamora de Percy y se le rompe el corazón cuando él tiene que irse. Percy pide a los dioses que la liberen al final de El último héroe del Olimpo , [7] pero ella todavía reside allí cuando Leo queda atrapado en Ogigia en La casa de Hades , después de haber sido liberado de la maldición de verse obligado a enamorarse de todos aquellos que caen en la isla en lugar de la isla misma. Leo y Calipso posteriormente se enamoran legítimamente. Después de que Leo escapa, jura en el río Estigia que regresará por Calipso. Al final de La sangre del Olimpo , León regresa a Ogigia y libera a Calipso utilizando un astrolabio que Odiseo había construido para ese propósito, aunque no pudo completarlo sin un cristal de la isla que Calipso le había dado a León en su primera visita.
En The Hidden Oracle , Calipso llega al Campamento Mestizo con Leo y revela que, debido a su elección de abandonar Ogygia, se ha convertido en mortal. Ella acompaña a Leo y Apolo en la búsqueda de este último para encontrar los Oráculos y evitar que los Tres Emperadores conquisten América del Norte. A pesar de esto, los dos intentan en secreto encontrar una normalidad para sus vidas y luego le anuncian a Apolo que se van a establecer en Indianápolis , aunque seguirán ayudándolo de cualquier manera que puedan. Al final de The Dark Prophecy , Calipso se queda en la Waystation, mientras que Leo va a advertir al Campamento Júpiter de una invasión inminente y Apolo viaja con Meg para buscar a la Sibila Eritrea. Durante The Dark Prophecy , Calipso recupera su capacidad para usar magia, aunque la diosa Britomartis sugiere que simplemente había perdido el control de sus poderes en lugar de perderlos por completo. Con el entrenamiento de Josephine, Calipso comienza a recuperar el control sobre su magia.
Como hechicera, Calipso puede ordenar a los espíritus del viento que cumplan sus órdenes. Pierde la mayor parte de su control sobre ellos cuando renuncia a su inmortalidad; sin embargo, todavía es capaz de invocarlos hasta cierto punto, aunque consumiendo más energía de lo habitual. Además, debido a que pasó mucho tiempo en Ogygia, ha dominado la costura y la apertura de cerraduras, que usa mientras encuentra los grifos en el zoológico de Indianápolis. Es la novia de Leo en La sangre del Olimpo , El oráculo oculto , La profecía oscura y El laberinto ardiente . En La torre de Nerón , Leo revela que Calipso disfruta de asistir a la escuela secundaria y actualmente trabaja como consejera en un campamento de bandas mortales para niños. Los dos están actualmente en una pelea debido al comportamiento irrespetuoso de Leo hacia las mujeres, pero tanto Leo como Reyna están seguros de que lo resolverán cuando regrese al final del verano.
Chelín
Japeto , también conocido como Bob el Titán , es el Señor del Oeste y el padre de Atlas . Bob aparece por primera vez como uno de los principales antagonistas del cuento Percy Jackson y la Espada de Hades , que aparece en The Demigod Diaries, así como en la parte posterior de la edición de bolsillo de The House of Hades . Posteriormente aparece como personaje principal y protagonista secundario en The House of Hades y The Sun and the Star .
En Percy Jackson y la espada de Hades , el semidiós Ethan Nakamura usa la espada de Hades para liberar a Jápeto de donde ha estado encerrado en el Tártaro durante milenios. Jápeto lucha contra Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Nico y Thalia Grace, demostrando ser más que un rival para ellos. En su desesperación, Percy arroja a Jápeto al río Leteo, lo que borra los recuerdos del titán, dejándolo con una personalidad infantil. Percy convence al amnésico Jápeto de que en realidad es su amigo Bob y Bob cura las heridas de Percy de la pelea y lo ayuda a confrontar a Perséfone por su creación secreta de la espada en primer lugar. Posteriormente, Bob es empleado como conserje en el Inframundo por Hades.
En La Casa de Hades , mientras están atrapados en el Tártaro, Percy y Annabeth recuerdan brevemente a Bob, inadvertidamente lo llaman para que los ayude cuando el Titán los escucha. Percy se siente culpable después de enterarse de cómo Hades y Perséfone usaron a Bob como sirviente mientras Nico visitaba y le contaba al Titán lo buen amigo que es Percy. Bob actúa como guía y protector de Percy y Annabeth, su conocimiento del Tártaro de su tiempo atrapado allí resulta vital en su búsqueda para llegar a las Puertas de la Muerte y escapar. Sin embargo, los efectos regenerativos del Tártaro en los monstruos comienzan a curar la mente de Bob y lentamente restauran sus recuerdos, incluido el hecho de que Percy fue quien los borró en primer lugar. En una ocasión, el grupo se enfrenta a monstruos que lanzan maldiciones sobre ellos que sus enemigos anteriores han dejado. Bob duda en ayudar hasta que Percy se disculpa por sus acciones y por ser un mal amigo. Bob también se hace amigo de Small Bob, un gato dientes de sable creado inadvertidamente y luego destruido por Atlas en La maldición del titán . Bob lleva a Percy y Annabeth al amigable gigante Damasen, quien cura las heridas de los dos semidioses, pero está convencido de que no puede cambiar su destino de luchar para siempre contra el drakon maeonian a pesar de la creencia de Percy y Annabeth de que la línea de la Profecía de los Siete sobre "los enemigos con las armas desnudas hasta las Puertas de la Muerte " se refiere a los cuatro: dos semidioses, un titán y un gigante que deberían ser enemigos mortales en circunstancias normales. En última instancia, a pesar del regreso de sus recuerdos, Bob se toma en serio el consejo de Percy de que debe tomar las partes del pasado de Jápeto que quiere mientras deja todo lo demás atrás y continúa del lado de ellos, mostrando disgusto por su malvado pasado. En las Puertas de la Muerte, identificándose firmemente como Bob en lugar de Jápeto, se enfrenta a la encarnación del Tártaro junto a Bob el Pequeño, Damasén y el drakon, para asegurar el escape de Percy y Annabeth del reino y el cierre de las Puertas de la Muerte. Los cuatro son presumiblemente destruidos en el proceso, devastando a Nico, Percy y Annabeth, quienes reconocen a Bob como un verdadero amigo. Percy tristemente cumple la última petición de Bob de saludar a las estrellas por él, Bob había querido ver las estrellas nuevamente.
En La Torre de Nerón , Nico comienza a escuchar una voz que lo llama pidiendo ayuda desde el Tártaro. Nico luego le revela a Apolo que cree que la voz es Bob, lo que sugiere que el Titán de hecho había sobrevivido a su batalla con el Tártaro en las Puertas de la Muerte. Sintiéndose culpable por dejar atrás a Bob, Nico está decidido a viajar al Tártaro e intentar averiguar qué le pasó a Bob y, si es posible, rescatar a su amigo. Nico y su novio Will Solace explican que tienen la intención de contar con la ayuda de los trogloditas que son capaces de hacer túneles de forma segura dentro y fuera de cualquier lugar, incluso del Tártaro. Sin embargo, Rachel les emite una profecía que Will admite que no suena bien.
En El sol y la estrella , es rescatado del Tártaro por Nico y Will. Después de haber muerto luchando contra el Tártaro, un Bob reformado fue capturado por Nyx que metió al Titán en un ciclo de regeneración permanente. Nico y Will localizan la cápsula de regeneración de Bob en la Mansión de la Noche y lo eliminan combinando sus poderes. El Bob reformado se une a los semidioses en la lucha contra Nyx y su ejército de monstruos antes de que escapen. Mientras los semidioses descansan, Bob los lleva por el río Aqueronte , a través del Inframundo, hacia Long Island Sound y finalmente a las orillas del Campamento Mestizo. En un sueño, Hades le revela a Nico que había enviado a su hijo la profecía para que Nico rescatara a Bob. Al llegar al Campamento Mestizo, Bob rechaza una oferta de quedarse y, en cambio, decide dirigirse al oeste con Small Bob.
Introducido enLos héroes del Olimpo
Reyna Avila Ramírez Arellano
Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano (también conocida por sus iniciales RARA ) es una semidiosa puertorriqueña de 16 años . Es hija de Bellona, una diosa romana de la guerra, y hermana menor de la reina Hylla de las Amazonas. Ella y su hermana trabajaron para Circe durante los eventos de El mar de los monstruos , donde Reyna fue una de las asistentes que cuidó de Annabeth. Después de que Percy y Annabeth escaparan y liberaran a Barbanegra y su tripulación, Reyna y Hylla fueron capturadas por los piratas antes de finalmente escapar y tomar caminos separados.
Reyna encontró el camino al Campamento Júpiter, donde pertenecía. Se convirtió en la pretora de la Duodécima Legión solo cuatro años después de unirse. No confiaba en nadie tan fácilmente, lo cual era una buena cualidad porque tenía una legión entera que liderar. Hizo todo lo que pudo por sus amigos y familiares, que eran todos en Nueva Roma. Cuando se enteró de los semidioses griegos, Reyna decidió no buscar venganza contra los griegos, a pesar de su difícil historia con ellos. Ella entiende la importancia de que ambos bandos estén unidos.
Ella no tiene un defecto fatal, a diferencia de Annabeth. Sin embargo, aún no pudo conseguir todo lo que quería. No pudo encontrar el amor, tal como Venus había dicho. En la Tumba del Tirano , se unió a los Cazadores. Es una señal de que superó el destino y vivió más allá de las expectativas de los demás.
Se la describe como intimidante y una líder natural; tiene cabello negro brillante y ojos de color marrón muy oscuro. Reyna generalmente está más acostumbrada a la responsabilidad que otros semidioses, ya que es pretora en el Campamento Júpiter. [8] La habilidad de semidiós de Reyna es el poder de prestar su energía, habilidades y rasgos de carácter a los semidioses cercanos. Al igual que Leo Valdez, puede hablar inglés , latín y español. Reyna a menudo está acompañada por dos perros mágicos, Aurum y Argentum, o por su pegaso Escipión ("Skippy" muere después de su viaje de Nueva York a Grecia en La Casa de Hades después de ser cortado por la garra venenosa de un grifo). [9] El caballo alado inmortal Pegaso le otorga el título de "Amiga de los Caballos" debido a su amabilidad hacia Escipión y sus descendientes.
En La sangre del Olimpo, ella, Nico y el entrenador Hedge emprenden una misión para devolver la Atenea Partenos al Campamento Mestizo. Mientras viajan en las sombras hacia Nueva York, el trío se detiene en San Juan y visita la antigua casa de Reyna, embrujada por los fantasmas de sus familiares. Allí Reyna revela que la familia Ramírez-Arellano (que incluye a Roberto Cofresi y al capitán Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano ) siempre ha sido favorecida por Bellona. El padre de Reyna (un veterano de la guerra de Irak ) amaba profundamente a la diosa, pero su trastorno de estrés postraumático convirtió este amor en una paranoia malsana. Cuando Reyna tenía diez años, se convirtió en un maníaco , o un fantasma loco malvado. Cuando la manía atacó a Hylla, la joven Reyna tomó el arma más cercana y mató a lo que quedaba de su padre. Reyna se muestra reacia a hablar del incidente porque el parricidio es "imperdonable" en Nueva Roma. [10] Reyna estaba enamorada de Jason Grace, lo que se muestra a lo largo de la serie. Varios personajes como Percy, Annabeth, Piper y Hazel han notado los sentimientos románticos de Reyna por Jason. En La marca de Atenea , Annabeth notó que Reyna tenía una especie de brillo hambriento en sus ojos cuando se reunió con Jason Grace. Finalmente, Annabeth sintió que Reyna quería que Jason la amara. En La casa de Hades , Jason se sintió culpable por dejarla creer que tenían un futuro juntos. En La sangre del Olimpo , ella sueña despierta con actividades románticas con Jason como "paseos románticos" y "picnics al atardecer". Cuando Jason desapareció durante 6 a 8 meses, consideró brevemente a Percy como una pareja romántica.
En La Tumba del Tirano , se revela que Reyna es asexual y siempre se ha sentido presionada a tener una pareja romántica, pero no entendía por qué nunca sintió un verdadero apego a nadie hasta que Apolo la ataca. Después de la Batalla de la Bahía de San Francisco, Reyna renuncia como pretora y en su lugar se une a los Cazadores de Artemisa. En La Torre de Nerón , después de convertirse en un dios una vez más, Apolo se encuentra con Reyna, quien se está adaptando bien con los Cazadores y ha estado asesorando a Leo Valdez en su comportamiento hacia Calipso.
Leonidas "Leo" Valdez
Leonidas "Leo" Valdez es hijo de Hefesto. Le gusta bromear y confía en su sentido del humor para enterrar el dolor que siente como resultado de su problemático pasado. Se le describe como de cabello castaño rizado, ojos marrones, rostro alegre, complexión delgada y escuálida, piel oscura y una sonrisa traviesa. Es hispanoamericano y habla español. Leo tiene la capacidad de crear y manipular el fuego, una habilidad que ningún hijo de Hefesto ha tenido durante 400 años. También tiene TDAH severo , incluso para los estándares de los semidioses. Es un excelente mecánico y en un momento repara un dragón de bronce que corre salvaje en los bosques del campamento, al que llama Festus (en latín, "feliz"). Inspirado por un plano en el Búnker 9, un búnker abandonado en los bosques del campamento, y un dibujo que hizo en su época de jardín de infantes, también crea el Argo II , el barco volador en el que navegan los siete semidioses de la Gran Profecía para llegar a Grecia.
Cuando Leo tenía ocho años, Gaia lo engañó para que quemara el taller de máquinas de su madre Esperanza en Houston , lo que resultó en su muerte. La familia restante de Leo lo culpó por matarla y lo dejó como niño adoptivo y fugitivo. Conoce a Piper McLean en la Escuela Wilderness en Nevada. Más tarde, en The Lost Hero , conoce a Jason Grace, quien se despierta en un autobús escolar que se dirige al Gran Cañón sin recuerdos. Sin embargo, Leo y Piper tienen recuerdos inducidos por la niebla de conocer y hacerse amigos de Jason. A veces se considera a sí mismo como una séptima rueda, ya que en los primeros tres libros de la serie Heroes of Olympus , es la única persona a bordo del Argo II sin una pareja, aunque demuestra no ser menos importante o hábil que los demás. En The Mark of Athena , Hazel se entera de que su ex novio, Sammy Valdez, era el bisabuelo de Leo. Hasta que se enamora de Calipso, una ninfa titaneza de tercera generación, en La casa de Hades , Leo coquetea con casi todas las chicas que conoce para encubrir sus inseguridades sobre nunca encontrar el amor. En La sangre del Olimpo , Leo se sacrifica para aniquilar a Gea y muere en el proceso, pero vuelve a la vida usando la Cura del Médico y regresa por Calipso a su isla, Ogigia . Esta es una hazaña impresionante, ya que nadie ha estado en Ogigia dos veces. Sin embargo, Leo tenía la ventaja de un astrolabio que había sido creado para tal propósito por Odiseo cuando era anciano. Leo había obtenido el dispositivo de dos enanos poco antes de aterrizar en Ogigia y se había enterado de que a Odiseo le faltaba un cristal vital para completar el dispositivo que Leo había convencido a Calipso de que le diera antes de abandonar la isla.
Él y Calipso luego viajan de regreso al Campamento Mestizo, enviando un pergamino mágico para que sus amigos sepan que está vivo. Cuando llega al campamento (al final de El oráculo oculto ), todos hacen fila para golpearlo por mantenerlos preocupados durante tanto tiempo. Como Leo está incluido en la profecía del Bosque de Dodona, él y Calipso aceptan la tarea de acompañar a Apolo en sus misiones en La profecía oscura . Después, anuncia que él y Calipso vivirán en la Estación de Paso y llevarán una vida normal. Cuando la profecía de Trofonio requiere que alguien debe advertir al Campamento Júpiter de una invasión, Leo hace la tarea solo. Regresa, pero luego se entera de la muerte de Jasón. En La torre de Nerón , Apolo se encuentra brevemente con Leo mientras visita la Estación de Paso después de convertirse en un dios una vez más.
Festo
Festus es un dragón mecánico creado hace décadas por la cabaña de Hefesto en el Campamento Mestizo, y Leo Valdez le dio alas años después. Lo encontramos por primera vez en El dragón de bronce , donde Festus se descontrola antes de que Percy, Annabeth y Charles Beckendorf lo apaguen y lo reprogramen para que ayude a defender el campamento.
En El héroe perdido , Festus se ha salido de control desde la muerte de Beckendorf, pero la inmunidad de Leo al fuego le permite acorralar y domar al dragón de bronce. Festus transporta a Jason, Piper y Leo, antes de ser destruido por un aterrizaje forzoso en la mansión del Rey Midas. Leo le pide a Hefesto que lleve su cabeza al Búnker Nueve en el Campamento Mestizo, donde luego lo repara para que sea la figura decorativa del Argo II . Festus actúa en este papel a lo largo de La marca de Atenea y La casa de Hades , actuando como la interfaz de control de la nave y ocasionalmente ayudando a defenderse de los ataques. Después de que Piper usa charmspeak en él, se dice que Festus está constantemente activo y se lo describe como más vivo que nunca. Aunque Festus inicialmente resultó dañado más allá de cualquier esperanza de reparación debido a que su disco de control se destruyó en el aterrizaje forzoso, Leo puede construirle un nuevo disco de control usando las obras de Arquímedes que había recuperado en La marca de Atenea .
En La sangre del Olimpo , Festo es reconstruido en secreto por Leo y desempeña un papel vital en la derrota de Gea, levantando a la diosa primordial en el aire donde es más débil y sosteniendo a Jason y Piper firmes mientras Piper encanta a la diosa para que se duerma. Después de la derrota de Gea, Festo resucita a Leo con la Cura del Médico y lo ayuda a rescatar a Calipso usando un astrolabio de marinero creado por Odiseo .
En The Trials of Apollo , Festus actúa como uno de los aliados de Apollo. En The Hidden Oracle , después de viajar por el mundo con Leo y Calypso durante seis meses, Festus finalmente los devuelve al Campamento Mestizo con la ayuda de una baliza de localización creada por el hermano pequeño de Leo, Harley. Es destruido nuevamente en The Dark Prophecy por Commodus mientras defiende la Waystation, pero es fácilmente reconstruido por Leo, quien había rediseñado a Festus en caso de tal eventualidad. En The Burning Maze , Festus transporta a Leo al Campamento Júpiter para advertirles de un próximo ataque y se menciona que ayudó a defender el campamento. Más tarde lleva a Leo a ver a Apollo, Meg y Piper después de los eventos en el Laberinto. En The Tower of Nero , Leo menciona que está usando a Festus como su taller mientras Leo enseña habilidades de taller a niños sin hogar. Aunque la mayoría de los niños solo ven a Festus como un vehículo grande, algunos pueden ver a través de la Niebla y ver a Festus en su verdadera forma.
Piper McLean
Piper McLean es hija de Afrodita y el famoso actor Tristan McLean. Tiene quince años en El héroe perdido . A diferencia de la mayoría de los hijos de Afrodita, Piper no está particularmente preocupada por la belleza o la moda. Piper es Cherokee por parte de su padre. Tiene piel bronceada, ojos que cambian de color constantemente y cabello entrecortado de color chocolate que se corta ella misma. Sus poderes de semidiós incluyen "charmspeak" (esencialmente, persuasión mágica) y la capacidad de hablar francés, ya que es "el idioma del amor". Ocasionalmente, también puede ver visiones en su daga mágica Katoptris (griego antiguo para "espejo"), que una vez perteneció a Helena de Troya . La daga perdió ese poder después de la batalla contra los gigantes en Atenas.
La relación de Piper con su padre es mutuamente afectuosa pero tensa, en parte debido a la poca atención que él le dedica. Cuando era joven, Piper usó sus habilidades persuasivas para "tomar prestadas" (pedir en lenguaje de encanto) cosas para ganar un poco de su tiempo. Después de que es secuestrado por el gigante Encelado en El héroe perdido y posteriormente rescatado por Piper, Jason y Leo, la relación del Sr. McLean con su hija comienza a mejorar. Piper también es muy cercana a Jason. Aunque más tarde se entera de que todo fue un truco de la Niebla, ella creyó que alguna vez fue su novia mientras asistían a la misma escuela. Ella trabaja duro para recrear esta relación en la vida real cuando llega al Campamento Mestizo. También es amiga de los siete miembros de la misión en Los Héroes del Olimpo , especialmente Annabeth, Leo y Percy.
El arma principal de Piper es su daga Katoptris, aunque más tarde adquiere una cornucopia mágica y la usa como arma. Después de ser capturada por piratas en La casa de Hades , Piper le pide a Hazel que le enseñe a luchar con espada, usando una espada celestial de bronce dentada tomada de Boread Zethes.
En The Hidden Oracle , Nico menciona que Piper actualmente asiste a la escuela en Los Ángeles, junto con Jason. En The Burning Maze , se revela que su relación con Jason terminó unos meses antes. Apollo, como Lester Papadopoulos, está confundido porque la ninfa de las nubes, Mellie, parecía enojada con Jason, lo que llevó a Apollo a creer erróneamente que Jason había roto con Piper, mientras que, de hecho, Piper había terminado la relación porque sintió que fue forzada. Más tarde se revela que quería descubrirse a sí misma y quién era realmente sin la presión de ser la hija de Afrodita. El truco de la Niebla que Hera usó al comienzo de su relación también contribuyó a la ruptura, ya que eso significaba que su relación era técnicamente "falsa". Aún así, ella está desconsolada cuando él se sacrifica en The Burning Maze . En The Tower of Nero , porque todavía era uno de sus mejores amigos en quien podía confiar. Más tarde, se revela que está en una relación con una mujer mortal llamada Shel.
En El sol y la estrella , después de regresar del Tártaro, Nico contacta a Piper, quien todavía está con Shel. Los dos hablan sobre su dolor por la pérdida de Jason y prometen ser amigos más cercanos en el futuro. Piper revela que está realmente feliz con Shel, aunque todavía está tratando de averiguar sobre qué consejo le da Nico. Piper también admite que realmente había amado a Jason.
Gracia de Jason
Jason Grace era hijo de Júpiter y la mortal Beryl Grace, y hermano menor de Thalia Grace (Cazadora de Artemisa). Fue criado por la diosa loba Lupa y su manada después de que su madre se vio obligada a abandonarlo cuando tenía dos años, y luego vivió en el Campamento Júpiter, el equivalente romano del Campamento Mestizo. Jason heredó muchos poderes especiales de su padre Júpiter, como invocar rayos, controlar los vientos, volar, invocar espíritus de tormenta y crear diferentes tipos de tormentas como tormentas eléctricas, tormentas de lluvia y huracanes. Jason también es un maestro espadachín y usuario de lanza. Él y Thalia se reencuentran en El héroe perdido , y Thalia luego revela que su madre le dijo que Jason estaba muerto, y que esto fue lo que finalmente la llevó a irse de casa. También en El héroe perdido , comienza una relación romántica con Piper McLean. En La sangre del Olimpo , se revela que Beryl Grace se había convertido en una manía o espíritu de locura.
Jason es descrito a menudo como muy guapo y atractivo. Tenía cabello rubio, ojos de color azul eléctrico y una cicatriz sobre el labio superior, que se dice que es de su intento de comerse una grapadora a los dos años. A la edad de quince años, había ganado el rango de pretor y lideró la legión con su compañera de toda la vida, Reyna, quien finalmente se enamora de él. Jason también coordinó el ataque del campamento romano a la fuerza de los titanes antes de los eventos de El héroe perdido : dirigió un asalto contra el Monte Tamalpais / Othrys, una fortaleza de los titanes cerca de San Francisco, y derrotó al titán Krios en combate solo. Piper McLean describe a Jason como una persona muy orientada a las reglas y los deberes, aunque Terminus lo describe como un "violador de las reglas". De todos los personajes de la serie, Jason es el que más lucha con las diferencias entre las perspectivas griega y romana. Cuando el Argo II se queda atrapado en el norte de África, debe elegir una identidad u otra; decide considerarse griego, a pesar de su ascendencia, y posteriormente no puede comandar una legión de fantasmas romanos. Durante La Casa de Hades , se revela que Jason tiene planes de regresar al Campamento Júpiter para mejorarlo con cosas que aprendió en el Campamento Mestizo, como darles a los faunos (el equivalente romano de un sátiro) más derechos y responsabilidades. Más tarde, durante La Sangre del Olimpo , Jason decide considerar las tradiciones griegas y romanas como parte de su herencia. Se convierte en el Pontifex Maximus, un papel que lo ve viajar entre el Campamento Mestizo y el Campamento Júpiter para construir santuarios para todos los dioses y diosas del panteón.
Jason es asesinado con flechas durante The Burning Maze por el emperador romano Calígula después de sacrificarse para salvar a Piper, Apolo y Meg. Su muerte es vengada por Frank Zhang en The Tyrant's Tomb y Frank le dice a Calígula que es por Jason. Jason recibe un funeral de estado en Nueva Roma supervisado por Apolo. En The Tower of Nero , Nico siente que Jason probablemente se haya mudado al Elíseo o haya renacido.
Hazel Levesque
Hazel Levesque es una semidiós de catorce años, hija de Plutón y Marie Levesque. Aparece por primera vez en El hijo de Neptuno , en el Campamento Júpiter. Más tarde se revela que ha regresado de entre los muertos, asistida por su medio hermano Nico. Creció en la década de 1940 en Nueva Orleans , donde su madre tenía una tienda de gris-gris . Cuando nació, Plutón se ofreció a concederle un deseo a su madre, pero su solicitud de riqueza resultó contraproducente en una capacidad para controlar metales preciosos y gemas, que ambos ven primero como una maldición. Hazel murió después de que Gea intenta usar el poder de Hazel sobre la tierra para resucitar a Alcioneo. Cuando la madre de Hazel cambia de opinión acerca de ayudar a Gea, Hazel se entierra a sí misma ya su madre bajo la tierra, retrasando el renacimiento de Alcioneo y matándolos a ambos. Mientras el espíritu de Hazel está siendo juzgado, ella renuncia a la oportunidad de ir a Elysium para salvar a su madre del castigo, y ambos son enviados a los Campos de Asphodel en su lugar. En algún momento antes de The Lost Hero , Nico encuentra a Hazel en el Inframundo mientras intenta visitar a Bianca, solo para descubrir que ella ha intentado renacer. Con las Puertas de la Muerte abiertas, Nico puede llevar a Hazel al mundo de los vivos a través de ellas, resucitándola y luego entrega a Hazel al Campamento Júpiter. Hazel y Nico se protegen mutuamente, como verdaderos medio hermanos.
Hazel es descrita como afroamericana , con piel color cacao, cabello castaño canela rizado y ojos dorados. Su tatuaje de legión se describe como una cruz con brazos curvos y una cabeza. Finalmente aprende a manipular su maldición, manipulando piedras preciosas y metales y detectando estructuras subterráneas. Es una jinete consumada y hábil con una spatha . Ella domestica al caballo Arion, que come metales preciosos. Ella es inusualmente conocedora del Inframundo debido a su tiempo allí. Durante La Casa de Hades , la diosa Hécate insiste en que Hazel aprenda a manipular la Niebla. Hazel se vuelve muy talentosa en esto. Después de la Segunda Gigantomaquia, Hazel es ascendida al rango de centurión de la Quinta Cohorte, sucediendo a su novio Frank Zhang. Durante La Tumba del Tirano , Hazel revela que ha logrado romper su maldición con Frank, lo que se confirma en La Torre de Nerón . Esto confirma algo que Juno le había dicho una vez a Hazel: que un descendiente de Poseidón algún día lavaría su maldición. Ahora puede invocar metales preciosos y usarlos y gastarlos sin consecuencias terribles. En La Tumba del Tirano , ella y Frank se unen a Apolo y Meg McCaffrey para proteger el Campamento Júpiter de los emperadores Cómodo y Calígula, así como del rey no muerto Tarquino. En La Torre de Nerón , se dice que ella y Frank son los mejores pretores que ha tenido el Campamento Júpiter.
Frank Zhang
Frank Zhang , nacido Fai Zhang (el nombre chino de Frank), es un semidiós de 16 años, hijo de Marte (Ares) y Emily Zhang, una "herencia" chino-canadiense (descendiente de un semidiós) que murió durante el servicio militar en Afganistán . Su abuela se hace cargo de él después de la muerte de su madre, y se dirige al Campamento Júpiter por insistencia de ella. La familia de Frank desciende de Periclímeno , un nieto de Poseidón, que tenía el poder de cambiar de forma . Los descendientes de Periclímeno fueron vendidos como esclavos en China y emigraron a Canadá muchos años después. Mientras lucha contra Alcioneo (que es invencible dentro de Alaska ), Frank aprovecha su poder ancestral y se transforma en un oso. Sin embargo, su poder combinado de ser hijo de Marte y tener la capacidad de cambiar de forma hace que su vida sea muy frágil. Las Parcas ataron su fuerza vital a un trozo de leña cuando era un bebé, por lo que si la madera se quema, morirá (como en la antigua leyenda griega de Meleagro ). La diosa Juno se aparece a su madre y abuela mientras es un bebé para advertirles de este hecho, ya que sería crucial para derrotar a los Gigantes. En toda su vida, Frank ha encendido la madera dos veces, lo que puede hacer simplemente pensando en ello; la primera vez es mientras encuentra su camino al Campamento Júpiter, en un frío glacial. La segunda vez es cuando él, Percy y Hazel viajan a Alaska para liberar a Tánatos. Finalmente, Frank le confía la leña a Hazel, y en La casa de Hades , Leo crea una bolsa ignífuga para contenerla.
Frank tiene una disposición mansa y se siente incómodo al enterarse de la identidad de su padre públicamente frente a todo el Campamento Júpiter. Sospechaba de ser hijo de Apolo, dada su habilidad con el arco y la flecha . En su búsqueda en El hijo de Neptuno , y más tarde durante la serie también, usa una lanza encantada que le dio Marte. La lanza invoca a un guerrero esqueleto, al que Frank llama "Gray".
Como ha estado residiendo en el Campamento Júpiter durante no más de un año, Frank es considerado inicialmente un probatio , o novato, de la Quinta Cohorte. Durante los Juegos de Guerra Romanos, después de que Percy impresiona a todos con sus habilidades e instintos de batalla, aparece Marte, informando a Frank que es su hijo y que debe liderar una misión. Dado que solo los centuriones pueden liderar una misión, Reyna tiene que promoverlo al rango de centurión. Más tarde, en La Casa de Hades , Jason entrega su pretoría a Frank, quien usa su autoridad y el Cetro de Diocleciano para liderar un ejército de soldados esqueléticos romanos contra los monstruos en el Necromanteion.
Frank fue descrito como "tierno" y "peludo" y con una cara regordeta y aniñada en La marca de Atenea , pero en La casa de Hades , después de invocar la bendición de Marte para derrotar a una horda de enemigos, se transforma. Luego se lo describe como más alto, más musculoso y sin toda la grasa de su infancia. Aunque ahora tiene la constitución de un jugador de fútbol profesional, sigue siendo tan sensible como antes y al principio se avergüenza de su nueva apariencia.
Al principio, Frank se muestra cauteloso ante la tensión entre Hazel y Leo (causada por el parecido de Leo con el antiguo novio de Hazel, Sammy Valdez). Sin embargo, después del encuentro de Leo con Calypso, Leo se vuelve más relajado con Hazel y su relación se vuelve claramente platónica, para gran alivio de Frank. Frank luego busca una relación con Hazel.
Frank quema su palo por última vez en la Tumba del Tirano para matar a Calígula. A pesar de que el palo se quema por completo, Frank sobrevive, liberándolo de su maldición. Apolo cree que al tomar su destino en sus propias manos de una manera tan noble, Frank ha creado un nuevo destino para sí mismo libre de su maldición. Apolo compara el destino de Frank con Meleagro, señalando que la familia de Meleagro le había ocultado su maldición y su madre finalmente se vio obligada a usar la leña para matarlo, mientras que la familia de Frank reveló la verdad y ayudó a dar forma a la persona en la que se convirtió Frank. También se revela que su relación romántica con Hazel le ha permitido romper su maldición, cumpliendo una profecía que había recibido de que un descendiente de Poseidón lavaría su maldición.
En La Torre de Nerón , se revela que Frank y Hazel se han convertido en los pretores más eficientes que la Duodécima Legión haya tenido y han estado construyendo Nueva Roma.
Entrenador Gleeson Hedge
Gleeson Hedge es un sátiro mencionado por primera vez en El último héroe del Olimpo , como el autor de una llamada de socorro enviada a Grover Underwood. Al igual que Grover, Hedge también es un semidiós protector, siendo su "recluta" más orgullosa Clarisse La Rue. Se disfraza de entrenador en la Escuela Wilderness para escoltar a Piper McLean y Leo Valdez (y más tarde, Jason Grace) al Campamento Mestizo. También sirve como acompañante adulto del Argo II y más tarde acompaña al Athena Parthenos al campamento. A pesar de su actitud a menudo guerrera y a menudo demasiado agresiva, Hedge es amable y comprensivo con los campistas necesitados. Disfruta de los deportes extremos y las películas de artes marciales. En El héroe perdido , Hedge se enamora de la ninfa de las nubes Mellie (asistente de Eolo ) y se casa con ella; en el momento de La casa de Hades , Mellie está embarazada de un niño sátiro. Chuck, el bebé, nace al final de La sangre del Olimpo , con Clarisse como su madrina. En El oráculo oculto , Hedge, Mellie, Chuck, Piper y Jason pasan el invierno en Los Ángeles.
Introducido enLas pruebas de Apolo
Apolo / Lester Papadopoulos
Apolo , en la forma mortal de Lester Papadopoulos , es el protagonista principal de la serie Las Pruebas de Apolo .
En Los héroes del Olimpo , el descendiente romano de Apolo, Octavio, le promete al dios muchas cosas por bendecir sus habilidades proféticas, lo que lleva a la distracción de los olímpicos de la verdadera amenaza de Gea y al resurgimiento de Pitón. Como resultado, el Oráculo de Delfos deja de funcionar, deteniendo efectivamente las misiones de los semidioses, y Zeus castiga a Apolo. El castigo de Zeus consiste en convertir a Apolo en mortal, aunque conserva la mayor parte de su personalidad y algunos poderes menores. Este castigo se revela en Las pruebas de Apolo . En su forma mortal, el nombre de Apolo es Lester Papadopoulos. Apolo tiene que adaptarse a una vida de mortalidad y búsqueda para recuperar sus antiguos poderes y estilo de vida.
Después de un encuentro con dos matones en Manhattan, Apolo se encuentra con una semidiós llamada Meg McCaffrey, que lo reclama como su sirviente hasta que recupere su divinidad. Apolo es liberado por Meg después de que se le revele su alianza con su enemigo. Su misión para convertirse en un dios nuevamente es liberar a los oráculos y enfrentarse a sus demonios y los brutales errores que ha cometido. Apolo es un personaje verdaderamente defectuoso pero divertido con una capacidad más profunda para el crecimiento y el amor de la que incluso su culpable y castigador padre Zeus se da cuenta.
Como Lester, Apollo es un adolescente de 16 años con cabello castaño rizado, ojos azules, acné y un torso "flácido". Es narcisista, orgulloso y arrogante. Su transformación mortal lo hace empatizar con los mortales y alcanza una mayor comprensión del valor de la vida, el significado de la muerte y lo que significa estar vivo. En particular, comienza a preocuparse profundamente por Meg y decide estar allí para ella a pesar de las dificultades involucradas. [11] Después de matar a Python en La Torre de Nerón , Apollo es reinstalado como un dios, pero cambia para mejor durante su tiempo como mortal, habiendo crecido y establecido relaciones reales con sus hijos y otros. No se define sexualmente, pero ha estado en relaciones tanto con mujeres como con hombres.
Meg McCaffrey
Margaret (Meg) McCaffrey es una hija semidiós de 12 años de Deméter y el personaje principal de The Hidden Oracle . Su padre fue asesinado por "la Bestia" (el emperador Nerón) y posteriormente fue adoptada por Nerón, engañada para personificar las acciones malvadas de Nerón como algo separado de él. Nerón le enseñó las artes de un semidiós y le dio un par de anillos en forma de media luna que pueden transformarse en hoces hechas de oro imperial, antes de darle la tarea de atraer a Apolo al Bosque de Dodona. Meg se le aparece a Apolo en un callejón de Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan , donde derrota a dos matones, que fueron enviados por Nerón para organizar un robo. Meg exige la servidumbre de Apolo y viajan al Campamento Mestizo con la ayuda de Percy Jackson. Allí, Meg muestra habilidades inusuales incluso antes de que Deméter la reclame, y luego va con Apolo a buscar semidioses desaparecidos y el Bosque en los bosques cercanos, teniendo que soportar un breve secuestro en el proceso. Su relación con Nerón se revela en el clímax, pero sus crecientes dudas sobre las formas de Nerón, sin mencionar su ya familiar amistad con Apolo, la llevan a robarle a Nerón su oportunidad de quemar el Bosque. Mientras ayuda a Apolo a revivir el Bosque, corta el hechizo que los une y se va.
En el segundo libro, La Profecía Oscura , ella regresa con Apolo y lo ayuda a luchar contra Cómodo.
Se describe a Meg como una mujer pequeña y regordeta, con el pelo oscuro cortado al estilo paje y gafas negras de ojo de gato con diamantes de imitación en las esquinas. Es de espíritu libre y aventurera, curiosa y también conflictiva. Plantea preguntas sin sutileza, algo que molesta a Apolo, pero que luego llega a considerar como un rasgo único. Sus habilidades como hija de Deméter le permiten conectarse mejor con la naturaleza, así como invocar a un karpos (espíritu de los cultivos) llamado Peaches, un poder que no se sabe que posea ninguno de los otros hijos semidioses de Deméter. [11]
Aunque es hija de Deméter, no Ceres (la manifestación romana de Deméter), lucha como una romana, con dos espadas; una para atacar y otra para defenderse. También es conocida por su afición a los unicornios en el cuarto libro La tumba del tirano .
Hemitea
Hemithea , conocida como "Emmie", es una cazadora de Artemisa retirada y cuidadora de la Waystation. Vive con su compañera, Josephine, también ex cazadora, y su hija Georgia en la Waystation en Indianápolis . Apolo le concedió la inmortalidad a ella y a su hermana después de escapar de la ira de su padre, el rey Staphylus. Luego se unió a los Cazadores de Artemisa y se enamoró de su compañera cazadora Josephine, por lo que en algún momento de la década de 1980, Josephine y Emmie renunciaron a su inmortalidad para envejecer juntas. En The Dark Prophecy , salva a Calypso, Leo y Apollo de los Blemmyae con torretas de ballesta y les permite quedarse en la Waystation. Comenta las similitudes entre Calypso y su media hermana Zoë Nightshade.
Holdings Triunvirato
Triumvirate Holdings es una empresa dirigida por tres seres que se dice que son los peores emperadores romanos de la historia. Obligan a otras personas a adorarlos. Durante la Segunda Titanomaquia, Triumvirate Holdings fue responsable de darle a Luke (en ese momento bajo la influencia de Kronos) y sus aliados la Princesa Andrómeda , armas, helicópteros y los mejores mercenarios humanos. Durante la Segunda Gigantomaquia, Triumvirate Holdings le proporcionó a Octavian diferentes armas. Rachel describió a Triumvirate Holdings como tan rico que hacen que la empresa de su padre "parezca un puesto de limonada para niños". El trío ha dividido América del Norte en tres grandes imperios y están buscando Oráculos, que planean destruir.
Entre los miembros conocidos de Triumvirate Holdings se encuentran:
- Emperador Nerón : un legado de Apolo que es el principal antagonista de The Hidden Oracle y uno de los dos principales antagonistas de The Tower of Nero junto con Python. El último de la dinastía Julio-Claudia , Nerón es famoso por su tiranía y su exceso de riqueza y lujo con poca consideración por sus súbditos. Es el emperador romano deificado, que ha sobrevivido a través de los milenios junto con otros dos emperadores romanos deificados: el Triunvirato. Forma una alianza con Python, que posee Delfos, mientras que él mismo controla los otros oráculos y planea destruir Dodona. Como Emperador del Este, Nerón vive en la ciudad de Nueva York , donde recluta y entrena a semidioses sin hogar, y controla el tercio oriental de América del Norte. Él y los otros dos emperadores romanos han establecido Triumvirate Holdings. Como "la Bestia", Nerón mató al padre de Meg, pero luego la adoptó y la entrenó en las artes de los semidioses para que eventualmente pudiera atraer a Apolo al Bosque de Dodona. Después de que Rea restaura el Bosque de Dodona en el Campamento Mestizo, Nerón intenta obligar a Apolo y Meg a quemar los árboles; al fallar en eso, envía una estatua gigante de sí mismo, el Coloso Neronis, que originalmente estaba en Roma, contra el Campamento Mestizo y Apolo y los semidioses griegos defienden el campamento contra él. [11] Es asesinado por Apolo en La Torre de Nerón y su poder es absorbido por Pitón.
- Emperador Cómodo - Cómodo es el principal antagonista de La Profecía Oscura y uno de los tres antagonistas principales en La Tumba del Tirano junto a Calígula y Tarquino. El último de la dinastía Nerva-Antonina , Cómodo ascendió como emperador a una edad temprana y era conocido por su buena apariencia y musculatura, por lo que fue apodado el "Nuevo Hércules". En la vida posterior, se volvió cada vez más dictatorial y paranoico ya que sospechaba que la gente lo derrocaría. También tenía preferencias por las batallas de gladiadores y compraba esclavos y animales exóticos para luchar hasta la muerte. Finalmente, Apolo, con quien tuvo un romance, lo asesinó mientras tomaba la forma de Narciso , su compañero de lucha. Como dios, reinó como el Emperador del Medio, gobernando desde una base en Indianápolis . Envía a muchos de sus hombres, incluida una Georgina secuestrada, a buscar el Oráculo de Trofonio, ya que él mismo teme la supuesta capacidad del oráculo para volver locos a sus buscadores. Al final de La profecía oscura , lanza un ataque a la Waystation, pero es derrotado por Apolo y su grupo. Se las arregla para escapar en el último segundo, habiendo sido cegado por la breve revelación de Apolo de su verdadera forma. Más tarde, Cómodo une fuerzas con Calígula y Tarquino para destruir el Campamento Júpiter, pero termina siendo asesinado por Apolo.
- Emperador Calígula - El principal antagonista de The Burning Maze y uno de los tres antagonistas principales en The Tyrant's Tomb junto a Cómodo y Tarquino. Nació en la primera familia gobernante del Imperio Romano, convencionalmente conocida como la dinastía Julio-Claudia . Calígula fue emboscado por sus guardias Germani, lo que lo llevó a la muerte mortal. Después de este incidente, empleó a los Strix y Pandai para que trabajaran para él mientras sus compañeros emperadores continúan usando Germani. Muchos años después, Apolo y Piper fueron llevados ante Calígula por su caballo parlante Incitatus mientras Calígula hace ejecutar a los Pandai que sometieron. Antes de que pueda ejecutar a Meg y Jason Grace, Calígula queda atónito cuando Apolo amenaza con suicidarse. Después de que Apolo se apuñala a sí mismo mientras Calígula mata a Crest tras la noticia de que el ataque al Campamento Júpiter terminó en fracaso, Calígula navega hacia el norte con sus guardias. Medea se encuentra con Calígula y le aconseja que realice un ritual antes de que Apolo muera. Calígula luego lucha contra Jason y Tempestad en la parte posterior de Incitatus, donde logra matar a Jason. Después de asegurarse de que está muerto, Calígula zarpa hacia el Área de la Bahía. Más tarde, Calígula une fuerzas con Cómodo y Tarquino para destruir el Campamento Júpiter, pero termina siendo asesinado por Frank, quien aparentemente se sacrifica para destruir al emperador quemando su leña que representa la línea de vida de Frank. Para gran sorpresa, Frank sobrevive a la experiencia y su vida ya no está atada a la madera.
- Rey Tarquin - Uno de los tres antagonistas principales de La Tumba del Tirano junto a Cómodo y Calígula. Tarquin es el último rey de Roma y se lo representa como un zombi. Participó en la Batalla de la Bahía de San Francisco, donde atacó los Libros Sibilinos. Tarquin fue asesinado por Hazel y Diana, quienes lo apuñalaron en el pecho y le dispararon en la cabeza con una flecha respectivamente.
Deidades greco-romanas
Los olímpicos
Aunque no todos los dioses que aparecen en las novelas de Rick Riordan son verdaderamente olímpicos (es decir, dioses que viven en el monte Olimpo ), todos los dioses griegos y romanos son generalmente considerados un subconjunto de los olímpicos . Como tal, la mayoría de los personajes de la serie se refieren a estos inmortales generalmente como los "dioses olímpicos", para distinguirlos de los dioses primordiales grecorromanos y los titanes.
- Zeus / Júpiter - El rey de los dioses y el olímpico más poderoso con diferencia, Zeus es más destacado en El ladrón del rayo [2] pero tiene varios papeles en el resto de Percy Jackson y los dioses del Olimpo . Zeus se muestra de forma destacada a lo largo de la serie como extremadamente narcisista, paranoico e hipócrita. En El héroe perdido , bajo la influencia de Khione, Zeus prohíbe el contacto entre dioses y mortales y cierra el Olimpo (contra la influencia de Khione), aunque indirectamente ayuda a los protagonistas varias veces en sus misiones. [8] Como dios olímpico principal, sus hijos semidioses residen en la cabaña más grande del Campamento Mestizo, la Cabaña 1, aunque solo hay una persona que reside allí al final de Los héroes del Olimpo : Jason. En la adaptación cinematográfica, Zeus es interpretado por Sean Bean . En la serie de televisión, es interpretado por Lance Reddick en la primera temporada como uno de sus papeles finales antes de su prematura muerte. Cuando Percy le entrega a Zeus el Rayo Maestro mientras afirma que Cronos había orquestado su robo, Zeus aún planea continuar la guerra con Poseidón. Mientras Percy afirma que Ares se volvió contra él cuando "apareció alguien más fuerte" y pregunta qué pensarán los otros olímpicos de él cuando Cronos regrese para ponerlo en su lugar, Zeus intenta golpear a Percy con el Rayo Maestro solo para que Poseidón intervenga y se rinda. Mientras Zeus planea que Atenea establezca una reunión con los otros olímpicos sobre la amenaza de Cronos después de una breve discusión con Poseidón, se va diciéndole a Poseidón que se asegure de no volver a ver a Percy.
- Hera / Juno – La reina de los dioses que desempeña un papel en La maldición del titán , [12] al ayudar a Percy y los demás en su búsqueda en La batalla del laberinto . [6] Como Juno en El héroe perdido , es secuestrada por Gea y contacta a Jason Grace para rescatarla. Anteriormente como Juno, se había escapado del Olimpo y había cambiado a Percy y Jason para tratar de unir a los semidioses romanos y griegos, yendo en contra de los deseos de Zeus como parte de un plan para derrotar a Gea. [8] Su cabaña en el Campamento Mestizo es la Cabaña 2, la segunda más grande del campamento. Debido a que no tiene hijos semidioses, está vacía. En la adaptación cinematográfica, Hera es interpretada por Erica Cerra .
- Poseidón / Neptuno - El dios del mar, los terremotos y los caballos, hermano de Zeus y Hades. En El ladrón del rayo , se sospecha que robó el rayo maestro de Zeus con la ayuda de Percy, lo que casi inició una guerra entre Zeus y Poseidón. Se demuestra que Percy es inocente después de que Percy lo recupera de Ares. [2] Poseidón lucha contra Océano en el frente submarinode la guerra de los titanes. Permanece allí en El último olímpico mientras los otros olímpicos luchan contra Tifón , hasta que Percy lo convence de que su poder es necesario para derrotar a Tifón. Fue visto por última vez luchando contra los gigantes en la Segunda Gigantomaquia junto a Percy y los otros dioses y semidioses y mencionó a Kymopoleia a los otros dioses como su hija después de que Percy y Jason informaron haberla conocido. [10] Aunque se lo menciona como Neptuno en las secuelas de Percy Jackson y los olímpicos cuando los griegos y los romanos están unidos, aún no ha aparecido en forma romana. Su cabaña en el Campamento Mestizo es la Cabaña 3 en la que Percy es el único ocupante permanente. En la adaptación cinematográfica de El ladrón del rayo , Poseidón es interpretado por Kevin McKidd . En el musical, es interpretado por Jonathan Raviv. En la serie de televisión, es interpretado por Toby Stephens . Se lo ve por primera vez en un flashback hablando con Sally donde le aconseja que no lo lleve todavía al Campamento Mestizo. Poseidón aparece en persona para evitar que Zeus golpee a Percy "rindiéndose".
- Hades / Plutón – El dios del inframundo y hermano de Zeus y Poseidón. Es un aislacionista que se distancia constantemente de otros dioses porque ellos hacen lo mismo con él, principalmente por miedo. [13] Continuamente subestiman a Hades, quien de hecho es un individuo muy honorable y paternal. Es el padre de Nico, Bianca y Hazel Levesque (como Plutón). Hades fue quien teletransportó a Sally Jackson al inframundo durante el ataque del Minotauro contra ella y Percy. Percy, Annabeth y Grover asumieron que él era el culpable detrás del robo del Relámpago Maestro solo para descubrir que no lo era y que su Yelmo de la Oscuridad también fue robado. Después de que Percy derrotó a Ares, le dio el Yelmo de la Oscuridad a las Furias para que lo devolvieran a Hades. Luego devolvió a Sally a los vivos. Después de la Segunda Titanomaquia, a Hades se le concede la Cabaña 13, que está poblada por su hijo semidiós Nico, y se le da un trono en el Monte Olimpo. En la adaptación cinematográfica de El ladrón del rayo , Hades es interpretado por Steve Coogan y se lo representa con una forma de demonio alado de fuego . En la serie de televisión, Hades es interpretado por Jay Duplass .
- Deméter / Ceres – La diosa de la agricultura. Aparece junto a su hija Perséfone en El último héroe del Olimpo , donde participan en la batalla contra los Titanes. [7] La cabaña de Deméter en el Campamento Mestizo es la Cabaña 4. En la adaptación cinematográfica de El ladrón del rayo , Deméter es interpretada por Stefanie von Pfetten .
- Ares / Marte : el dios de la guerra, hijo de Zeus y Hera y padre de Deimos, Fobos, Eros, Clarisse La Rue y Frank Zhang. Ares es un matón insensible que se deja llevar por la codicia, la agresión, la violencia o la promesa de violencia. Sin embargo, como Marte, no le gusta la guerra sin razón y es uno de los dioses romanos más importantes. Sin embargo, sigue siendo un matón y está a favor de matar a los griegos. Percy se encuentra por primera vez con Ares en El ladrón del rayo , en el que conduce una motocicleta Harley-Davidson negra con calcomanías de llamas y un asiento de cuero hecho de piel humana. Percy derrota a Ares en una pelea de espadas cerca del clímax del libro. Antes de huir en su forma divina, Ares maldice a Riptide para que le falle a Percy cuando más lo necesita. La cabaña 5 en el Campamento Mestizo es el hogar de los hijos semidioses de Ares; se dice que está rodeada de todo tipo de aparatos de guerra, incluidos picos. [2] En la adaptación cinematográfica de El ladrón del rayo , Ares es interpretado por Ray Winstone . En el musical, es interpretado por James Hayden Rodríguez. En la serie de televisión, es interpretado por Adam Copeland . A diferencia de la serie de libros, Ares no maldice a Riptide y afirma que Percy se ha ganado un enemigo de por vida.
- Atenea / Minerva – La diosa de la sabiduría, e hija de Zeus y Metis. Atenea aparece por primera vez en La maldición del titán , donde le desagrada Percy y su relación con su hija, y vota para ejecutar a Percy debido a su papel crucial en el destino del Olimpo. Luego argumenta que fue la elección más lógica y sabia. Como Minerva, es una cabeza de chorlito y está perdida. Odia a los romanos por reducirla a eso y les dice a sus descendientes que maten a los romanos. También lleva a sus mejores hijos a Atenea Partenos, aunque Afrodita cree que es subconsciente, ya que Atenea no sabe dónde está. Después de una discusión entre Minerva y Annabeth, revoca las propiedades mágicas de la gorra de los Yankees de su hija, pero Atenea finalmente las restaura para ayudar contra Serapis. En El cáliz de los dioses , Atenea ayuda a Percy en su búsqueda para devolver el cáliz robado de Ganimedes, lo que Annabeth toma como una señal de que su madre finalmente ha aceptado su relación. Su esquema de colores es gris, [12] y su cabaña en el Campamento Mestizo es la Cabaña 6. En la adaptación cinematográfica, Atenea es interpretada por Melina Kanakaredes .
- Apolo - El dios del sol, la luz, la música, la verdad y la curación. Sus hijos griegos viven en la Cabaña 7 en el Campamento Mestizo. Sirve como personaje secundario en las series Percy Jackson & The Olympians y The Heroes of Olympus , y se convierte en el protagonista principal de la serie The Trials of Apollo como un mortal llamado Lester Papadopoulos. Apolo aparece por primera vez en The Titan's Curse , donde transporta a un grupo de semidioses y cazadores a instancias de su hermana gemela Artemisa. Más tarde, ayuda al grupo de búsqueda a rescatar a Artemisa de los Titanes, a pesar de que Zeus les ha prohibido hacerlo. Al final de The Last Olympian , Apolo elige a Rachel Dare como su nueva Pythia. Después de la guerra en la segunda serie, el furioso Zeus castiga a Apolo con la mortalidad por no identificar a Gea como una amenaza. En la adaptación cinematográfica de El ladrón del rayo , es interpretado por Dimitri Lekkos.
- Artemisa / Diana – La diosa de la luna, los animales, la juventud y la caza. Artemisa es la hija de Zeus y Leto y la hermana gemela de Apolo. Artemisa, fiel a sus votos, desconfía de los hombres que desalientan la compañía o el valor de los hombres, y fomenta la virginidad. Como resultado, no tiene hijos semidioses, pero recluta cazadores que sirven como sus compañeros y asistentes. La cabaña 8 es su hogar honorario en el Campamento Mestizo, pero debido a que es virgen, solo está poblada cuando sus cazadores vienen de visita. Su contraparte romana, Diana, solo aparece en La Tumba del Tirano cuando Apolo la convoca para ayudar a Nueva Roma. Diana mata a Tarquino y cura la infección zombi de su hermano. En la adaptación cinematográfica de El ladrón del rayo , Artemisa es interpretada por Ona Grauer .
- Hefesto / Vulcano - El herrero de los dioses y el padre de Charles Beckendorf y Leo Valdez. En el Campamento Mestizo, la Cabaña 9 está dedicada a él. Hefesto actúa como un aliado importante de Percy en La batalla del laberinto . En El héroe perdido , desafía a Zeus hablando con Leo a través de sus sueños y entrega la cabeza del dragón mecánico Festo para usarla como mascarón de proa del Argo II . En la adaptación cinematográfica de El ladrón del rayo , Hefesto es interpretado por Conrad Coates . Timothy Omundson interpreta a Hefesto en la serie de televisión. A diferencia de la serie de libros, Hefesto aparece temprano donde encuentra a Annabeth en su escondite del parque de diversiones con Percy atrapado en el mismo trono en el que Hera estuvo atrapada una vez. Después de aceptar liberar a Percy, les permite reclamar el escudo de Ares mientras Hefesto le dice a Annabeth que le hablará bien a Atenea.
- Afrodita / Venus – La diosa del amor y la belleza, que aparece brevemente por primera vez en La maldición del titán . Su apariencia cambia constantemente, volviéndose cada vez más hermosa. [12] La cabaña 10 en el Campamento Mestizo es el hogar de sus hijos semidioses. En El ladrón del rayo , Afrodita es interpretada por Serinda Swan .
- Hermes / Mercurio - El mensajero de los dioses, y el dios de los viajeros y ladrones. Es el hijo de Zeus y Maia. En la serie Percy Jackson y los dioses del Olimpo , Hermes ayuda a Percy, con la esperanza de que pueda redimir a Luke. [1] Todos los semidioses no reclamados son empaquetados en la cabaña de Hermes, la Cabaña 11 porque Hermes da la bienvenida a todos los viajeros. En las adaptaciones cinematográficas, Hermes es interpretado por Dylan Neal en la primera película y por Nathan Fillion en la segunda. En la serie de televisión, es interpretado por Lin-Manuel Miranda . A diferencia de la serie de libros, Hermes se encuentra en el Lotus Hotel and Casino, donde Percy y Annabeth intentan que los ayude a ingresar al inframundo griego. Se mostró reacio a ayudarlos debido a un evento que tensó su relación con Luke y que Poseidón le aconsejó que no ayudara a más personas a ingresar al inframundo griego. Después de haber descubierto que Annabeth lo robó, les deja instrucciones y un mapa en su auto.
- Dionisio/Baco también conocido como Mr. D – El dios del vino, las fiestas y la locura, hijo de Zeus y Sémele. Dionisio fue nombrado jefe del Campamento Mestizo como castigo por perseguir románticamente a una "ninfa del bosque prohibida". También se le prohíbe beber alcohol como parte de su castigo, por lo que a menudo se lo ve bebiendo Coca-Cola Light como sustituto. Dionisio es retratado como un misántropo cínico y antipático que no parece tener mucho respeto por otros seres excepto por Ariadna. Es un dios poderoso, pero sus poderes son los que menos se muestran a lo largo de la serie. Tiene dos hijos semidioses llamados Castor y Pollux, ambos son los únicos habitantes de la Cabaña 12. Como Baco, el centurión romano Dakota es su hijo. Dionisio fue una vez un semidiós que, como Hércules, fue convertido en dios. Su asiento en el Consejo Olímpico originalmente pertenecía a Hestia, quien decidió abdicar después de que Dioniso se convirtiera en dios para evitar conflictos. Dioniso odia su trabajo y tiene una mala opinión de los semidioses, comparándolos con Teseo y su abandono de Ariadna. Sin embargo, se muestra amable y servicial con los semidioses en algunas ocasiones, salvando a Percy y sus amigos de la Mantícora en La maldición del titán , curando la locura de Chris Rodríguez en La batalla del laberinto y dando sesiones de asesoramiento a Nico en Las pruebas de Apolo después de la muerte de Jason Grace. Por lo general, se refiere a Percy con variaciones de su nombre real, solo lo llama Percy Jackson unas pocas veces en la serie, generalmente solo en momentos extremadamente serios. En El último olímpico , su sentencia se acorta a solo cincuenta años más después de la derrota de Cronos. En La marca de Atenea , la forma romana de Dioniso, Baco, parece ayudar a los Héroes contra dos de los gigantes una vez que demuestran su valía ante él. En La casa de Hades , el gigante Clitio afirma que se necesitaron las fuerzas combinadas de Dioniso y Hércules cuando ambos eran semidioses para derrotarlo la última vez. En La torre de Nerón , después de su propio castigo, Apolo le sugiere a Dioniso que Zeus podría tener un propósito mayor para obligar a Dioniso a dirigir el Campamento Mestizo y no perder la esperanza. Dioniso es interpretado por Luke Camilleri en la primera película y por Stanley Tucci en la segunda. En el musical, es interpretado por George Salazar . En la serie de televisión, es interpretado por Jason Mantzoukas .
- Hestia / Vesta – La diosa del hogar. Al igual que Artemisa, juró un voto de castidad para que no surja ningún conflicto sobre su lealtad. Como resultado, no tiene ningún hijo semidiós. Hestia cede su trono dorado en el Olimpo a Dioniso / Baco para mantener la paz en el consejo olímpico, lo que hace que el número de dioses masculinos y femeninos se desequilibre con siete hombres y cinco mujeres. Ella es el personaje principal de El último héroe del Olimpo , donde ayuda a Percy a descubrir cómo derrotar a Cronos. Durante la batalla final, Hestia interviene brevemente para destruir la guadaña de su padre después de que Percy la golpea en el hogar de Hestia, Hestia aparece brevemente en medio de las llamas para darle a Cronos una mirada de desaprobación. Se la describe como prefiriendo la forma de una niña joven y de voz suave con cabello castaño. También es uno de los únicos dioses que no ha alterado las vidas de Percy y sus amigos. En El ladrón del rayo , Percy la ve en su primer día de campamento, pero la confunde con una niña normal.
Dioses grecorromanos menores
- Aqueloo : dios del río con rostro de hombre y cabeza de toro. Anteriormente había luchado con Hércules, quien le quitó uno de los cuernos; su otro cuerno tiene un papel en la trama de La marca de Atenea, en la que Piper McLean se lo quita y lo convierte en una cornucopia.
- Eolo – Dios del viento. En El último olímpico , manipula los vientos para formar una barrera alrededor del Olimpo para protegerlo de los titanes. [7] En El héroe perdido , se lo retrata como frenético y desequilibrado al intentar cumplir con todas las peticiones de los dioses y espera ser convertido en dios del viento.
- Anfítrite/Salacia : Reina del mar y esposa de Poseidón/Neptuno. Aparece en una escena de El último héroe del Olimpo y se la describe como una hermosa diosa que viste armadura, tiene cabello negro y pequeños cuernos que se asemejan a pinzas de cangrejo.
- Anemoi – Los cuatro dioses del viento.
- Boreas / Aquilon : el dios del viento del norte y del invierno. Se lo ve por primera vez en El héroe perdido , donde Jason, Piper y Leo piden ayuda. Tiene dos hijos inmortales llamados Boreas y es el padre de Khione.
- Khione : diosa de la nieve, hija de Boreas y hermana de los Boréades. Aparece por primera vez en El héroe perdido cuando traiciona a Jasón, Piper y Leo ante las fuerzas de Gea. En La casa de Hades , ataca a Argo II y destierra a Leo a Ogigia antes de ser derrotada por las fuerzas combinadas de Piper y Festo.
- Los Boreads – Los hijos de Boreas y los hermanos de Khione. Calais es representado como un gran simplón que lucha con las palabras que tienen más de dos sílabas, mientras que Zethes se muestra heterosexual y mantiene un peinado de los ochenta. En El héroe perdido , los Boreads son vistos con Boreas. En La casa de Hades , Khione y los Boreads atacan el Argo II . Los tres son derrotados cuando Piper McLean le da vida a Festus con un hechizo de palabra. Piper también toma una de las espadas de bronce celestiales de los Boreads para su propio uso.
- Notus / Auster – El dios del viento del sur y del verano. Aparece en La casa de Hades , donde el dañado Argo II se encuentra atracado en su palacio durante varios días. Se representa al dios cambiando a menudo entre sus formas griega y romana, lo que provoca una gran frustración para Jason Grace en sus negociaciones. Finalmente, anima a Jason a que simplemente tome lo que quiera y elija entre ser griego o romano, momento en el que el dios se decide por la forma de Notus debido a la elección de Jason de ser griego. Notus luego presta a los semidioses cuatro venti para remolcar su barco dañado a Malta.
- Céfiro / Favonio : dios del viento del oeste y de la primavera. Aparece en La casa de Hades . En El oráculo oculto , Apolo sospecha que Céfiro le presta ayuda contra el coloso Neronis tras aceptar las disculpas de Apolo.
- Eurus / Vulturnus – El dios del viento del este y del otoño.
- Asclepio / Vejovis – El dios de la curación que es hijo de Apolo y Febo. En La sangre del Olimpo , Asclepio es mencionado por primera vez por Apolo en Delos, como la única persona que ha curado con éxito la muerte. Apolo les da a Leo, Frank y Hazel su ubicación en Epidauro. Piper, Leo y Jason luego conocen a Asclepio en el Asclepion. Rápidamente diagnostica a Jason con miopía y le da un par de anteojos. Más tarde, usa la menta de Pilosia y el Makhai para formular la cura del médico y le da al trío instrucciones sobre su uso, lo que le permite a Festo resucitar a Leo después de su muerte.
- Enyo / Bellona : la diosa de la guerra, madre de Hylla y Reyna (como Bellona). Aunque nunca aparece en la serie, indirectamente ayuda a Reyna a matar a Orión al darle poder con su fuerza.
- Britomartis : la diosa de la caza y las redes de pesca. En La profecía oscura , se encuentra con Apolo, Leo Valdez y Calipso en la Estación de paso, donde les encarga recuperar sus grifos mascotas, Heloísa y Abelardo, como pago por la ruta secreta a la guarida de Cómodo . Más tarde, se pone en contacto con los Cazadores de Artemisa para que sirvan como respaldo para la protección de la Estación de paso. Britomartis también reactiva la magia perdida de Calipso.
- Deimos – El dios del terror. Hijo de Ares, Deimos aparece en el cuento "Percy Jackson y el carro robado" en The Demigod Files , donde atormenta a Clarisse, obligando a Percy y Clarisse a cooperar para derrotarlo. [14] En The Blood of Olympus , ayuda a derrotar al gigante Mimas.
- Delfín / Delphinus – El dios de los delfines y uno de los lugartenientes de Poseidón. Se lo vio brevemente durante una reunión del consejo de guerra en el palacio de Poseidón en El último dios del Olimpo con la forma de un delfín.
- East River – Un dios del río que personifica el río en Nueva York. El East River solo aparece en El último héroe del Olimpo , donde hunde barcos titanes que vienen a atacar el Olimpo por medio dólar de arena que le dio Percy. [7]
- Elpis / Spes – La diosa de la esperanza. Ella permanece en el pithos de Pandora como lo único que los humanos pueden conservar cuando otros males fueron liberados al mundo. En El último héroe del Olimpo , Percy le da el pithos a Hestia con el razonamiento de que la esperanza sigue siendo lo más seguro en el hogar. En La sangre del Olimpo , Gea programa su despertar para que coincida con la Fiesta de Spes, un festival romano en honor a la diosa.
- Eris / Discordia : diosa del caos e hija de Nyx. En La casa de Hades , Percy y Annabeth se encuentran con Eris junto a Nyx y los hermanos de Eris cerca de la Mansión de la Noche.
- Eros / Cupido : el dios del amor, hijo de Afrodita/Venus y Ares/Marte. En La casa de Hades , Jasón y Nico convencen a Cupido para que les entregue el cetro de Diocleciano.
- Ganymede – The cupbearer of the gods, who appears in The Sea of Monsters as part of a public service announcement advising users of the Gray Sisters' taxi service to use the seat belt. In The Chalice of the Gods, Ganymede's chalice is stolen by Geras the god of old age and he enlists Percy Jackson's help to get it back. He is depicted as a beautiful teen, but one who is stuck with all of his anxiety, self-doubts and fears forever while retaining Zeus' attention and the other gods' scorn. In Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Ganymede is portrayed by Richard Yearwood.
- Geras – The god of old age and the son of Nyx. In The House of Hades, Geras is among the children of Nyx that encounter Percy and Annabeth near the Mansion of Night. In The Chalice of the Gods, he steals Ganymede's chalice. Percy wins the chalice back by embracing Geras and in so doing, old age, mortality and everything that comes with it which earns him Geras' respect.
- Harpocrates - The god of silence, who was imprisoned by Triumvirate Holdings and used to silence all demigod communications. After being freed by Apollo, Reyna and Meg, he wills himself out of existence to help defeat his captors and save Camp Jupiter, bringing an end to the communications blackout. However, it takes months to fade fully with demigod communications only being fully restored by The Sun and the Star three months later. It's revealed that he was once an incarnation of the Egyptian god Horus, but Greek belief in him as a separate entity had turned Harpocrates into a minor Greek-Egyptian hybrid deity.
- Hebe/Juventas – The goddess of youth who is the daughter of Zeus and Hera and wife of Heracles. Hebe is amongst the minor gods who allied themselves with the Titans. After the war, she is awarded Cabin 18 in Camp Half-Blood. In The Chalice of the Gods, she's one of the suspects for the theft of Ganymede's chalice, but she's ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing.
- Hecate – The goddess of magic, who is an ally of Kronos in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, but does support the gods against Gaea. Her empousai minions and her daughter Circe is a feminist that morphs men into pigs and torments Percy in The Battle of the Labyrinth and The Sea of Monsters, respectively.[1][7] After the Titans are defeated, she reconciles with Olympus and is granted Cabin 20 at Camp Half-Blood for her children. In The House of Hades, Hecate reveals that she was the one who had led Hazel Levesque's mother to the spell that had summoned Pluto. Hecate teaches Hazel how to use magic and helps to guide the Argo II to Epirus. At the Doors of Death, Hecate teams up with Jason, Leo, Frank, Piper and Hazel to defeat the giant Clytius, the bane of magic.
- Hudson River – A river god who personifies the river in New York. He only appears in The Last Olympian where he sinks Titan ships coming to attack Olympus for half a sand dollar given to him by Percy.[7]
- Hypnos/Somnus – The god of sleep, son of Erebus, and Nyx and father of Morpheus and Clovis, the latter of whom is his demigod child in Camp Half-Blood. He has Cabin 15 at Camp Half-Blood.
- Iris/Arcus – The goddess of rainbows, who administers a network of rainbows used by demigods and Olympians to communicate remotely something that is known as Iris Messaging. It's revealed that she doesn't actually handle much of the Iris Messaging system personally, instead delegating it to her cloud nymph assistant Fleecy. While Iris Messaging works for all demigods, the Romans were unaware of it and as a result, typically don't use the system. She is the mother of the demigod Butch, who makes a small appearance in The Lost Hero, who was the company of Annabeth in finding "the boy with one shoe" which was Jason Grace. After the Second Titanomachy, she is granted Cabin 14 for her demigod children. In The Son of Neptune, she meets Frank, Percy, and Hazel on their quest in finding the missing legion's eagle and is revealed to be one of the very few gods unaffected by the growing split personality problem. She offers Frank advice about his powers and has Fleecy help the Romans send an Iris Message for the first time. She is also mentioned to be an old friend of Chiron's in The Sea of Monsters and allows him to listen in on Percy and his friends communications, enabling Chiron to rescue them from trouble just in the nick of time. In The Trials of Apollo, Triumvirate Holdings use Harpocrates to block demigod communications, including Iris Messaging as part of their plans. After Harpocrates' death in The Tyrant's Tomb, Iris Messaging is finally restored to a degree, allowing Apollo to use it as part of a ceremony to summon Diana for help. However, as revealed in The Tower of Nero, communication still remains spotty a month later as the block slowly fades and Iris Messaging is still down between the East and West Coasts of North America due to the distance. In The Sun and the Star, taking place two months later and three months after Harpocrates' death, Iris Messaging has finally been fully restored.
- Janus – The god of gates, doorways, beginnings, and endings; he appears as a minor character in The Battle of the Labyrinth. He has two faces, and each face seems to think the exact opposite of what the other face thinks. After harassing Annabeth Chase, he is sent away by Hera. In Percy's dreams, he learns that Janus had influenced Daedalus to allow his nephew Perdix to die.
- Kymopoleia – The goddess of sea storms and daughter of Poseidon. She is bethrothed to Briares the Hekatonkheire, whom she resents. In The Blood of Olympus, Kymopoleia works with Polybotes to hinder the demigods while sailing through the Aegean Sea after feeling abandoned by her father. She is convinced by Jason to switch sides, because she wants to be feared and respected. Together, they kill Polybotes. She is nicknamed "Kym" by Percy who attempts to get her to give her husband a second chance, Percy having previously met and befriended Briares. Before they part ways, Kym gives her half-brother and Jason an important clue about defeating Gaea.
- Lares – Household gods and ancestor spirits who are guardians at Camp Jupiter.
- Cato – A Lare. In The Son of Neptune, Cato is seen at the senate meeting where Frank Zhang is made a Centurion.
- Vitellius – A Lar who is a descendant of Asclepius. In The Son of Neptune, he was first seen when Hazel was introducing Percy to him.
- Morpheus/Somnia – The god of dreams and son of Hypnos. He is among the minor gods that appears as an ally of Kronos in The Last Olympian. He puts the entire city of New York to sleep during the battle. Following Kronos' defeat, Morpheus is among the minor gods that reconcile with Olympus.[7]
- Melinoë – The goddess of ghosts, who lives in the underworld. She appears only in The Demigod Files in the short story "Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades", where she scares people by showing them the ghosts of deaths they regret.[15]
- Mithras - The Roman god of warriors who is mentioned by Aphrodite in The Mark of Athena when she talks about how Athena was changed by the Romans. Later, Annabeth stumbles on a cult of ghosts dedicated to him, who look down on her for being a girl. She realizes everything they are talking about from pictures, statues and the corpses of other dead children of Athena in the cult's chamber and manages to escape. In The Tower of Nero, it's mentioned that he was originally a Persian god who was adopted by the Romans. One of Mithras' sacred creatures is used by Nero who was a part of Mithras' cult when he was a Roman emperor.
- Nike/Victoria – The goddess of victory who is on the Athena Parthenos in Athena's hand. Her children are in Cabin 17 at Camp Half-Blood. Leo Valdez, Hazel Levesque, Frank Zhang, and Percy Jackson meet her in The Blood of Olympus and later kidnap her as she has been driven insane by the split between the gods Greek and Roman selves, risking her giving victory to the giants instead. She is imprisoned aboard the Argo II and is tricked into giving the demigods information on the physician's cure. Leo is mentioned to have discussed his plan to defeat Gaea with her as well. After the split is healed, Leo releases her from the ship and she resumes her role as Zeus' charioteer in the final battle with the giants, proclaiming victory to the gods.
- Nemesis – The goddess of vengeance and mother of the late Ethan Nakamura. After the Second Titanomachy, she is granted Cabin 16 for her demigod children. Nemesis is seen in The Mark of Athena where she gives Leo a cursed fortune cookie. In The Sun and the Star, it's revealed that she saved Nico's life when he first fell into Tartarus. She later appears alongside her siblings Hypnos and Epiales, but doesn't take part in Nyx's battle against Nico, Will, Bob and Small Bob. Nemesis is the first to turn against Nyx, declaring that she is also the goddess of balance and Nyx's actions are unjust. Nemesis helps restrain Nyx so that the group can escape, provides them with as much good luck as she can and directs them to sail the River Acheron back to the Underworld in order to escape. However, Nemesis warns the demigods that luck won't be on their side if they ever return to Tartarus, something that they are all too happy to swear that they won't do.
- Palaemon – The god of sharks and one of Poseidon's lieutenants in the war against Oceanus.
- Pan/Faunus – The late god of the wild and patron of all satyrs. Pan has been missing for over 2,000 years and the satyrs seek him fervently.[2] After Percy and his friends find Pan in The Battle of the Labyrinth, he dies peacefully and releases his spirit to Percy, Grover, Rachel, and Annabeth. As a result, Grover inherits some of his powers, instinctively displaying Pan's unique Panic cry to defeat an attacking army of monsters. In The Last Olympian, Grover carries on the legacy of Pan by sending teams of satyrs to clean up the world.[6]
- Persephone/Proserpine – The goddess of spring and the queen of the underworld. Persephone is the wife of Hades and the daughter of Demeter and Zeus. Hades only allows her to visit Demeter in the spring and summer and remain in the Underworld in the fall and winter. She is said to be able to "soften" Hades and make him more merciful. Unlike most minor gods, she sides with Olympus during the war against the Titans.[7][15] In the film adaptation, Persephone is portrayed by Rosario Dawson.
- Phobos – The god of fear. A son of Ares, Phobos appears in the "Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot" story in The Demigod Diaries, where he torments Clarisse along with his brother. He has the power to show people their greatest fears, but Percy and Clarisse cooperate to defeat him.[14] In The Blood of Olympus, a statue of Phobos is used by Piper to kill Mimas which fulfills the requirement of "one god and one demigod cooperating" in killing giants.
- Pomona – The Roman goddess of plenty. Pomona isn't seen in person, but a statue of her speaks in The Last Olympian, becoming irritated when she is mistaken for Demeter by Percy, throwing bronze apples at Percy and Will Solace.[7]
- Terminus – The Roman god of boundaries. In The Son of Neptune, Terminus is portrayed as obsessive-compulsive and obsessed with order. He guards the city limits of New Rome in the form of a number of statues of himself and often irritates Percy during his time in New Rome. When Polybotes attacks the camp, Percy convinces Terminus to help him kill the giant as a giant can only be killed by a demigod and a god working together. After defeating Polybotes, Percy smashes him in the nose with Terminus' head, causing the giant to disintegrate. Terminus subsequently relieves Percy of any further inspections by the god. In The Mark of Athena, he confronts the Argo II when it arrives. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Terminus protects his young assistant Julia during the Battle of San Francisco Bay. After Julia's parents are both killed in the attack, it is stated that Terminus intends to adopt the young girl himself.
- Thanatos/Letus – The god of death and a lieutenant of Hades. In The Son of Neptune, the forces of Gaea capture Thanatos, allowing their dead allies to quickly return to life. He resumes his duties after being rescued by Percy, Hazel, and Frank.
- Tiberinus – A river god who appears to Annabeth in The Mark of Athena. He guides her to the beginning of the Roman leg of her quest for the Athena Parthenos. To Annabeth, he looks exactly like Gregory Peck.
- Rhea Silvia – Rhea Silvia is a former Vestal Virgin who mothered Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. She was made an immortal and wife of Tiberinus after she was given a death sentence for breaking her chastity vow. In The Mark of Athena, Rhea Silvia and Tiberinus give advice to Annabeth about the location of the Athena Parthenos. She is described as looking like Audrey Hepburn.
- Triptolemus – The god of farming who is associated with Demeter. He was once a mortal prince who assisted Demeter after Persephone was taken to the Underworld and was eventually made into a minor god by her as a reward. In The Mark of Athena, Frank, Hazel and Nico seek him out on the advice of Hecate. Due to his hatred for Hades, Triptolemus turns Nico into a corn plant and refuses to heal Hazel's poisoning, but he eventually makes a deal with Frank to help if Frank can obtain him a new serpent for his chariot. After Frank succeeds, the god restores Nico and heals Hazel before giving them an antidote to the poison that they will have to drink to enter the House of Hades. Triptolemus then takes off in his chariot to spread knowledge about agriculture to the world.
- Triton – A sea god depicted as a merman with two fishtails. He acts arrogant towards Percy, but respects Tyson.
- Tyche/Fortuna – The goddess of fortune, who was awarded Cabin 19 at Camp Half-Blood after the Second Titan War. Her Roman counterpart Fortuna is celebrated by Camp Jupiter in the "Feast of Fortuna" on 24 June every year to decide what fortune that would befall the camp.
Primordial deities
The primordial deities are the deities that came before the Titans and the Olympians came into existence. Among the known primordial deities are:
- Gaia/Terra – The embodiment of Earth who and the primary antagonist of The Heroes of Olympus series. Gaia is the wife of Ouranos, and mother of the Titans, the Elder Cyclopes, the Hekatonkheires, the Giants, and Antaeus. She is the grandmother of the Olympians, whose rule she resents. As of The Son of Neptune, she remains sleeping in the ground, but retains some consciousness and influence. Like Kronos, she commands an army of mythological figures and monsters dissatisfied with the Olympians. During The Blood of Olympus, she is defeated by Leo Valdez, Piper McLean and Jason Grace who lift her into the sky, charm her to sleep and then incinerate her with a mighty blast of fire combined with a shot from an onager by Octavian, a legacy of Apollo and the former augur of Camp Jupiter. As a goddess, she can't be killed, but her essence is scattered so much she will never able to form a consciousness again, suffering the same fate as her son Kronos.
- Ourea – The primordial gods of the mountains and the children of Gaea. In The House of Hades, there were some Ourae that make up the Apennine Mountains. When the Argo II tries to cross the Apennine Mountains, the Ourae there attack them with boulders because they are loyal to Gaea. They hurl boulders from their mountaintops where they severely damage the Argo II. Leo Valdez has to turn the Argo II away from the Apennine Mountains to come up with a different plan.
- Akhlys – The goddess of misery, and a daughter of Chaos and Night. She is described as a miserable-looking old woman who carries the Aegis shield with Medusa's head carved into it. In The House of Hades, she offers the Death Mist to Percy and Annabeth, but later betrays them by luring them into Nyx's territory and trying to kill them with poison. In anger, Percy manipulates the poison back at Akhlys, causing her to run away in fear. This is the first time that Annabeth sees the darker part of Percy's personality.
- Keto – A primordial sea goddess and the sister and wife of Phorcys. In The Mark of Athena, Keto appears as a girl named "Kate" who is encountered in Phorcys' aquarium in Atlanta. When Gleeson Hedge discovers Phorcys' ruse, he frees Percy and Frank after knocking "Kate" out. After Percy, Gleeson, and Frank escape from the aquarium, Keto sends a skolopendra (shrimp monster - one of her children) after them.
- Nyx – The primordial goddess of night, said to be the oldest being in the universe besides Chaos itself. In The House of Hades, Percy and Annabeth accidentally wander into Nyx's territory and try to pose as tourists guided by a brochure that does not mention Nyx. Angered, Nyx shows just how important she is and summons her children, who emit pitch-black darkness that even Nyx herself cannot see through it. Before she can catch them, the couple leave through the Mansion of Night. In The Sun and the Star, taking place over a year later, Nyx works to force Bob the Titan to turn back into Iapetus and seeks to lure Nico di Angelo into Tartarus to stay, believing that he belongs there due to his own inner darkness. To this end, Nyx works to use Bob's distress call to Nico to lure him back, having briefly met the demigod during his first trip into Tartarus and she creates a number of cacodemons out of Nico's darkness. Nico and his boyfriend Will Solace manage to free Bob and confront Nyx and her children Nemesis, Hypnos and Epiales. After Nico rejects Nyx's manipulations and releases the cacodemons - symbolically letting go of his own demons in the process - Nyx's children turn on her and restrain the goddess for Nico's group to escape with Hypnos going so far as to burn down her home. Although Nyx breaks free and follows them, she is unable to cross the River Acheron due to being full of pain. Weakened and injured, Nyx is forced to retreat, allowing the demigods to escape from Tartarus with Bob and his pet saber-tooth cat Small Bob.
- Ouranos – The embodiment of the sky, who is the husband of Gaea and the father of the Titans. When Gaea gave birth to the Elder Cyclopes and the Hekatonkheires, Ouranos hurled them into the pits of Tartarus because of their ugly appearances. Kronos later castrated Ouranos before cutting him to pieces. Ouranos then cursed Kronos, stating that his child would come to overthrow him just as he had. Not much is mentioned about Ouranos afterwards. In Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, Percy Jackson describes Ouranos to be tall and muscular with long dark hair and his skin changing depending on if it is day or night. In The Blood of Olympus, its revealed that like his wife Gaea and his son Kronos, his essence is scattered so much that he will never able to form a consciousness again. However, in The Hidden Oracle, Apollo states that he can see Ouranos' sleeping face in the sky.
- Phorcys – A primordial sea god and the brother and husband of Keto. In The Mark of Athena, he and Keto run an aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia which contains many rare sea monsters. Following a "VIP" tour, Phorcys traps Percy and Frank (who had turned into a golden koi fish) in a tank to fight each other. This attracts the attention of Gleeson Hedge, who manages to break the glass tank as they escape promising to return and free the sea creatures that Phorcys has in captivity.
- Styx – The primordial river goddess of the same name. Taking oaths under Styx' name binds people into a contract; breaching them will mean consequences, oftentimes misery, for them. While multiple people have sworn under Styx' name, Styx herself does not appear until The Dark Prophecy, where she appears in Apollo's vision threatening him with punishment for breaking his oath of not playing music or practicing archery until he regains his immortality. In The Tower of Nero, she appears to Apollo after he defeats Python and asks if he has learned his lesson. Apollo finally realizes that the constant disasters that he had attributed to Styx were actually caused by himself while she had only appeared to berate him for his recklessness in each case. Styx is pleased that Apollo has learned his lesson and vanishes, telling him to hold on to what he has learned.
- Tartarus – While Tartarus is the name of a location where the Titans were imprisoned, there is a primordial god by that name as well. Through Gaea, Tartarus fathered Typhon and the Giants. His real form is the whole Tartarus itself, but he personifies himself in a form that stands several feet tall with a face of a swirling vortex and a voice that makes it seem going inward, rather than outward. In The House of Hades, the personification of Tartarus appears in physical form where he makes a remark about Gaea's awakening. Annabeth and Percy fight Tartarus until Iapetus (Bob) and Damasen sacrifice themselves so that Percy and Annabeth can get out of Tartarus. In The Tower of Nero however, Nico comes to suspect that Iapetus at least survived and that he has been calling out to him from Tartarus for help. In The Sun and the Star, Nico and his boyfriend Will Solace learn that while both Iapetus and Damasen perished fighting Tartarus, they were allowed to regenerate rather than the primordial god destroying them utterly as was previously feared. Although Damasen is still reforming, Nico and Will manage to rescue Iapetus who has been imprisoned by Nyx within Tartarus.
Titans
The Titans are the children of Gaea and Ouranos. Most of them fought against the Gods during the Titanomachy which ended with the Gods winning. Among the featured Titans are:
- Kronos/Saturn – The king of the Titans, the Lord of Time, and the main antagonist of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. He is the father of all the elder Olympians, as well as Chiron. He fights with a scythe with a six-foot-long magical blade that can harm both gods and mortals and was used to dismember his father Ouranos.[6] Kronos is initially trapped in Tartarus, but eventually escapes to possess Luke Castellan. In this form, he personally leads the Titan army against Olympus. He is finally defeated by his own host, in fulfillment of the first Great Prophecy. However, Hermes states that Kronos can't be killed and is instead scattered so thin that he hopefully can never form a consciousness again, the same fate that later befalls his mother Gaea.[7] In The House of Hades, the Titan Koios echoes this, telling Bob that while bits and pieces of Kronos' essence still remain, it is nothing that can ever be put back together again even with the help of the healing powers of Tartarus on monsters. In Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Kronos is voiced by Robert Knepper. He was shown to have a gigantic, demonic body along with superhuman strength and the ability to use parts of his own body as projectile weapons. In the TV series, Kronos is voiced by Nick Boraine. His voice was heard in Percy's dreams.
- Rhea – The queen of the Titans, and the mother of the elder Olympians. Unlike Kronos, Rhea loved the children that she gave birth to and even kept Zeus from being eaten. Since Kronos' defeat, Rhea retreats to Upstate New York, but continues to keep in touch with her children. In The Hidden Oracle, Apollo learns that an oracle that Rhea created called the Grove of Dodona is the only one yet to be conquered by Nero. Rhea subsequently appears to Apollo to offer him advice. In The Chalice of the Gods, Zeus hosts a brunch for Rhea on Olympus, forcing Percy Jackson to sneak in and return Ganymede's chalice to him. It's mentioned that before the brunch, Rhea had not been on Olympus in a long time.
- Aigaios – The partner of Oceanus who assists in the Titans' War against Poseidon. In The Titan's Curse, Tyson reports that Aigaios protected the Princess Andromeda (a cruise ship carrying the Titan Army) from Poseidon's wrath.
- Atlas – The general of the Titan army. He is the father of Calypso and the five Hesperides, one of them being Zoë Nightshade, who is later disowned because she helped Hercules steal the golden apples. Atlas was imprisoned on the mountaintop of Mount Tamalpais near San Francisco, forever cursed to hold up the sky. He is extremely powerful and strong, even for a Titan. He served as the primary antagonist in The Titan's Curse, but is mocked by the other Titans in later books for his failure.[12] He does not participate in Kronos's final assault as Luke and Kronos opted not to release him for his failure.[7]
- Helios/Sol – The Titan of the Sun and the grandfather of Medea. In The Titan's Curse, Apollo mentions that Helios and Selene faded when the Romans took over and his role was given to him. In The Burning Maze, Medea summons her grandfather from the depths of Tartarus so that she can absorb his power alongside the essence of Apollo and make Caligula the new God of the Sun. Helios is summoned again to fight Apollo, Piper, and Meg. When Medea is defeated, Helios goes supernova. When Apollo encounters Helios in the burning maze, Apollo promises to free him from Medea's control in exchange that he lets them pass. After Piper kills Medea and frees Helios from his prison, Apollo persuades Helios to hold his rage and finally rest while planning to keep his memories alive.
- Hyperion – Titan of the East. Hyperion is the father of Helios and Selene, the Titans of the sun and moon, respectively. He appears in The Last Olympian, where he is clad in full golden armor and battles Percy. He has all the powers of the Sun. Grover Underwood traps Hyperion by turning him into a tree.[7] In The House of Hades, Hyperion is stopped from reforming in Tartarus by his brother Bob the Titan, his tree having apparently died which sent him back to Tartarus. He and Krios are seen later guarding the Doors of Death. Both are obliterated by the physical form of Tartarus as a show of power.
- Koios – Lord of the North. In The House of Hades, Koios is briefly seen in Tartarus. He mentions that his daughter Leto had been mistreated by Zeus after "she bore him those fine twins" (a reference to Apollo and Artemis). Percy describes Koios as having Apollo's smile and Artemis's eyes.
- Krios – The Titan of Stars and constellations and Lord of the South. Percy first sees Krios in a dream during The Last Olympian. He wears armor decorated with glowing stars. In The Lost Hero, Jason claims to have defeated Krios in single combat on Mount Othrys (located on Mount Tamalpais in San Francisco) at the same time of the events happening in The Last Olympian. In The House of Hades Krios is seen with Hyperion guarding the Doors of Death. Both of are obliterated by Tartarus's physical form.
- Leto - The mother of Apollo and Artemis. In The House of Hades, Koios suggests that she may have been destroyed and sent to Tartarus at some point as he expects her to have finally reformed by now which takes longer for the peaceful Titans. In The Dark Prophecy, Lester has a vision of Leto begging Zeus to lift Apollo's punishment and allow him to return to Mount Olympus. Zeus refuses stating that Apollo's real test is yet to come.
- Oceanus – The Titan of the Ocean. Oceanus is depicted as having the upper body of a muscular man with a long beard and horns and serpentine lower body. He did not fight the Olympians in the original Titanomachy. In The Last Olympian, he assaults Poseidon's forces underwater. Oceanus is incredibly powerful and his intense battle with Poseidon lasts for days and creates storms and tsunamis. After the defeat of Kronos, Oceanus escapes back to the depths of the ocean.[7]
- Prometheus – The Titan of Forethought. Like Oceanus, Prometheus prefers to fight for the more powerful side. He supported the Olympians in the first Titanomachy, but joins with Kronos in the second in part because of Zeus's cruel punishment for Prometheus's gift of fire to mankind and a foresight that the Titans would win. This punishment ended only with the Hero Hercules, a fact Prometheus uses to justify his claims to love Heroes. He is sent to negotiate Percy and Thalia's surrender during the Battle of Manhattan, offering them the spirit of Elpis (goddess of hope). He flees after Kronos's defeat, sending a list of excuses to Mount Olympus. Hermes tells Percy that if Prometheus is smart, he won't show his face again for another few centuries.[7]
- Selene/Luna - The Titan of the Moon and the sister of Helios. In The Titan's Curse, Apollo mentions that due to the neglect of the Romans, Helios and Selene were eventually forced to give up their roles to Apollo and Artemis before the two eventually faded from existence. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Apollo is surprised to learn that Ida is a legacy or descendant of Luna due to his belief that the Titan had faded long ago. However, Apollo remembers that he'd thought the same thing about Helios whom he had recently encountered in the Labyrinth after Medea had resurrected the Titan.
Gigantes
The Gigantes (also called the Great Giants) are giant-like beings that were made by Gaea and Tartarus to overthrow Olympus. They were previously defeated by the gods and Heracles during the Giantomachy. Each was meant to oppose a specific god. They can only be defeated by a god and demigod working together. Most of the Gigantes are described as being very tall with dragon-like legs and shaggy hair.
- Alcyoneus – A 40 ft. Gigantes with rust-colored legs whom Hazel Levesque almost resurrects during World War II. Hazel sacrifices herself to stop his resurrection, but she only delays it until the 1980s. Alcyoneus eventually rises in The Son of Neptune. He is invincible as long as he remains in his homeland which after his resurrection is Alaska. Frank, Hazel, and Arion drag him into Canada where Alcyoneus is decapitated by Hazel after being made vulnerable. He is the bane of Hades/Pluto.
- Clytius – A 20 ft. Gigantes with ash-colored legs. He opposes Hecate. Clytius appears in The House of Hades. He guards the living side of the Doors of Death in Epirus. He is defeated by Hecate, Jason, Leo, Piper, Nico, Frank and Hazel.
- Damasen – A 20 ft. peaceful Gigantes with red legs who appears in The House of Hades. He had been made to oppose Ares/Mars. Damasen had been exiled to Tartarus as he was peaceful not violent and for refusing to take part in the ancient fight against the gods and Hercules. Percy and Annabeth encounter him in Tartarus when Iapetus (Bob) brings them to his lair. When the personification of Tartarus arrives near the Doors of Death, Damasen confronts him with Iapetus so that Percy and Annabeth can escape back to the living world. In The Tower of Nero, Iapetus is believed to have survived his presumed demise and is calling out to Nico for help, suggesting that Damasen may have survived as well. In The Sun and the Star, it's revealed that both Iapetus and Damasen were killed in their fight with Tartarus. However, while Iapetus has reformed and is rescued by Nico and his boyfriend Will, Damasen is still regenerating over a year later and the demigods can't find any sign of him as a result, although they spend the night in his abandoned hut.
- Enceladus – A 30 ft. Gigantes with green legs. Enceladus was the first Giant to be reawakened in the Heroes of Olympus series. He opposes Athena/Minerva. In The Lost Hero, Enceladus is killed by Jupiter and Jason as the Giants can only be killed by a god and Hero working together. In The House of Hades, Enceladus re-enters the world through the Doors of Death. He is presumably killed once again during the final battle in The Blood of Olympus.
- Ephialtes and Otis – Twin 12 ft. Gigantes that look somewhat more human than most of their brothers since they each have two snakes for legs, which are usually hidden under their black pants. They both oppose Dionysus/Bacchus. Ephialtes and Otis are awakened in The Mark of Athena by Gaea. Ephialtes and Otis manage to capture Nico and were tasked by Gaea to kill all demigods of prophecy but two, whom they are to bring to her. They fight Jason and Percy who defeat them with the help of Bacchus. In The House of Hades, Ephialtes and Otis return to the living world through the Doors of Death. They are presumably killed once again during the final battle in The Blood of Olympus. In The Sun and the Star, they briefly appear in a flashback to when they captured Nico inside Tartarus.
- Hippolytos – The 30 ft. Messenger of the Gigantes with orange legs. He opposes Hermes/Mercury. Hippolytos makes a minor appearance in The Blood of Olympus.
- Mimas – The 25 ft. Gigantes with charcoal-colored legs. He opposes Hephaestus/Vulcan. Mimas makes a minor appearance in The Blood of Olympus, where he tries to kill Annabeth Chase and Piper McLean but he is killed instead with the help of Phobos.
- Orion – A 20 ft. Gigantes who opposes Apollo and Artemis/Diana. In The Heroes of Olympus, Orion is sent by Gaea to hunt down Nico, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, and Gleeson Hedge throughout their journey of bringing the Athena Parthenos from Greece to New York in attempt to stop the two camps from destroying each other. He nearly catches them numerous times, but they either shadow travel away before he has the chance or are saved by allies (such as the Hunters of Artemis and the Amazons). Orion murders countless Hunters and Amazons, including Phoebe, but escapes with his life. With the help of Athena and her mother Bellona, Reyna killed Orion by strangling him with her cloak which Athena had infused with a part of her shield Aegis.
- Periboia – The female Princess of the Gigantes who is Porphyrion's daughter. She opposes Aphrodite/Venus. Periboia appears in The Blood of Olympus.
- Polybotes – A 30 ft. Gigantes with Komodo dragon-like legs. He opposes Poseidon/Neptune and can turn water to poison. Polybotes attempts to destroy Camp Jupiter in The Son of Neptune with an army of monsters. He is killed by Percy and Terminus. He expresses a particular desire to capture Percy and make him watch as he kills Poseidon. In The House of Hades, Polybotes returns to the living world through the Doors of Death and later succeeds in convincing the goddess Kymopoleia in joining the giants. However, he was once again defeated by Jason Grace and Kymopoleia herself after Jason convinced her to turn sides.
- Porphyrion – The 40 ft. King of the Gigantes with green legs that are described to be the same color as lima beans. He opposes Zeus/Jupiter. Awakened in The Lost Hero, Porphyrion fights Jason and his friends. Hera forces him to retreat, but can't kill him as only a god and a demigod together can kill a giant. He is killed by Jason and Zeus in The Blood of Olympus.
- Thoon – A shriveled wizened Gigantes with white legs. He opposes the Fates. Thoon makes an appearance in The Blood of Olympus. During the final battle, he is beaten to death by the Fates themselves with clubs which Jason notes is a scary sight.
Demigods
The following demigod characters all have one parent who is a Greek or Roman god (or, more rarely, a Titan), while the other parent is a mortal human. It is common for these "half-bloods", as they are known, to grow up unaware that they are not entirely human. They are frequently referred to by gods and other mythological beings as "mortals".
- Alabaster Torrington – A 16-year-old English American demigod son of Hecate, Alabaster appears in the short story "Son of Magic" in The Demigod Diaries. Due to being Hecate's son, he is the half-brother of the murderous monster Lamia. Alabaster allied with Kronos during the Titan War in The Last Olympian and was sent into exile after the Titan War after refusing to stay at Camp Half-Blood. He claims to have led his siblings to their deaths during the war against the Olympians. Alabaster's powers include the ability to cast protection spells for himself, the ability to track other people, the ability to remove a spell from another person, and the ability to control the Mist, which allows him the ability to manipulate the memories and perceptions of those who cannot see through it.[16] Alabaster is the only canon demigod in any of the series to not be created by Rick Riordan and was instead created by Rick's son Haley.
- Alice Miyazawa – A teenage Japanese American daughter of Hermes. She is a close friend of Julia, and the two are never far from one another. Chiron states that she and Julia have taken over the Stoll brothers' knack for mischief, following Travis' enrollment in college and Connor's sudden reservement that it caused. The two girls harbor a crush on Apollo.
- Austin Lake – A teenage (approximately 14-year-old) African-American son of Apollo. His mother, Latricia Lake, is a music professor at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio whose music theory class Apollo once took. He first appears in The Last Olympian, where he is seen fighting alongside his brothers and sisters of the Apollo Cabin. He serves as a major character in The Hidden Oracle, where his and Kayla's abductions in the woods by Nero prompt Apollo to rescue them. In The Tower of Nero, he participates in the final battle with the Roman emperor Nero. Austin's main power is a form of musical audiokinesis. He can use his musical abilities to heal (via his singing voice) and put curses on (Austin is able to put week-long curses on people that make them only able to talk in rhyming couplets) others and possesses an aptitude for music higher than even most his fellow children of Apollo. Miles mainly plays jazz music and is an excellent saxophone player who is also proficient (though not to the same extent) at the violin.[11] In addition to his musical abilities, Austin, like many children of Apollo, is very skilled at archery.
- Bianca di Angelo – A twelve-year-old daughter of Hades and the older sister of Nico. Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Thalia rescue her and Nico along with the help of the Hunters of Artemis from Westover Hall and the manticore Dr. Thorn. She becomes a Hunter of Artemis, whom she attempts to rescue in The Titan's Curse, alongside Percy Jackson, Grover Underwood, Thalia Grace, and Zoë Nightshade. She sacrifices herself to save the group from a mechanical prototype of Talos. Nico tries to summon Bianca from the dead many times but only meets her when Percy comes. In The Son of Neptune, she tries for rebirth on the Isle of the Blest. In The Sun and the Star, Hades arranges for Bianca's spirit to appear to Nico in a dream along with her and Nico's mother Maria to give Nico closure on the loss of his family.
- Billie Ng – A daughter of Demeter. In The Hidden Oracle, Billie is the only demigod of the Demeter cabin left in the winter season after the disappearance of her counselor, Miranda, until the arrival of Meg. She points out Meg's parentage during her claiming, in which a sickle and grain, symbols of Demeter, glow above her head.
- Bobby – A caregiver of Camp Jupiter's war elephant Hannibal, first mentioned in The Son of Neptune. His Olympian parent is unknown. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Bobby becomes a zombie due to attacks of eurynomos, and is killed by his friend Lavinia Asimov.
- Butch Walker – The head counselor of the Iris cabin at Camp Half-Blood. He and Annabeth bring Jason, Piper, and Leo to the camp at the beginning of The Lost Hero. He is bald and muscular, with a tattoo of a rainbow on his upper arm. In The Chalice of the Gods, he is mentioned to be from Minnestoa and is at home and thus unable to help Percy, Annabeth and Grover to meet his mother.
- Castor – A son of Dionysus and the twin brother of Pollux (both of whom are named after the Gemini). He is killed in The Battle of the Labyrinth when he was stabbed by a demigod allied with Kronos.
- Cecil Markowitz – A son of Hermes. In The Blood of Olympus, he is a part of the team sent to sabotage Camp Jupiter's onagers. In The Hidden Oracle, Cecil is the first to be kidnapped by Nero and strapped to a crucifix to be sacrificed to burn the Grove of Dodona, although Apollo and Meg manage to save him.
- Charles Beckendorf – A son of Hephaestus and the head counselor of the Hephaestus cabin before he died and was replaced by Jake Mason. Like his father, he is a master smith. He is African American. He was in a relationship with Silena Beauregard, a daughter of Aphrodite, and is described as Mrs. O'Leary the hellhound's best friend next to Percy. He dies during an assault on the Princess Andromeda with Percy in the beginning The Last Olympian, around the age of 18. He had plans to attend NYU in the fall. After death, his ghost is visited by Nico in the Underworld where he is waiting for Silena to join him. When Silena dies during the Battle of Manhattan, her last word is Beckendorf's name, suggesting that she sees him in Elysium and that they are reunited in the afterlife.
- Chiara Benvenuti – A daughter of Tyche. She is Italian and indulges in the language when she curses, which Apollo understands much to his dismay. She has a rivalry with Damien, but is shown to be close friends otherwise. Apollo has more than once expressed his interest on her, though he does it with Damien also.
- Chris Rodriguez – A teenage Hispanic-American son of Hermes.[17] After never being claimed by Hermes, Chris turned against the Olympians and initially sided with Kronos. He first appears in The Sea of Monsters and appears on Luke's yacht The Andromeda and is sent on a quest to the Labyrinth to find an entrance to Camp Half-Blood. While inside the Labyrinth, Chris was driven insane by the Ghost King Minos, but is rescued by Clarisse (who has feelings for him) and is taken back to Camp-Half Blood. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, Dionysus uses his powers to restore Chris' sanity and Chris begins dating Clarisse after the two bond when she takes care of him during his recovery from the Labyrinth. In The Last Olympian, Chris fights with Clarisse and the rest of the camp in the Battle of Manhattan.[7] Chris is noted to be a very capable fighter, having been selected by Kronos' forces to travel through the highly dangerous and complex Labyrinth alone and being one of the best fighters at the Battle of Manhattan. Chris likely possesses the standard abilities of a child of Hermes and is specifically known to have the ability of clauditiskinesis, or the ability to sense and control the internal structure of any lock he comes across, even being able to manipulate a lock telepathically if he concentrates hard enough. In the film adaption of Sea of Monsters, Chris Rodriguez is portrayed by Grey Damon. In the TV series, he is portrayed by Andrew Alvarez.[18]
- Clovis – The lead counselor of the Hypnos cabin. In The Lost Hero, Annabeth consults him regarding Jason's memory loss. In The Blood of Olympus, Nico sends a dream message to him to contact Thalia Grace.
- Connor Stoll – Connor and his brother Travis serve as lead counselors of the Hermes cabin after Luke's departure. The Stolls are known to be crafty and mischievous, like their father.[12] They are tall and thin, with stringy brown hair. Both survive the Titan war. In The Hidden Oracle, Connor becomes the sole counselor due to Travis attending college, something that he still has not gotten over with. He picks on Meg after the latter pokes him in the eyes.
- Dakota – A son of Bacchus at Camp Jupiter known for his borderline-addiction to extra-sugary red Kool-Aid. He was both a centurion of the Fifth Cohort and a senator, known for often being on a sugar high. Despite his frequent states of hyperactivity, Dakota is still often shown to be a capable leader and friend in both, such as being one of the first people to accept Percy into life at Camp Jupiter instead of treating him with contempt and suspicion and being one of the first Roman officers to defy Octavian's orders in The Blood of Olympus and choosing to side with Reyna and her attempts to de-escalate the conflict between Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter. In The Tyrant's Tomb, he is mortally wounded during the Battle of San Francisco Bay and later dies of his injuries. His funeral pyre is scented with Kool-Aid in honor of his love for it. In The Sun and the Star, Will Solace fondly remembers Dakota clumsily trying to help out in the infirmary after the final battle with Gaea. Dakota possessed the standard abilities of a child of Bacchus, such as chlorokinesis (the ability control plants) and the ability to either induce or cure madness in an individual and is a excellent fighter, holding his own against Jason Grace.
- Damien White – A son of Nemesis. He has a heated rivalry with Chiara Benvenuti, although Apollo hints that the two are in a relationship at the end of The Hidden Oracle.
- Drew Tanaka – The lead counselor of the Aphrodite cabin, succeeding Silena, in The Lost Hero. She bullies and controls her cabin members with her power of charmspeak, leading Piper to successfully challenge her for the lead counselor position. She appears in The Serpent's Shadow of The Kane Chronicles where she attends the same private high school as Egyptian magician Sadie Kane and bullies and harasses her. During a school dance, she unknowingly meets the Egyptian god Anubis, leaving her stuttering "oh my gods" repeatedly as she jealously watches Anubis and Sadie dance with each other.
- Ellis Wakefield – A son of Ares. In The Hidden Oracle. he is the second demigod to be kidnapped by Nero in the woods of Camp Half-Blood. Apollo later frees him and the others.
- Ethan Nakamura – A son of Nemesis, Ethan fights with Kronos and the Titans but begins to rethink his position. In The Last Olympian, he learns Percy's Achilles weak spot, but instead of killing him, Ethan turns on Kronos. However, his attack fails and Kronos kills him. Before he falls to his death 500 feet from Olympus, Ethan tells Percy that none of the bad blood that led to the war would have been caused if the minor gods had thrones on Olympus.[7]
- Georgina – A maybe daughter of Apollo who was adopted by Hemithea and Josephine and raised at the Waystation. At age seven, she started to show signs of her father's powers when the Oracle of Trophonius entranced her. She was kidnapped by Commodus before the events of The Dark Prophecy. Apollo frees her and realizes that she might be a daughter he does not know about.
- Gwendolyn (Gwen) – A centurion of the Fifth Cohort at Camp Jupiter. Gwendolyn is killed in The Son of Neptune but comes back to life because of Thanatos's capture. Her return prompts Mars to appear at Camp Jupiter and explain the circumstances of Thanatos's absence. She retires as centurion the day after because she decided to attend the college in New Rome and was replaced by Frank Zhang. It's suggested that her death was because she was murdered by Octavian, but this is never confirmed.
- Harley – A son of Hephaestus, first seen in The Lost Hero. He is eight years old at the time of The Hidden Oracle, but very muscular. Harley has been trying to locate Leo, his older half-brother, with a magical beacon ever since his disappearance in the aftermath of the Second Gigantomachy.[11]
- Holly and Laurel Victor – Holly and Laurel are a pair of sisters and daughters of Nike. As per their upbringing, they are very competitive and refuse to be made second, hence why they are placed as co-counselors of the Nike's cabin, otherwise, as Kayla puts it "they would've taken over the camp by now and proclaimed a dictatorship". Apollo describes them as looking like the "gorgeous, ferociously athletic African nymphs" that he and Artemis used to hang out with at Lake Tritonis.
- Jacob – Jacob is the legion Aquilifer (which is an eagle bearer) of Camp Jupiter. His godly parent is unknown. In The Tyrant's Tomb, he is killed during the Battle of San Francisco Bay.
- Jake Mason – Jake becomes the head of the Hephaestus cabin after Beckendorf's death in The Last Olympian.[7] He is severely injured during the Hephaestus's cabin's attempt to tame the bronze dragon later named Festus. In The Lost Hero, he steps down and gives the lead counselor position to Leo, after Leo finds Hephaestus's bunker in the woods. In The Sun and the Star, it's revealed that he came out as LGBTQ after Nico publicly came out as gay.
- Jason – Not to be confused with Jason Grace or the mythical Jason, he is a demigod briefly mentioned in The Titan's Curse, being instructed by Thalia to team with Silena Beauregard and Laurel during capture the flag. His godly parent is unknown.
- Julia Feingold – A daughter of Hermes. Like her best friend, Alice, she harbors a crush on Apollo.
- Katie Gardner – The head counselor for Demeter's cabin at Camp Half-Blood after the war with the Titans. Katie strongly dislikes the Stoll brothers, who once put chocolate Easter bunnies on the Demeter cabin's grass roof.[15]
- Kayla Knowles – A daughter of Apollo first mentioned in The Last Olympian carrying out the orders of Michael Yew. She is a major character in The Hidden Oracle, and is abducted by Nero. Kayla's mortal father is a Canadian archery coach named Darren Knowles. Kayla's inherited gift is archery.[11]
- Lacy – Lacy is a daughter of Aphrodite who befriends Piper in The Lost Hero. She also appears in The Kane Chronicles. Lacy and Drew Tanaka appear in The Kane Chronicles, where Lacy is familiar with main character Sadie Kane.
- Larry – A senator at Camp Jupiter and a member of either the First or Second Cohort.
- Laurel – Laurel is only mentioned in The Titan's Curse. Because of circumstances around her mention, she may be a daughter of Aphrodite.
- Lee Fletcher – Lee was the head of Apollo cabin. He leads a team to attack a dragon threatening the camp. He is killed by a giant in The Battle of the Labyrinth.[6]
- Lavinia Asimov - Lavinia is the daughter of Terpsichore, Muse of Dance, and likes to hike. She is promoted to centurion of the Fifth Cohort at the end of The Tyrant's Tomb where she plays a vital role in the Battle of San Francisco Bay.
- Leila – Leila is a daughter of Ceres and a centurion of the Fourth Cohort. In The Blood of Olympus, she and the rest of her cohort defect to Reyna's side once the latter arrives at Long Island.
- Lou Ellen Blackstone – Lou Ellen is a daughter of Hecate in The Lost Hero. She is known for playing magical tricks on fellow campers. In The Blood of Olympus, she is part of the team that sabotages the Roman onagers, using her control over the Mist to help hide the team from their enemies.
- Malcolm Pace – Malcolm Pace is the assistant counselor of the Athena cabin under Annabeth Chase.[7] In The Sun and the Star, it's revealed that he came out as LGBTQ after Nico publicly came out as gay.
- Michael Kahale – A son of Venus and a centurion of the First Cohort at Camp Jupiter. Michael is Native Hawaiian. Michael is one of Camp Jupiter's greatest fighters and possesses the powers of amokinesis (which allows him to control love, lust, and beauty), beauty radiation (this ability is shown to actually be a major asset in battle and combat as it prohibits his enemies from attacking him even to counter his own attacks), and most notably superhuman strength, with Reyna noting that his strength is on a comparable level to both a Laistrygonian Giant and a Cyclops. Michael is shown to be very loyal to Octavian due to the latter being his sponsor, although he is shown to often be conflicted in complying with Octavian's more questionable decisions, a reluctance that increases as Octavian's actions bring Camp Jupiter closer and closer to war and unnecessarily jeopardizes the safety of both camps. In The Blood of Olympus, he reluctantly follows Octavian's order to attack Camp Half-Blood, but his loyalty to Octavian finally ends when he chooses to allow Octavian to die when the latter ignites an onager with his feet being tangled with it. In The Tyrant's Tomb, he is said to have been sent on a failed quest to stop the emperors' yachts, although it is currently unknown if he lived or died. He is later mentioned by Will in The Sun and the Stars, when Will recalls that he, Nico, and Michael did not attempt to stop Octavian from accidentally getting himself killed, although Will does not mention if nor does he imply that Michael is either alive or dead.
- Michael Varus – A son of Janus and a former praetor of Camp Jupiter in the 1970s. He was killed by Alcyoneus during an expedition in Alaska and the eagle of Camp Jupiter was stolen with him. This tarnished the reputation of Varus' cohort, the Fifth, which was not recovered until Jason's promotion to praetor over three decades later. Varus' ghost appears to attack Percy in The Son of Neptune and again in The Blood of Olympus where he confronts Jason with his mother's mania and then mortally wounds him with an imperial gold sword.
- Michael Yew – Michael Yew succeeds Lee Fletcher as head of the Apollo cabin. He is described as very short, with a face that reminds Percy of a ferret. In The Demigod Files, in an interview with Clarisse, she mentions that she would want to pulverize Michael, thus stating that they are enemies. He is an excellent archer like most of Apollo's children and uses sonic arrows which were given to him by his father. He was presumed killed after leading a group of demigods in the fight against Kronos's army; Percy found his bow, but not his body.[7] In The House of Hades, he's mentioned as having died. In The Sun and the Star, Michael appears to Will in a nightmare of the Battle of Manhattan caused by Nyx.
- Miranda Gardiner – Miranda is second in command of the Demeter cabin in The Lost Hero. She assumes the head counselor's duties in the winter when Katie Gardner hibernates.[citation needed] In The Hidden Oracle, Miranda is the third to be kidnapped during Nero's spree in luring Apollo, which greatly disturbs Chiron due to her important status as counselor, though Apollo manages to rescue her. She is dating Sherman.
- Mitchell – Mitchell is a son of Aphrodite who is a friend of Piper in The Lost Hero.
- Nyssa Barrera – Nyssa is a daughter of Hephaestus. She meets Leo in The Lost Hero. She is mentioned on several occasions in the beginning and end of The Lost Hero. She also helps plan out Harley's Three-Legged Death Race in The Hidden Oracle.
- Olujime – Olujime, also known as Jamie (and Jimmy in the eBook edition), is a demigod that worked as a mercenary for Commodus in The Dark Prophecy. Olujime is a young Yoruban Nigerian man, with his heritage being shown through his usage of the Yoruban and Hausan martial arts Gidigbo and Dambe. Jamie is a graduate student at Indiana University, where he is studying to earn his graduate degree in accounting, with it being revealed that the reason he began working as a mercenary for Commodus was to financially support himself. Sometime after becoming a mercenary, Olujime had a falling out with his employer which led to Commodus imprisoning Jamie out of fear of the latter betraying him. Jamie would turn against Commodus when he was freed from his prison by Apollo and assisted Apollo in defending the Waystation. Through his turning on his former employer and his subsequent interactions with Apollo, Olujime is shown to ultimately be a good and kind man who was simply down on his luck and redeems himself by helping in the defense of the Waystation. Jamie states that he has an unnamed girlfriend, much to the dismay of Apollo, whom had grown attracted to him. Jamie is notable for being the first demigod to appear in the series to not be Greek, Roman, or Norse (the Egyptian gods in the Kane Chronicles do not sire children with mortals, therefore there are no Egyptian demigods in the continuity of the series) and is instead a Yoruban demigod with powers of electrokinesis, which are revealed when he uses in the battle of the Wavestation. Due to their shared abilities of electrokinesis Olujime's fighting style reminds Apollo of the fighting styles of Zeus and/or Jupiter, although his usage of Yoruban and Hausan/non-Greco Roman martial arts and fighting styles, along with the different coloration of Olujime's electric powers and the electric powers of Zeus's children (The powers of Zeus and his children are consistently depicted as bright gold, while the powers of Olujime are depicted as having a red coloration) make Apollo and Zeus daughter Talia Grace recognize that Jamie is not a demigod of Greek or Roman origin and is instead from a separate pantheon entirely. Olujime's exact godly parentage is unknown, but it is very likely that he is the son of the Yoruban Orisha Shango, who in the Yoruban religion has control over thunder, electricity, and lightning. Additionally tying Jamie to Shango are the red coloring of his powers, with red being a color often associated with Shango, their common usage of an ax, and the red and white necklace that Olujime wears (white, liked red, is another color associated with Shango).
- Paolo Montes – A son of Hebe from Camp Half Blood who first appears in The Hidden Oracle. He is Afro-Brazilian and speaks mainly in Brazilian Portuguese, but understands English. In addition to the standard youth manipulation powers that a child of Hebe possesses, Paolo has vitakinesis power that enable him to heal himself from incredibly gruesome injuries, to the extent that he is shown to be capable of mending numerous amputated limbs back to full functioning capacity in a short time. Paolo again appears in Camp Half-Blood Confidential with his fellow campers discussing curses. He is briefly mentioned in The Sun & Stars by Will Solace, where Will mentions that he still attends Camp Half-Blood and was one of the demigods inspired by Nico coming out.
- Pollux – A son of Dionysus and the twin brother of Castor (both of whom are named after the Gemini). He survives the war against the Titans, though his brother dies in The Battle of the Labyrinth.[7]
- Pranjal - A son of Asclepius who works as Camp Jupiter's healer. In The Tyrant's Tomb, he and Meg gather Buster's horn shavings as one of the ingredients for a medicine to heal Apollo's stomach cut. However, he is unable to cure the god's zombie infection and he can only help by keeping it at bay for a while.
- Sherman Yang – A son of Ares who was left in the care of his cabin as Clarisse, the counselor, is attending university. He marks Meg for target after the latter kicks him in the crotch, together with Connor. Like the other children of Ares, he is easily provoked. He is dating Miranda. In The Tower of Nero, Apollo sees him negotiating the spoils of war with the leader of the trogs following the defeat of Triumvirate Holdings.
- Silena Beauregard – The head of the Aphrodite cabin for most of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. She is kind to Percy and befriends Clarisse La Rue after giving the other girl advice about her first relationship. She served as a spy for Kronos within Camp Half-Blood, but wanted to quit when her actions led to the death of her boyfriend Charles Beckendorf. Luke Castellan blackmails her into continuing as a spy. In The Last Olympian, she redeems herself by disguising herself as Clarisse and leading the Ares cabin into battle against the Titans. She dies a Hero's death and is given a funeral at camp.[7] In The Lightning Thief musical, she is portrayed by Carrie Compere.
- Travis Stoll – Travis and his brother Connor serve as lead counselors of the Hermes cabin after Luke's departure. The Stolls are known to be crafty and mischievous, like their father.[12] He and his brother survive the Titan war.[7] In The Hidden Oracle, he is shown to have gone to college, leaving his brother at camp.
- Valentina Diaz – A daughter of Aphrodite and the only member of her cabin left during winter season in The Hidden Oracle.
Historic demigods
Different historic people are mentioned to have Greek Gods as their parents or are otherwise involved with the series. Among the known historical demigods are:
- Alfred Hitchcock – The son of an unknown god. Alfred is mentioned when Percy Jackson and Will Solace arrive at the Plaza Hotel. It says that the Plaza attracted many famous demigods over the years, such as the Beatles and Alfred Hitchcock.
- Amelia Earhart – The daughter of Zeus. In The Sea of Monsters, Annabeth Chase mentions Amelia when talking to Circe. She was among the list of great female Heroes. In The Lost Hero, Aeolus mentions that he knocked Amelia Earhart out of the sky and that the gods still pester him about it while talking to Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Leo Valdez in his fortress.
- Archimedes – Archimedes is the son of Hephaestus, credited with the creation of many modern machines and an accurate approximation of pi. He is in modern times considered one of the best-known and one of the greatest of Hephaestus' children. It is the wish among many of Archimedes' modern-day siblings to find the lost works of Archimedes. During the Second Punic War, Archimedes was killed by a Roman guard working for General Marcus Claudius Marcellus who had given specific orders not to harm Archimedes. While searching for Nico with Frank Zhang and Hazel Levesque in Rome as seen in The Mark of Athena, Leo Valdez recovered the lost works of Archimedes. He uses them to destroy the eidolons, possessive spirits working for Gaea. He planned to take them to Bunker 9 at Camp Half-Blood to study them further. With Archimedes' works, Leo hoped to save Camp Half-Blood from the Roman forces from Camp Jupiter. Subsequently, Leo is seen to have adapted some of them for use on the Argo II in The Blood of Olympus as well as his own personal use.
- Banastre Tarleton – A demigod son of Bellona who participated in the Battle of Waxhaws. According to Reyna, Tarleton ignored the Colonial leader Abraham Buford's white flag and his forces massacred Buford's men. It is also mentioned that he was one of many Roman demigods who fought for the British during the American Revolution while the Greeks fought for the colonists.
- Blackbeard – The son of Ares, who was a notorious English pirate during the early 18th century. Instead of dying in his famous last stand, his ship landed on Circe's island where he and his crew were turned into guinea pigs for several hundred years. In The Sea of Monsters, Edward Teach is seen in guinea pig form. While on a quest, Annabeth Chase used Hermes' multivitamins to turn all of the guinea pigs back into humans. Along with his crew, he began to chase after Circe while Percy and Annabeth escaped with their pirate ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge. In The Son of Neptune, Reyna reveals that Blackbeard and his pirates took over the island and enslaved Reyna and her sister before they managed to escape.
- Frédéric Bartholdi – The son of Athena who designed the Statue of Liberty. In The Demigod Files story titled The Stolen Chariot, Percy Jackson mentions Frédéric Bartholdi to Clarisse La Rue. According to what Annabeth Chase had told Percy, Bartholdi designed the Statue of Liberty as a representation of his mother Athena.
- George Washington – A son of Athena and the 1st President of the United States. In The Lightning Thief, George Washington is mentioned in the book as one of the few famous and successful demigods who survived outside of Camp Half-Blood and is depicted in one of the works displays during the Camp Half-Blood fireworks.
- Harriet Tubman – A daughter of Hermes and an abolitionist spy. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, Chiron states that Harriet once used many clear-sighted mortals on the Underground Railroad hinting that the Underground Railroad may have utilized the Labyrinth to help transport escaped slaves.
- Harry Houdini – The son of an unknown god who is a famous magician and escape artist. It is mentioned in The Lightning Thief that he, Orpheus, and Hercules have each been able to escape from the Underworld. A Nereid said that Houdini "could escape even the depths of Tartarus."
- Jack London – The son of Mercury and author of The Call of the Wild. He was mentioned in The Lost Hero as the architect of the Wolf House where Lupa judges the newly arrived demigods to see if they are worthy of being trained at Camp Jupiter.
- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain – The son of an unknown god and a soldier in the American Civil War. In The Sea of Monsters, Chamberlain is mentioned by Chiron when talking to Percy Jackson after having rescued him and his friends from the Princess Andromeda.
- Louis XIV – The son of Apollo and a king of France. In The Hidden Oracle, Louis is mentioned by Apollo when talking about his children.
- Peter Stuyvesant - The son of Hecate and the Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland. In Wrath of the Triple Goddess, he leads a ghostly army on Halloween night before being banished by Percy and Annabeth.
- Thomas Faynor – The son of Hephaestus. He is mentioned as being the last child of Hephaestus to be able to create and control fire before Leo Valdez. Faynor accidentally started the Great Fire of London in 1666 after losing control of his powers.
- William H. Seward – The son of Hebe and a former Governor of New York. During the Battle of Manhattan in The Last Olympian, Annabeth Chase activated a statue of William H. Seward in Madison Square Park. It was the first statue she activated. It was a celestial bronze statue on a red marble pedestal. The William Seward statue was sitting on a chair, legs crossed, wearing an old-fashioned suit and a bow tie and long coattails. Books were piled under his chair, and he held a writing quill in one hand, big metal sheet of parchment in the other. The statue was one of many that Daedalus had created, to either attack or defend the Olympian gods, depending on which he needed to do to survive. He continued waking the other automatons as he was instructed to do.
- William Shakespeare – The son of Apollo, and one of the rotating members of the Judgement Pavilion.
- William Tecumseh Sherman – A son of Ares who fought in the American Civil War. In The Mark of Athena, William Sherman was mentioned by Coach Hedge when he and the seven arrived in Atlanta calling him Frank Zhang's half-brother and mistaking the son of Mars as Greek.
Legacies
The following are mentioned not as direct children of the Olympians, but as grandchildren, great-grandchildren, or the like:
- Bryce Lawrence – A legacy of Orcus. In The Blood of Olympus, Bryce is seen by Reyna in a dream. Despite being banished from Camp Jupiter by Reyna years ago for having killed his own centurion, Octavian allows him to return turning a blind eye to his cruelty towards the rest of his fellow cohort when he first joined the legion. He is given his probatio necklace and is assigned to the Fifth Cohort. In South Carolina, Bryce overhears Reyna's story of killing her father, and tries to capture her and take her to Octavian to charge her with the crime of patricide. He then is turned into a ghost by Nico and forced into the Underworld.
- Emily Zhang – Frank's mother, a Canadian Forces soldier who died in Afghanistan. She is descended from Periclymenus, a grandson of Poseidon, which imbues her with the ability to shapeshift.
- Grandma Zhang – Emily's mother, also with her family's gift. She believes Frank should spend more time studying his Chinese heritage. Her fate is unknown after a monster attack destroys her home, but it's suggested that she may have managed to escape by shapeshifting into a bird.
- Julia – A little girl who is the descendant of an unspecified god. In The Son of Neptune, she works as Terminus' helper at the security checkpoints at the New Rome town line. She often hides playfully underneath Terminus' statue base. Her parents died in The Tyrant's Tomb and Terminus adopted her in the end of the book.
- Octavian – Octavian is ambitious and cunning. He describes himself a descendant of Apollo in The Son of Neptune but Rachel calls him "son of Apollo" in The Mark of Athena. He reads the auguries for Camp Jupiter. He is thin and blonde. He is also said to "look eighteen but could probably pass as younger". After seeing Octavian and Will Solace - a son of Apollo - together, Nico describes Octavian as a watered-down, unhealthy version of Will - like a photo that had been copied too many times and without anything that makes a child of Apollo special. After Jason Grace disappears, he campaigns to succeed to Jason's position as praetor. He is suspicious of the amnesic Percy Jackson when he arrives at Camp Jupiter, deducing he is a Greek demigod, rather than Roman by calling him graceus, the Latin for "greek", mocking him and attempting to undermine his quest. It is also implied that he murders Gwen, the centurion of the Fifth Cohort. However, Gwen is quickly resurrected due to the Doors of Death being open. When demigods from Camp Half-Blood arrive at Camp Jupiter, Octavian declares the Greeks invaders and urges the Romans to fight them off, believing the Greeks to be in league with Gaea. His warmongering escalates further in The House of Hades where he violates direct orders from Reyna not to attack Camp Half-Blood after leaving for her quest to get the Athena Parthenos back to Long Island, leaving him in command of the Legion. Apollo himself shows disgust towards Octavian and his actions later on, although Zeus suggests that Apollo may have encouraged Octavian. As time goes on, Octavian's actions and behavior grow more and more insane and he eventually declares himself Pontifex Maximus. In The Blood of Olympus, he leads a siege of Camp Half-Blood with an army of Roman soldiers and allied monsters and onagers that, as revealed in The Hidden Oracle, came from the Three Emperors. Octavian's rule is eventually overthrown after a team from Camp Half-Blood sabotages his weapons and Reyna returns with the Athena Parthenos to restore order, supported by two of the legion's centurions. When Gaea rises, Octavian loses his mind completely and decides to launch an onager shot at the goddess. Nico and Will confront Octavian who fails to notice that his robes got caught in the firing ropes. Remembering Hades' wisdom that some deaths should not be prevented, Nico allows Octavian to fire, resulting in the insane Roman launching himself at the goddess as well. Octavian is killed in the explosion, but his actions are covered up and he is declared a Hero as his shot may have actually aided Leo Valdez in defeating the goddess. From Leo's perspective, he heard a comet shrieking like a little girl as it flew towards him, much to Leo's surprise and confusion. However, Nico is left worried that all he did by allowing Octavian to kill himself is to kill Leo, unaware that Leo was resurrected after the battle. In The Sun and the Star, Nico and Will both admit that they suffer from guilt over allowing Octavian to kill himself in such a manner and not trying to stop him.
Mythological figures
The following characters from Greek mythology appear in this series. Most of them are the direct children of gods or Titans, but a few are mortals with such great power that they are able to influence the realm of the gods.
- Achilles – The son of Thetis and Peleus. The ghost of Achilles appears briefly in The Last Olympian, warning Percy about the Curse of Achilles.
- Agamethus – The son of King Erginus and mortal half-brother of Trophonius. He was decapitated by Trophonius to spare the latter from being captured following a disastrous attempt to steal the riches of King Hyrieus. His headless ghost resurfaces to deliver baby Georgina to Hemithea and Josephine at the Waystation and later becomes a constant visitor of the sanctuary. Lacking a head, he speaks by arranging the letters of a Magic 8 Ball.
- Charon – The ferryman who carries the dead across the River Styx to the underworld. Percy and his friends meet him in The Lightning Thief. He also states he does not like being confused with the centaur Chiron. He likes Italian suits. In the film adaptation, Charon is played by Julian Richings. In the musical, Charon is portrayed by Carrie Compere. In the TV series, Charon is portrayed by Travis Woloshyn.
- Chrysaor – A half-giant who is the son of Medusa and Poseidon, the brother of Pegasus, and the father of Geryon. He is first mentioned in The Last Olympian when Percy and Annabeth go to see the Oracle of Delphi in the attic of the Big House. A pair of fuzzy dice is said to have been stolen from his car. In The Mark of Athena, Chrysaor and his crew attacked the Argo II in the Mediterranean with the intent to sell Piper and Hazel to Circe, kill Jason, and then give Annabeth and Percy to Gaea. Chrysaor battles Percy on the deck of the Argo II. Once Chrysaor's crew abandon him, Frank and Percy surround him. Chrysaor is knocked off the Argo II by Frank and Percy and Chrysaor falls into the sea. His ship, golden mask, and loot are claimed by the Argo II crew who then sacrifice it as an offering to Bacchus.
- Circe – Circe ran a magical beauty boutique in the Sea of Monsters, where she went by the alias of "C.C.". While she treated females at her spa, she turned males into guinea pigs. When Percy was turned into a guinea pig, Annabeth used multivitamins from Hermes to restore him, and together they defeated Circe. In The Heroes of Olympus series, it is revealed that Circe employed Reyna and Hylla after they left Puerto Rico and treated them nicely, at least until the pirates were freed and proceeded to capture the sisters.
- Daedalus – Architect of the Labyrinth, Daedalus is the son of Athena and the father of Icarus. He killed his nephew Perdix but escaped eternal punishment by casting his soul into automatons. Athena branded him with a murderer's brand in the shape of a partridge. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, Daedalus appears under the alias of a Camp Half-Blood worker named Quintus (meaning "the fifth" in Latin). Percy and Annabeth convince him to use his technical genius to help defeat the Titan army in the Labyrinth. He then accepts death, willing to Annabeth his laptop filled with thousands of years of notes and ideas. In death, he becomes the Underworld's architect and is allowed to visit Icarus and Perdix on weekends.[6] Annabeth subsequently puts Daedalus' laptop to great use before it is lost in The Mark of Athena. In The House of Hades, Daedalus' Labyrinth is restored by Pasiphaë, although it is stated in The Hidden Oracle to be less malevolent ever since his death. Apollo recalls that he had warned Daedalus against giving the Labyrinth its malevolent consciousness, but the inventor had ignored his warnings.
- Eurytion – A son of Ares who works on Geryon's ranch. He appears in The Battle of the Labyrinth and helps Percy and Annabeth locate Hephaestus.
- Halcyon Green – A son of Apollo gifted with prophecy and under "house arrest" for revealing to a young woman her fate. He gives his life to save Luke Castellan and Thalia Grace from the Leucrotae and his burning mansion in The Diary of Luke Castellan (part of The Demigod Diaries).
- Heracles/Hercules – A famous Greek Hero and the son of Zeus and Alcmene. Following his death, Zeus brought him up to Mount Olympus to live with him and he is engaged to Hebe. Heracles was mentioned but did not appear in the first book series, usually when monsters that he had fought show up to trouble Percy. In The Titan's Curse, it is revealed that Zoë Nightshade helped Heracles steal the Apples of the Hesperides and gave him a magical sword Riptide which he had forgotten to return, leaving her to be disowned by her sisters and him giving her no credit for her help. Hercules appears in The Mark of Athena where he was tasked by Zeus to guard the Pillars of Hercules and issues Piper and Jason a quest for permission to enter the Mediterranean Sea, having them steal Achelous' other horn for him although Piper chooses to keep it for herself. In The House of Hades, the giant Clytius reveals that Hercules and Dionysus, both then very powerful demigods well on their way to becoming gods, had helped Hecate to defeat him the first time.
- Hyacinthus – Hyacinthus was a beloved lover of Apollo. The right for him was contested between Apollo and Zephyrus, and when the former refused to share, Zephyrus caused an accident that led to Apollo's accidental killing over Hyacinthus. His death is regarded by Apollo as one of his two greatest losses of his life, together with Daphne's petrification. Upon his death, Hyacinthus was reincarnated as a hyacinth. To this day, Apollo is still haunted by visions of him.
- Irus – A beggar who ran afoul of Odysseus upon his return to Ithaca. In The Blood of Olympus, Jason posed as Irus to get close to the ghosts of the Suitors of Penelope.
- King Midas – A king who possessed the golden touch which turned anything he touched to gold. He is among the people brought back to life by Gaea in The Lost Hero where his Golden Touch was restored upon him and his son Lityerses emerging from the Doors of Death. It has been mentioned that Midas has occasionally turned Lityerses to gold by mistake causing him to use the nearby lake to wash the gold off of him. Jason, Piper, and Leo come to Midas's mansion in Omaha, Nebraska. He was initially polite before revealing his allegiance and turning Leo and Piper into solid gold. Jason fought back against Midas and Lityerses and managed to restore Leo and Piper to life along with his other victims. Midas is left at the mercy of his freed victims and it's confirmed in The Dark Prophecy that he was sent back to the Underworld.
- King Minos – A former king who becomes one of the judges of the Underworld. Nico consults him in The Battle of the Labyrinth, but Minos kidnaps Nico and tries to kill Daedalus who constructed the Labyrinth for him. Fighting back, Nico banishes Minos back to the Underworld. When Daedalus later ends up in the Underworld, Minos tries to convince the other two judges to punish Daedalus to no avail.[6]
- King Sisyphus – A former ruler of Corinth. He had committed violations of guest hospitality, seduced his niece, plotted to kill his brother, Salmoneus, and told the river god Asopus where Zeus had his daughter. His major crimes involved cheating death twice. The first where he tricked Thanatos into showing him how the chains worked causing Thanatos to be trapped until Ares freed him (Thanatos being trapped displeased Ares since no one in battle could die). The second time was when he complained to Persephone that his wife Merope did not give him a proper funeral and sent Sisyphus' spirit to the living. Even when Sisyphus did not want to return to the Underworld, he was forcefully dragged back there by Hermes. His punishment in The Fields of Punishment was to push a boulder up a hill. When it got close to the top, the boulder would roll back to the bottom and Sisyphus was condemned to begin again. He appears in The Demigod Files in the story titled The Sword of Hades when Percy and Nico asked his advice while Thalia pushes the boulder up the hill. He does not really help them much, but he does say that he helped someone else. He said that he told that other person to go see Melinoe. Therefore, Percy and his friends go to see Melinoe as Sisyphus begs for them to set him free from his punishment for being here was a minor set-back.[15]
- King Tantalus – The spirit of a king from the Fields of Punishment who is the son of Zeus. He ended up there after killing his son Pelops, cutting him up, and serving him as food to the gods. His punishment in the Fields of Punishment was to stand under a fruit tree in the middle of a lake. When he tried to pluck the fruit to eat, the branches of the tree rose out of his reach and when he bent down to drink the water, the level would retreat. Tantalus became "tantalised" by having food and drink close to him, but unable to enjoy either. He becomes the activities director at Camp Half-Blood after Chiron is fired. He appears in The Sea of Monsters as a minor character. Even when hired as the activities director, he could not eat or drink as the food kept evading him. Tantalus is shown to hate Percy and his friends even more than he hates most half-bloods, yet shows favoritism to Clarisse, as when naming her Hero when the camp was attacked by Colchis Bulls or when she wins the chariot race and throwing a banquet in her honor. When Tyson is brought to camp, Tantalus insults and makes fun of him even when Tyson is claimed by Poseidon. When the camp is attacked by a large flock of Stymphalian birds, Tantalus blames it on Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson's "bad chariot driving" despite that they were the ones who defeated the birds. At the end of the book, his curse is lifted by Dionysus just before he is sent back to the Underworld as he attempts to take some food along. None of the campers are sad to see him go. In the TV series, Tantalus will be portrayed by Timothy Simons.[19]
- Lityerses - The son of King Midas who is nicknamed "Lit". In The Lost Hero, he and Midas emerged from the Doors of Death and were resurrected. After King Midas turns Leo and Piper to gold, he has Lityerses fight Jason before Midas can turn him to gold. After Jason defeats Lityerses, King Midas tries to help him only to accidentally turn him to gold. After throwing a rug over Lityerses, Jason summoned a thunderbolt that caused rain to come down on those who had been turned to gold, leaving Lit trapped as Midas was killed by his freed victims. By the events of The Dark Prophecy, Lityerses is freed from his golden form by Commodus and goes to work for him. He later defects to the side of the Waystation's inhabitants and helps to defeat Commodus' attack. Lit subsequently decides to settle at the Waystation and protect it from further harm. In The Tower of Nero, he continues to live at the Waystation and is stated to be adjusting well and to be heading up an elephant visitation program with Camp Jupiter.
- Medea – A sorceress and a granddaughter of Helios. Jason, Piper, and Leo encounter her in The Lost Hero, where she runs a mall in Chicago under the name "M" after being resurrected by Gaea through the Doors of Death. She becomes enraged upon learning Jason's name which he shares with her former husband, the Hero that recovered the Golden Fleece who left her. Her magic causes Jason and Leo to become hostile to one another. Realizing Medea is an agent of Gaea, Piper brings them to their senses and leads their escape before Medea can do anything else to them. In the process, Medea's mall is destroyed and she is killed in the explosion. Aphrodite later warns Piper that Medea will eventually return along with others due to the Doors of Death being opened by Gaea's forces. In The Burning Maze, a once again resurrected Medea returns and she is now working for Caligula. When she engages Meg in a charmspeak battle, she announces her plans to take Apollo's essence, combine it with her grandfather's leftover power, and make Caligula the new God of the Sun. Medea later appears in the throne room of Caligula asking him to perform the ritual after she trapped Jason and Piper in a tornado prison. When Apollo stabs himself, Medea and Caligula rush to perform the ritual before he dies. Her being focused on the ritual weakened the tornado prison enabling Piper to punch Medea. When Apollo reaches Herophile's holding area, Medea appears and prepares to extract Apollo's essence. Piper saves Apollo by stabbing Medea and pushing her into Helios' flames.
- Muses – The immortal daughters of Zeus and the Titan Mnemosyne, who inspired and preside over several creative arts. In The Lightning Thief, the Muses performed on Mount Olympus at the time when Percy returns Zeus' Master Bolt. As the gods celebrate, the Muses play music that sounds like anything you want, so no one argues about the music. In The Titan's Curse, the Muses perform their music after the Gods decide not to kill Percy and Thalia. According to Percy, everybody hears the music they only want to hear, like classical for the gods and hip hop for the younger demigods. In The Last Olympian, a few Muses are shown playing some tunes on Olympus. Their hearts were not into it because of Kronos' attack on Mount Olympus while the Gods were out fighting Typhon.
- Narcissus – A hunter who was renowned for his beauty and disdained those that had loved him. Nemesis puts a spell on him that causes him to fall in love with the reflection of himself in the water where he dies upon not being able to leave his own reflection. After Gaea opened the Doors of Death, he was resurrected. In The Mark of Athena, Narcissus is encountered by Hazel Levesque and Leo Valdez at the Salt Lake in Utah where the demigods are looking for the Celestial Bronze which is needed to help repair the damaged Argo II. When Narcissus realizes that Hazel and Leo have managed to steal his bronze plate which he uses to be able to admire his own reflection, he and a mob of nymphs runs after them trying to kill them.
- Oracles - The Oracles are both beings and places that can give prophecies in Greek mythology. There are five of them. Four Oracles are associated with Apollo.
- Oracle of Delphi – Apollo's Oracle of Delphi resides in the mummified remains of its host, until its power was transferred to Rachel Dare in The Last Olympian. At the end of World War II, the Oracle issued the Great Prophecy, saying a child of the Big Three (Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades) would determine the preservation or destruction of Olympus. This caused those gods to form a pact not to father more demigods. After Zeus killed his lover Maria di Angelo as a result of the prophecy, Hades cursed the Oracle's spirit to be trapped in its host in retaliation with this curse being broken after Nico and Hades were given acceptance by the gods and Camp Half-Blood. An attempt to transfer the spirit to May Castellan while the Oracle was still cursed resulted in May's insanity.[7] Throughout The Trials of Apollo, the Oracle's power is inaccessible to Rachel until Apollo kills Python. In Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, the Oracle of Delphi is voiced by Shohreh Aghdashloo. In the musical, she is portrayed by Carrie Compere. In the TV series, she is portrayed by Jennifer Shirley.
- Trophonius – Son of Apollo and half-brother of Agamethus, he and his brother's attempt to steal the riches of King Hyrieus ended with Trophonius reluctantly decapitating Agamethus to save himself, despite him having begged Apollo to save them. Later, he became guardian of an oracle which bears his name, reputedly the oracle that would drive its seekers into insanity unless proper rituals are conducted. Regardless of his antagonism to Apollo due to his predicament, he asks his father to destroy the Oracle and himself, so Commodus would not be able to access it again.
- Pasiphaë – A Greek sorceress and daughter of Helios who appears in The House of Hades. She is resentful of the gods for punishing her by giving birth to Minotaur, while her husband, Minos, who caused the problem in the first place, enjoys the right as a judge in the Underworld for being Zeus' son. She is allied with the giants, restored the Labyrinth and enters into a battle of sorcery with Hazel who manages to drop her through a trap door into a bottomless pit using magic.
- Phineus/Phineas – A blind seer who appears in The Son of Neptune. Percy Jackson finds him in Portland where the Harpies are trying to steal his food. Before he dies from Gaea making him choose the poisoned gorgon's blood from the offer Percy gave him, he reveals to Percy the location of Alcyoneus' camp. In The House of Hades, Percy experiences a curse laid upon him by Phineas' death while in Tartarus.
- Procrustes – The son of Poseidon who is depicted as a half-giant and rogue thief/blacksmith who was previously defeated by Theseus. Procrustes appears in The Lightning Thief as "Crusty", a Los Angeles mattress store owner. He traps Annabeth and Grover on his beds and tries to stretch their spine. Percy traps him using Procrustes' own stretching equipment and then decapitates him with Riptide. In the TV series, Procrustus is portrayed by Julian Richings.
- Sciron – A thief and son of Poseidon. He had previously fought Theseus in the past. In The House of Hades, Sciron and his giant turtle waylaid the Argo II on the coast of Croatia. Like his fight with Theseus, Hazel defeated Sciron by pushing him off of the cliff where he was gobbled by the Giant Sea Turtle.
- Suitors of Penelope – Men who competed to become the next wife to Penelope when they believed that she became a widow when Odysseus was fighting in the Trojan War. When Odysseus returned, his disguised appearance spoke to Penelope to hold a contest where the Suitor that can string Odysseus' bow will become her new husband. When Odysseus won the contest, he sheds his disguise and kills the Suitors with the help of Telemachus and Philoeteus. In The Blood of Olympus, Jason, Piper, and Annabeth encounter the ghosts of the Suitors of Penelope on Ithaca where they are now allied with Gaea. After their true identities are revealed by the ghost of Michael Varus, the three destroy the Suitors.
- Theseus – A Hero who is the son of Poseidon and younger than Percy had assumed. When Nico was trying to summon Bianca in The Battle of the Labyrinth, he ended up summoning the spirit of Theseus.
Other Greco-Roman beings
Greco-Roman humanoids
Many of the beings and creatures of Greco-Roman myths are humanoid—in other words, they possess both the intelligence and some of the physical features of humans. The vast majority of these creatures are friendly, such as nymphs and centaurs. Unlike most Greek creatures, these beings are also unquestionably sentient and tend to have larger roles in the novel series.
- Agrius and Oreius – Humanoid bears that were a result of a union between a woman named Polyphonte and a bear due to the power of Aphrodite. They were also the great-grandsons of Ares due to Polyphonte being Ares' granddaughter. The two served as Luke's henchmen in The Sea of Monsters but were killed by the party ponies and Blackjack the Pegasus.
- Amazons – A tribe of female warriors who usually worshiped goddesses like Hera and Artemis. Some Amazons appear in The Son of Neptune where they are sent to their compound at Reyna's request. They also run the billion-dollar Amazon.com, which they use as a source of cover and revenue. Though they are often confused with the Hunters of Artemis, the Amazons are not misandrists and like men just fine; they are just a very matriarchal society in which their male spouses are made to work in manual labor while the Amazons work as administrators. In The Blood of Olympus, the Amazons collaborate with the Hunters of Artemis to protect Reyna from Orion, resulting in many casualties.
- Doris – An Amazon who is loyal to Otrera. In The Son of Neptune, she and Lulu guarded Percy Jackson and Frank Zhang.
- Hylla Ramírez-Arellano – The older sister of Reyna, the praetor of Camp Jupiter; she is 22 years old. She is a demigod daughter of Bellona and the Amazon Queen. She looks a lot like Reyna with beautiful, glossy black hair and black eyes, long lashes, and a scar on her forehead. She as her sister had the bearing of a swordswoman but stronger. Hylla wears a black suit with a golden belt. Reyna describes her sister as a "chameleon" because she is always changing. They have similar personalities but Hylla seems more funny and "chill". She was born in Puerto Rico and worked for Circe during the first series with her sister. She also spent a year living with pirates and winning the crew's respect. She had an awful childhood, basically, she was always trying to protect her sister from their dad. Her father was in the army and the whole Ramírez-Arellano family was favored by Bellona. While worshiping her, Hylla's father falls in love with the idea of war and Bellona. They have the two kids together. Later, the father shows symptoms of PTSD. It turned out he had become a mania, or an insane soul with the worst qualities, and was no longer human. The mania knocks out Hylla, Reyna think she is dead and unknowingly kills her father, who was, technically, already dead. All that was left was the crazed and obsessed remnants of the soul. In The Blood of Olympus, the Amazons have been working with the Hunters of Artemis who kidnap Reyna and take her to an Amazon headquarters, where Hylla reunites with her sister. Orion breaks into the Amazon HQ and kills every Hunter and Amazon, but the girls escape to their old house, and try to defeat Orion without success. Hylla orders Reyna to leave because she had to stay in combat with the supervivients, hunters, and some Amazons. Though she is never seen afterwards, Orion later confirms that Hylla is still alive, much to Reyna's relief.
- Kinzie – An Amazon who is the daughter of a nymph and is close and loyal to Hylla. She disarmed Percy and sent Frank flying across the room in The Son of Neptune. Kinzie also cornered Percy during the Feast of Fortuna and asked Percy out, though he declined. In The Blood of Olympus, Kinzie is killed by Orion.
- Lulu – An Amazon guard who is loyal to Otrera. In The Son of Neptune, Lulu and Doris guarded Percy Jackson and Frank Zhang.
- Otrera – A daughter of Euros and the first Queen of the Amazons who was originally killed by Bellerophon. In The Son of Neptune, she is revealed to be among those who emerged from the Doors of Death. She challenged Hylla for the title of Queen of the Amazons. When she planned to defeat Hylla, Otrera plans to have the Amazons help Gaea and the Giants destroy Camp Jupiter. Hylla manages to defeat Otrera twice until Thanatos is freed from the chains where he was trapped, making sure she would not rise from the dead and challenge her again.
- Arachne – A female weaver who was turned into a spider by Athena after she got angry when Arachne won in a weaving contest against her. In The Mark of Athena, Arachne appears as a spider-like monster who is the last obstacle for Annabeth's quest to the Athena Parthenos and is in collaboration with Otus and Ephialtes. Annabeth challenges Arachne to a weaving contest where Annabeth tricks Arachne into making monster-sized Chinese handcuffs which Annabeth places onto Arachne. When Annabeth states to Arachne that the Athena Parthenos will restore Mount Olympus, Arachne goes into a fit and brings down her chamber enough to open a chasm to Tartarus. As Arachne falls down into Tartarus, she manages to ensnare Annabeth at the last minute as she and Percy go down the chasm with Nico promising to meet them at the Doors of Death. In The House of Hades, Arachne ambushes Percy and Annabeth which ended with Percy using Riptide to destroy Arachne.
- Antaeus – A half-giant who is the son of Poseidon and Gaea. He was invincible as long as he maintained contact with the ground, so Percy defeated him by hanging him in the air with chains and then killing him.
- Argus – A humanoid figure with eyes all over his body who works as a security guard at Camp Half-Blood. He rarely speaks as he is said to have an eye on his tongue. He cares for Hera a lot because she is his creator.
- Blemmyae - A race of headless people with their facial features on their chest.
- Nanette - A Blemmyes who works for Triumvirate Holdings. In The Dark Prophecy, Nantette tries to arrest Apollo, Calypso, and Leo in the name of Triumvirate Holdings but is destroyed by the Waystation's traps. However, she quickly reforms. Apollo later tricks her into carrying a bomb towards the Cave of Trophonius where she meets her end.
- Cacus – A fire-breathing giant and the son of Hephaestus. In The Demigod Diaries story entitled "Percy Jackson and the Staff of Hermes", Cacus had stolen Hermes' caduceus. He later attacked Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase and implied that he was working for Gaea, although he didn't give her name, to shut down the gods communications. He is destroyed by Percy using the caduceus' Laser Mode, in reality a giant rocket launcher that fires energy blasts.
- Centaur – Half-man, half-horse creatures, often depicted as wild and drunk. Chiron is the only truly civilized centaur. Many of his kin are part of the Party Ponies.[1][7] There are other centaurs who work for Gaea's army.
- Cyprian Centaurs – A race of centaurs with cattle-like horns who are half palomino and originating from Cyprus where they were the results of Zeus accidentally impregnating Gaea. These centaurs enjoy killing demigods. In The Son of Neptune, they attacked Camp Jupiter, but most were either killed or retreated.
- Party Ponies – An extended family of rowdy centaurs who reside in the United States with chapters hailing from each respective state. They are key players in two major incidents in the series. In The Sea of Monsters, they go along with Chiron and rescue Percy from Luke during their duel on the Princess Andromeda.[1] In The Last Olympian, they help Chiron and the others fight the major battle between the gods and the Titans.[7] In The House of Hades, Grover mentions that Gaea had created a stone fist to swat some party ponies, much to the confusion of Reyna.
- Larry – Member of the Party Ponies.
- Owen – Member of the Party Ponies.
- Cyclopes – A race of one-eyed giants who have four species as mentioned in The Lost Hero. The first group of Cyclopes are the Elder Cyclops who are the sons of Gaea and Ouranos where they alongside the Hecatonchires were imprisoned in Tartarus by Ouranos. They are friendly and help the gods ever since the Titanomachy when they were freed from their imprisonment. The second group of Cyclopes are the ones who are the children of Poseidon. Tyson is one of these. The third group of Cyclopes is the southern group who raise goats and live in caves. The fourth group of Cyclopes is the northern group who helped the Titans make weapons and are smarter than the southern group of Cyclopes. Some northern Cyclopes were seen fighting with Kronos' army in The Battle of Manhattan. In The Dark Prophecy, many Cyclopes were present at the rehearsal of Commodus' naming ceremony.
- Grunk - A Cyclops that is loyal to Caligula. In The Burning Maze, he was seen by Apollo and Piper playing volleyball with some mortal mercenaries. Piper sings them a song to distract them so that they can get away.
- Ma Gasket – A female cyclops of the Northern Cyclops faction who is the mother of Sump and Torque. She appears in The Lost Hero when Jason, Piper, and Leo visit her factory, Monocle Motors in Detroit. She is destroyed when Leo drops an engine on her, but due to the Doors of Death being open, she quickly begins reforming. In The Son of Neptune, Ma Gasket leads the Cyclopes in an attack on Camp Jupiter where she is destroyed for a second time by Tyson.
- Sump – The son of Ma Gasket who appears in The Lost Hero.
- Torque – The son of Ma Gasket who appears in The Lost Hero.
- Polyphemus – A cyclops of the Southern Faction. Percy Jackson and his friends encounter him on an island in The Sea of Monsters. He is shown to be blind and there was also a reference about Odysseus being responsible for blinding him under the alias of "Nobody". When Polyphemus tries to pray to Poseidon to get revenge on Percy for hurting him, Percy states that Poseidon is also his father. He later tried to eat them only for them to escape. However, Polyphemus sinks their ship in the process. In The House of Hades, Annabeth falls victim to a curse of blindness that the arai lay upon her due to Polyphemus cursing Annabeth for using her invisibility to trick him. Bob the Titan is able to cure Annabeth of the affliction. In The Hidden Oracle, it's suggested that Leo, Festus and Calypso had a run in with Polyphemus while they were stuck in the Sea of Monsters. In Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Polyphemus is portrayed by Robert Maillet and voiced by Ron Perlman.
- Cynocephali - A race of dog-headed men from India. In The Blood of Olympus, Octavius obtained some Cynocephali from Triumvirate Holdings. In The Dark Prophecy, the Cynocephali are seen at the naming rehearsal held by Commodus as he prepares to invade the Waystation. In The Tyrant's Tomb, the Cynocephali are amongst the monsters used in Caligula's attack on Camp Jupiter. In The Sun and the Star, Nico and Will face a number of the creatures in Tartarus, particularly after Will accidentally breaks some regeneration pods containing them. However, with the help of Small Bob most are killed and the rest are driven off.
- Echidna – Part woman, part snake. She is the wife of Typhon and the mother of Cerberus, Chimera, Hydra, the Nemean Lion, and Ladon as well as several others not in the series. She is first seen in The Lightning Thief as an old lady who owned a chihuahua which was actually Chimera in disguise. She assisted Chimera in fighting Percy at the top of the St. Louis Arch. She and the Chimera disappeared after Percy dove into the water.[2] In The Sun and the Star, it's revealed that Echidna worked for Gaea during the Second Giant War and she threw Nico di Angelo into Tartarus. In the TV series, Echidna is portrayed by Suzanne Cryer.
- Empousai – Seductive shapeshifting women who are similar in appearance to vampires, but have one shaggy donkey leg and one bronze leg. Two Empusa pose as cheerleaders in The Battle of the Labyrinth.[6] In The Last Olympian, an unnamed Empousai appears as part of the truce party along with Prometheus, Morrain, and Ethan Nakaumura. She stated that she was among the things that was released from Pandora's pithos.[7]
- Kelli – An Empousai that poses as a cheerleader in The Battle of the Labyrinth. She was killed by Annabeth. In The House of Hades, Kelli is among the Empousai that make their way to the Doors of Death so that Kelli can get even with Percy. However, Bob the Titan suddenly drops on Kelli and crushes her flat.
- Seraphone – An Empousai who distrusts Kelli and fears Hecate. In The House of Hades, Seraphone is among the Empousai that make their way to the Doors of Death. When they attack Percy and Annabeth, Annabeth tricks the Empousai into believing that Kelli was useless and weak and that she was leading them all into danger. Annabeth tells them to follow Serephone as she was older and wiser. Hearing this made Serephone happy and declared that she was the leader. Kelli became angry and killed Serephone.
- Tammi – An Empousai that poses as a cheerleader in The Battle of the Labyrinth. She was killed by Percy Jackson.
- Eurynomos - A ghoulish creature from the Underworld that is liked by Hades where anyone struck by its claws will die of a wasting disease. When a Eurynomos eats the flesh off a dead person, they rise as a skeleton warrior. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Lester and Meg are attacked by one while en route to Camp Jupiter. Before it can eat them and Jason's corpse, they are saved by Lavinia. Apollo is injured in the process and slowly wastes away with Camp Jupiter's healers being unable to cure him due to Apollo's latent godly nature. At the last minute, Apollo is healed by Diana, the Roman form of his sister Artemis.
- Caelius - A Eurynomos who is loyal to Tarquin. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Caelius mentions Tarquin's upcoming attack on Camp Jupiter. He is beheaded by Hazel.
- The Fates – The personification of destiny and are controllers of the threads of life. In The Lightning Thief, Percy and Grover encounter them at an old-fashioned fruit stand. In The Last Olympian, the Fates take Luke's dead body away after the Second Olympian War. In The Blood of Olympus, the Fates are seen fighting their old enemy Thoon and killing him the same way they did back in the Gigantomachy.
- Clotho – The Fate who spins the Thread of Life. In the TV series, Clotho is portrayed by Cindy Piper.
- Lachesis – The Fate who measures the Thread of Life. In the TV series, Lachesis is portrayed by La Nein Harrison.
- Atropos – The Fate who cuts the Thread of Life and chooses the manner of the person's death. In the TV series, Atropos is portrayed by Joyce Robbins.
- Faun – The Roman counterparts of satyrs. In contrast to Camp Half-Blood's helpful satyrs, the fauns are mostly beggars and are often used for amusement purposes.
- Don – One of the Fauns that live at Camp Jupiter. In The Son of Neptune, Percy and Hazel run into Don who needs money for making up bad lies. When Percy asks why the Fauns aren't like the Satyrs, Don states that Fauns are free-spirited. He also detects Percy's empathy link to Grover Underwood, but the amnesic Percy doesn't understand what he's talking about. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Don is a friend of Lavinia's and joins her team to sabotage Caligula's yachts. Although they succeed, Don is mortally wounded in the explosions when he stays behind to ensure that they go off. Don dies and is reincarnated as a beautiful laurel sapling which Apollo orders to be planted and honored as the reincarnation of a Hero.
- The Furies – Hades' chief servants and torturers and they personally searched for Hades's Helm of Darkness, believing that Percy had stolen it.[2]
- Alecto – Alecto acted as Percy's pre-algebra teacher Mrs. Dodds The Lightning Thief. She is Percy's first true monster encounter and he manages to destroy Alecto with Riptide, although she quickly reforms. In an attempt to protect Percy, Chiron and Grover attempt to convince him that there is no Mrs. Dodds. Alecto later witnesses Percy's fight with Ares and as a result, he's exonerated of stealing Hades' Helm of Darkness which Percy gives to Alecto to return to her master. Alecto orders Percy to be a Hero and to never end up in her clutches again for the wrong reason before leaving with the other Furies. In The Last Olympian, it's revealed Alecto acted as the lawyer who rescued Nico and Bianca from the Lotus Hotel and Casino after sticking them in there in the first place. In the film adaption, Alecto is portrayed by Maria Olsen. In the musical, she is portrayed by Sarah Beth Pfeifer. In the TV series, Alecto is portrayed by Megan Mullally. Her role is expanded where she follows Percy, Annabeth, and Grover to Medusa's lair and had to keep her eyes shielded. Thanks to a trick, Percy used Medusa's head to petrify Alecto in mid-flight enough for her to shatter. She was restored overtime and was confronted in a beach house by Percy following Ares' defeat as he gives her the Helm of Darkness while having her tell Hades to honor their deal.
- Megaera – A Fury representing grudges.
- Tisiphone – A Fury representing avenged murder. In the TV series, Tisiphone is portrayed by Sara J. Southey.
- Germani – The Roman Emperor's elite bodyguards. They come from Germania and are described as 7 ft. and hulking with blond hair and snake tattoos. In The Burning Maze, it is revealed that Caligula uses Pandai and Strix because the Germani are responsible for his mortal death. In The Tower of Nero, after Nero's death, they are rendered mortal and surrender. It's shown that they are left somewhat directionless now that their leader is gone and they have to readjust to the mortal world.
- Alaric - A Germani who briefly worked as a prefect for Commodus. In The Dark Prophecy, Alaric was made a Prefect when Commodus believed that Lityerses wasn't being effective enough. After his failed strategy during the attack on the Waystation, Alaric was killed by Commodus.
- Albatrix - A Germani that works for Commodus.
- Gregorix - A Germani that works for Caligula and Commodus. In The Tyrant's Tomb, he is seen with them during the Battle of San Francisco Bay. He flees following the deaths of the emperors and he isn't seen again.
- Vincius and Garius - Also known as Vince and Gary, they hail from Batavia. Their names are Latinized as Nero cannot pronounce their original Germanic names.
- Vortigern - A Germani that works for Commodus. In The Dark Prophecy, Nero instructed Vortigern and Marcus to take Meg to Commodus. After Meg got away, Commodus was not pleased with their failure and had Lityerses behead them both with his sword.
- Vercorix - A Germani that works for Nero in The Tower of Nero. After several failed attempt to find the correct remote control for Nero's bombs, he is accidentally shot in the groin by Apollo and disintegrates, causing Apollo to apologize for his bad shot.
- Geryon – Geryon is described as having a normal head, a face weathered and brown from years in the sun, slick black hair, a pencil-thin moustache, two beefy legs wearing a large pair of Levis and 3 chests wearing a different colored shirt: green, yellow and red. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, he is the owner of Triple G Ranch with Orthrus guarding the ranch. He gave Percy an apparently impossible task; cleaning out the stables of carnivorous horses, one of the Labors of Hercules. Percy managed to complete the task, but Geryon went back on his deal to let Percy's friends free and the two fought. Percy found Geryon a strong opponent, as Geryon's three hearts made him almost impossible to defeat. Percy defeated Geryon with a well-placed arrow that went through Geryon's side hitting all three hearts at once, killing Geryon. Percy is informed that it will Geryon probably at least a century to reform and Percy suggests that they reshape the ranch for the better so that Geryon will have to work for them when he inevitably returns. Percy initially believes that it was Apollo and Artermis who had helped him to make the shot, but later discovers that it was in fact Hera instead.[6] In The House of Hades, Geryon had cursed Percy to feel the pain that he had when Percy killed him. The arai later told Percy about this. Percy later spotted Geryon amongst the monsters awaiting their turn to go through the Doors of Death. However, the Doors of Death are closed before Geryon can make it back to the mortal world. In The Sun and the Star, Menoetes reveals that Geryon has since reformed. Geryon is now dating Menoetes who suggests that they will both stay in the Underworld to work on Menoetes' farm.
- Ghoul – The Ghouls serve as the security guards in the Underworld and make a sound that is similar to bats. They escort the souls of the wicked to the Fields of Punishment as seen in The Lightning Thief when they take a preacher who had been scamming people there.
- Giant – Human-shaped monsters of great stature and strength. Besides the Cyclopes and the Gigantes, there are different species of giants in Greek mythology.
- Gegeines – Six-armed giants in leather loincloths who previously fought Jason and the Argonauts. They appear in The Lost Hero, being summoned by Enceladus to fight Jason, Piper, and Leo.
- Hekatonkheires – The Hundred-Handed Giants of incredible strength, superior even to the Cyclopes. They are taller than mountains and their arms are as thin as noodles.[6] Like the Elder Cyclopes, the Hekatonkheires are the children of Gaea and Ouranos where they were hurled into Tartaus by Uranus. The Hekatonkheires and the Elder Cyclopes were later freed by Zeus where they helped him in the Titanomachy. In the film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, a Hekatonkheires (portrayed by Anthony Shim) worked as a barista at a coffee shop with a harpy. Its appearance in the film was depicted as having eight arms when in the presence of demigods.
- Briares – A Hekatonkheires who was imprisoned on Alcatraz Island by Kampê in the fourth book. It is mentioned that his brothers Cottus and Gyges have faded because people have forgotten about them.[6] When Tyson finds that Briares is too afraid to escape, he is heartbroken.[6] At the end, Briares returns to help defeat Luke and the Titans.[6] In The Last Olympian, Percy sees Briares helping Poseidon defeat the forces of Oceanus.[7] In The Blood of Olympus, Percy and Jason Grace encounter Briares' wife Kymopoleia and Percy encourages her to give Briares another chance.
- Hyperborean – Snow giants with blue skin and gray hair that come from Hyperborea. In The Last Olympian, the Hyperboreans are on the side of the Titans.[7] In The Son of Neptune, a group of peaceful Hyperboreans are seen living in Anchorage, Alaska.
- Morrain – A Hyperborean who appeared in The Last Olympian. He was a part of a truce meeting. He wasn't seen taking part in the Battle of Manhattan and his current fate is unknown.
- Laistrygonian – Muscular cannibal giants who were previously encountered by Odysseus. In The Sea of Monsters, three Laistrygonians serve as the brawn of Kronos's army. Three of them infiltrated Percy's school as visitors from Detroit and attacked the students with flaming dodgeballs. They were defeated by Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, a Laistrygonian assisted Kelli the Empousai into capturing Percy, Annabeth, and Rachel where they were marched to Antaeus' lair. Two more Laistrygonians were seen in Daedalus' lair where they followed Minos and carrying Nico with them. When the Titan army made their way through the Labyrinth and attacked Camp Half-Blood, the Laistrygonians were among the monsters that took part in the attack. They were pushed back by the campers in Apollo's cabin and the Laistrygonians retreated when Grover unleashed the powers of Pan. In The Last Olympian, the Laistrygonians were seen in the Battle of Manhattan. When one Laistrygonian tried to attack Sally Jackson, she managed to shoot it. In The Son of Neptune, a large amount of Laistrygonians guard Grandma Zhang's house in anticipation of the arrival of Percy, Frank and Hazel. His memory slowly returning, Percy recalls his encounter with the giants from The Sea of Monsters and calls them Canadians in reference to Annabeth's explanation at the time. With the help of Frank's undead servant Gray, the three manage to break through Laistrygonians and get into the house where Mars reveals that the giants want to eat Frank to get his shapeshifting abilities. The Laistrygonians attack the next morning, destroying the house, but the three demigods manage to escape to an airfield in Grandma Zhang's car where they board a plane. The three leave behind Ella the harpy and by the time Tyson arrives, the Laistrygonians are gone. Although Frank's grandmother is apparently killed in the attack, she may have managed to escape by shapeshifting into a bird and flying away. Although unmentioned in the books, the Laistrygonians are grandsons of Poseidon in Greek mythology, making them Percy's relatives.
- Joe Bob – A Laistrygonian. He is killed by Annabeth Chase.
- Marrow Sucker – A Laistrygonian. He is killed by Tyson when he throws the Laistrygonians' flaming dodgeballs back at them.
- Skull Eater – A Laistrygonian. He is eventually destroyed by Tyson who punches him hard in the face.
- Gorgon – A female humanoid creature with snakes for hair. Anyone who looks at the face of the Gorgon Medusa turns to stone.
- Medusa – The Gorgon who is the sister of Stheno and Euryale. Under the moniker of "Aunty Em", she attempted to lure Percy, Annabeth, and Grover into a false sense of security and turn them into stone statues as seen in The Lightning Thief. She is defeated and her severed head is mailed to the gods of Olympus as proof of the trio's courage. Though the package was later marked "Return to sender". Percy's mom uses her head to turn Gabe Ugliano to stone. She is mentioned several times throughout the following books and Thalia Grace's shield has a replica of her head on it. In The Last Olympian, Kronos mentions that Medusa has yet to reform. In the film adaptation, Medusa is portrayed by Uma Thurman. After Medusa was beheaded, her head was used to defeat the Hydra. In the TV series, Medusa is portrayed by Jessica Parker Kennedy.
- Stheno – A Gorgon who is the sister of Medusa and Euryale. In The Lightning Thief, Medusa mentions that her sisters have faded from existence. In The Lost Hero, she is amongst the monsters who were brought back to life when the Doors of Death opened. Stheno is later found to be chasing Percy with her sister Euryale and is described by Percy as appearing as a dumpy old grandmother but with rooster feet and bronze boar tusk sticking out of the corners of her mouth. Percy manages to destroy the gorgons using the Little Tiber, but they later reform in time for the Battle of New Rome. Both are killed in the battle, one by Percy's pet hellhound Mrs. O'Leary. When the gorgons are destroyed the first time, they leave behind two vials of their blood, one of which is later used by Percy to destroy Phineas while the other heals his memories.
- Euryale – A Gorgon who is the sister of Medusa and Stheno. In The Lightning Thief, Medusa mentions that her sisters have faded from existence. In The Lost Hero, she is amongst the monsters who were brought back to life when the Doors of Death opened. Euryale is later found to be chasing Percy with her sister Stheno. Percy manages to destroy the gorgons using the Little Tiber, but they later reform in time for the Battle of New Rome. Both are killed in the battle, one by Percy's pet hellhound Mrs. O'Leary. When the gorgons are destroyed the first time, they leave behind two vials of their blood, one of which is later used by Percy to destroy Phineas while the other heals his memories.
- Gray Sisters – Women who share one eye and one tooth. In The Sea of Monsters, Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson run into the Gray Sisters who are in the form of three taxi drivers. During the Gray Sisters' argument, Percy manages to grab their eye and demand the location of which they had mentioned. They tell him 30, 31, 75, 12 which Percy didn't understand. He however gave the eye to Wasp and they drop the three off at Camp Half-Blood. Later at the campfire, Percy figures out that the numbers were used for longitude and latitude which leads to the Sea of Monsters. They are seen again in The Tower of Nero transporting Apollo and Meg and in The Sun and the Star transporting Kayla Knowles and Austin Lake into Manhattan from Camp Half-Blood. In the film adaptation, the Gray Sisters are portrayed by Mary Birdsong, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Missi Pyle. In the TV series, the Gray Sisters are portrayed by Sandra Bernhard, Kristen Schaal, and Margaret Cho.[20]
- Harpy – The Harpies are winged spirits of sudden, sharp gusts of wind. They were known as the "Hounds of Zeus" and were dispatched by the god to snatch away people and things from the Earth. Three Harpies work in Camp Half-Blood as "the Cleaning Harpies" being allowed to eat any camper who stays in Camp Half-Blood past noon in the last day of the summer without completing their form or if the camper is caught sneaking out of their cabin at night. In The Titan's Curse, it is shown that there are some Harpies that are on the side of the Titans. In the film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, a harpy (portrayed by Camille Atebe) worked as a barista at a coffee shop with a Hekatonkheires.
- Aello – A Harpy whose name means "storm swift". She is a member of Camp Half-Blood's "Cleaning Harpies".[citation needed]
- Aeolus' Harpies - In The Lost Hero, several unnamed harpies work for Aeolus. They construct a floor in the main studio for Jason, Leo, and Piper to walk on. Mellie does not like them because the harpies are mean sudden gusts, whereas the aurae are all gentle breezes.
- Celaeno – A Harpy whose name means "the dark". She is a member of Camp Half-Blood's "Cleaning Harpies", and is also known as Podarge (which means "fleet-foot").[citation needed]
- Ella – A Harpy who appears in The Son of Neptune. She has red hair and feathers, grey eyes, and a bony structure. She has extensive knowledge about the Romans and their culture. Ella is very valuable to the enemy side as she might have knowledge of several scrolls of prophecies. She has memorized a lot of books, and often recites a few prophecies from the Sibylline books that Octavian desperately wants. It is mentioned towards the end of The Son of Neptune, that Ella needed to be hidden from Octavian because of this important knowledge. She was one of the Harpies who was trying to torment the blind psychic Phineas. Near the end of the book, it is revealed that Tyson has a crush on Ella and that she has a crush on Tyson. Because of this, Ella remains with Tyson at Camp Jupiter. After Python's power blocks the Oracles, Ella's knowledge of the Sibylline books becomes vital. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Ella is shown to be in a relationship with Tyson and is transcribing the books by tattooing information onto Tyson's skin. Ella helps Apollo against Triumvirate Holdings with her prophecies and provides Apollo with the first part of a prophecy that he has to seek out the rest of in The Tower of Nero.
- Ocypete – A Harpy whose name means "swift wing". She is a member of Camp Half-Blood's "Cleaning Harpies".[citation needed]
- Hunters of Artemis – A group of girls who gave up love in exchange for immortality and youthfulness. As their name implies, they are followers of Artemis in her hunts, though a lieutenant is chosen to lead them when Artemis is not around. Members are recruited both from mortals and demigods. They have a strong aversion to males and tend to regard them as disgusting and untrustworthy. However, their immortality will fade if they ever fall in love or "fall in battle". In battles, the hunters primarily use bows and arrows to attack. Zoë Nightshade serves as the group's lieutenant for over 2000 years, but after her death in The Titan's Curse, she is succeeded by Thalia Grace. In The Blood of Olympus, many members are massacred by the Gigante Orion (who is not the mythical Orion that Artemis knew) while attempting to give Reyna time to escape from Puerto Rico. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Reyna joins the Hunters.
- Bianca di Angelo – A twelve-year-old daughter of Hades and the older sister of Nico. Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Thalia rescue her and Nico along with the help of the Hunters of Artemis from Westover Hall and the manticore Dr. Thorn. In The Titan's Curse, she attempts to save Artemis, alongside Percy Jackson, Grover Underwood, Thalia Grace, and Zoë Nightshade. She sacrifices herself to save the group from a mechanical prototype of Talos. For a while, this causes Nico to be mad at Percy but Nico has a secret crush on Percy which is mentioned in The House of Hades when Jason and Nico meet Cupid. Nico tries to summon Bianca from the dead many times but only meets her when Percy comes. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, Bianca (as a spirit), and later in The Son of Neptune, she tries for rebirth on the Isle of the Blest.
- Celyn – A hunter who appears in The Blood of Olympus. She is killed by Orion.
- Naomi – A daughter of Hecate and another hunter who captures Reyna in The Blood of Olympus. She is killed by Orion.
- Phoebe – One of the Hunters of Artemis, the best tracker among them. She is suspicious of boys. In The Blood of Olympus, she is revealed to have looked about 14 and to have lived since Artemis first knew Orion. She eventually dies by the hands of Orion.
- Zoë Nightshade – Zoë was the leader of the Hunters of Artemis. She appears in The Titan's Curse. She was a daughter of Atlas and the sea goddess Pleione. She crafted Riptide (Percy's magic sword), but lost it to Hercules. She was once one of the Hesperides, but she was disowned by her family for helping Hercules. In The Titan's Curse, she is killed by Atlas. In remembrance of her sacrifice, Artemis turns her into a constellation called "The Huntress".
- Hemithea – Daughter of King Staphylus of Naxos and granddaughter of Dionysus, she was turned into a god by Apollo alongside her sister Parthenos to escape her father's wrath. She joined the Hunters of Artemis, but later gave up the membership and her immortality with her lover Josephine. The two settled and became protectors of Waystation, where Hemithea became known as "Emmy", and adopted Georgina. She has an interest at plants, with which she quickly befriends Calypso.
- Josephine – Daughter of Hecate, she was a member of the Hunters until she decided to quit with her lover Hemithea, giving up her immortality in the process. The two became protectors of Waystation and adopted Georgina. She is an expert at mechanics and was previously affiliated with mafia in the early 20th century.
- Hunter Kowalski – A hunter who attempted to spy on Commodus, she is instead captured and enslaved by him. She is freed by Apollo, Meg, and Leo, and joins them and the others defending the Waystation against Commodus' army.
- Ichthyocentaur – Creatures who resemble centaurs, but with fish tails and horns resembling lobster claws. In The Mark of Athena, the demigods encounter the Ichthyocentaurs who save them from Keto and her children. The Icthyocentaurs also run a camp for merpeople heroes.
- Aphros – An Ichthyocentaur who is the half-brother of Chiron. He teaches home economics.
- Bythos – An Ichthyocentaur who is the half-brother of Chiron. He teaches fighting.
- Kampê – A snake-haired winged centauroid creature who is half-woman half-dragon with the heads of various animals growing from her torso. She who imprisoned the Hundred-Handed Ones and Cyclopes during the First Great War. She is feared by all, and is defeated by Briares in The Battle of the Labyrinth by being crushed by boulders. Her scimitars are taken by Camp Half-Blood and stored in the attic as spoils of war as seen in The Last Olympian.
- Kerkopes – Two brothers who are the children of Oceanus and Theia. They worked as thieves until they were caught by Hercules and turned into monkeys by Zeus. In The House of Hades, the Kerkopes have set up shop in Balogna, Italy. When the Argo II docks there, the Kerkopes attacked the ship and robbed it, taking things like an Archimedes Sphere and Piper McLean's dagger Katoptris. Leo Valdez and Jason chase them and at the Fountain of Neptune, they incapacitated Jason by trapping him in a net. Leo chases them to their hideout and defeats them with a home-made flash-bang grenade. He then got their possessions back and agreed not to kill Passalos and Akmon on the condition that they go to America and disrupt the Romans to slow down their attack on Camp Half-Blood. Later, in a dream, it is shown that they are being very successful in this goal. As part of the deal, Leo retrieves an almanac belonging to Triptolemus from their treasure, and takes a bronze astrolabe that the Kerkopes had stolen from Odysseus when he was an old man which proves to be vital in Leo's quest to return to Ogygia and rescue Calypso.
- Khromandae - Large, grey-eyed humanoids covered in blonde hair. Khromandae were discovered during Dionysus's invasion of India and communicate via ear-splitting shrieks. They were part of Tarquin's, Caligula's, and Commodus's army that attacked Camp Jupiter in The Tyrant's Tomb.
- Lamia – The daughter of Hecate who was one of the former love interests of Zeus until Hera turned her into a monster after the death of her children. In The Demigod Diaries story entitled "Son of Magic", Lamia is revived by Gaia to kill Hecate's son Alabaster Torrington. Alabaster manages to defeat Lamia until Hecate arrives to save both her children. According to Hecate, Lamia won't try attacking Alabaster again knowing he could use that spell against her.
- Leontocephaline - A creation of Mithras that resembles a lion-headed humanoid entwined with a snake that has no head and no tail. In The Tower of Nero, he acts as the guard of Nero's fasces, requiring the sacrifice of a being's immortality to give it to them which Nero thinks is the perfect defense as he believes Apollo won't give up his own immortality to defeat him. Instead, Lu offers her immortality which is actually Nero's immortality due to their link. Intrigued, the creature gives her the weapon, making Lu mortal and allowing Apollo to kill Nero.
- Lotus-eaters – A group of humans who were previously encountered by Odysseus. A number of them run the Lotus Hotel and Casino in The Lightning Thief. The hotel is filled with arcade games that makes visitors not want to leave alongside the lotus cookies they serve. It's later revealed that Bianca and Nico were hidden in their casino for decades by Hades to protect them and keep them from aging. In the TV series, the Lotus-eaters also filled the air of the Lotus Hotel and Casino with the lotus scents.
- Lycanthropes - Humans that were turned into werewolves and who can only be killed by silver. They were created by Zeus after the first Lycanthrope Lycaon tried to feed him human flesh and then hired assassins to target Zeus in his sleep to test his immortality. They appear as the servants of Gaea and her giant son Orion in The Lost Hero and The Blood of Olympus.
- King Lycaon - A king who was turned into a wolf by Zeus for testing his immortality. He first appears in Lycanthrope form with his pack in The Lost Hero trying to kidnap Jason Grace and kill Leo Valdez and Piper McLean. However, they are thwarted when the Hunters of Artemis arrive and drive off the werewolves. Lycaon is injured by Thalia Grace and so he does not take part in the final battle at the Wolf House alongside the other werewolves. In The Blood of Olympus, Lycaon and his pack serve the giant Orion, hunting Reyna, Nico and Coach Hedge for him. The werewolves corner the three in Portugal, but Nico manages to kill Lycaon by stabbing him in the heart with Reyna's silver pocketknife. Lycaon melts into a pool of darkness which Nico then uses to shadow travel himself, his companions and the Athena Parthenos away from the remaining werewolves and Orion.
- Maenad – A bunch of Maenads appeared in The Demigod Diaries story "Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford". They were seen skipping in a mall-shaped clearing in the Camp Half-Blood Forest where a Drakon appeared, and they easily killed it.
- Manticore – A monster with the face of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a scorpion. In Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, a Manticore (portrayed and also motion-captured by Daniel Cudmore) appeared as a top henchman of Luke Castellan. After killing Annabeth Chase, it is killed by Grover Underwood and Clarisse La Rue.
- Dr. Thorn – A Manticore in human form that appeared in The Titan's Curse. Dr. Thorn is the vice-principal of Westover Hall, the school that Bianca and Nico attended. He is angry that in the ancient days, the Gods forced him to live out in Persia where he never had any decent challenges as he would in Ancient Greece. Dr. Thorn hunts Nico and Bianca and acts as one of the primary henchmen of Luke and the Titan Atlas hunting for the Ophiotaurus. Percy manages to contact Dionysus at Camp Half-Blood and the god kills Dr. Thorn by covering him in vines and turning him to dust.[12] In The Sun and the Star, a reformed Dr. Thorn appears amongst Nyx's monster army in Tartarus where he tries to exact revenge upon Nico against Nyx's orders. Fed up with him, Nyx sucks Dr. Thorn into darkness.
- Merpeople – A race of sea creatures that are half-human and half-fish. The male merfolk are called Mermen and the female merfolk are called Mermaids. They serve Poseidon. In The Last Olympian, Percy wakes up underwater near Atlantis where he sees various Merpeople in battle armor fighting the forces of Oceanus.
- Bill – A merman that was trained at "Camp Fish-Blood" (as Leo called it) by Aphros and Bythos.
- Minotaur – The Minotaur is part-man, part bull. The monster of the labyrinth who chased Percy all the way to Camp Half-Blood. Percy defeats the monster atop Half-Blood hill and claims its broken horn as a spoil of war which he keeps and later hangs on his cabin wall.[2] The Minotaur returns in The Last Olympian as a general for Kronos's army at Williamsburg Bridge and now wearing armor. It was defeated by Percy again.[7] In The House of Hades, the Minotaur's history is mentioned after Piper and Leo encounter his mother at the Doors of Death. In the film adaptation, the Minotaur's head resembles a cape buffalo's head. In the TV series, the Minotaur was depicted as having ears like an American Brahman.
- Nymphs – Female, magical beings usually associated with some natural feature. Many different kinds of nymphs are seen in Rick Riordan's novels, including naiads (river nymphs), dryads (tree nymphs), and aurae (wind nymphs).
- Aurae – Wind spirits who work at Camp Jupiter as seen in The Son of Neptune.
- Mellie – An Aurae who is the wife of Coach Gleeson Hedge and the mother of Chuck Hedge. She is the personal assistant of Aeolus as seen in The Lost Hero. At the end, she works as Piper's dad's assistant Tristan McLean. In The Burning Maze, Mellie appeared at the Aeithales where she greets Apollo and Grover. After hearing of Jason's death, she and Gleeson head to Malibu to help a grieving Piper. When on the airfield, Mellie tells her family that she will be going to the McLean family's home in Oklahoma.
- Cloud Nymphs – The Cloud Nymphs are mentioned briefly in the series, particularly in The Heroes of Olympus.
- Fleecy – A cloud nymph who works at Iris's co-op. She appears in The Son of Neptune. She manages Iris-messaging after Iris begins focusing on her shop. Fleecy is described as young, with frizzy white hair and eyes that change colors from gray to white to black.
- Dryad – Nymphs that are associated with trees and forests.
- Agave - A Dryad that sent Grover to explore the Labyrinth. In The Burning Maze, Agave and Money Maker were found in the burning maze by Grover and those with him. Grover takes them back to Aeithales and Agave is healed while Money Maker dies of her injuries.
- Aloe Vera - A caring Dryad who lives in Aeithales near Palm Springs. In The Burning Maze, Aloe Vera tends to Apollo and Meg when they arrive and even tends to them following an attack by Medea.
- Daphne – A dryad whom Apollo fell in love with. Eros, after a conflict with Apollo, shot an arrow that made the latter fall in love with Daphne, yet at the same time shot an arrow that made Daphne hate him. She ran away and, realizing that Apollo would never give up, asked Gaea to transform her into a tree. Apollo still grieves for Daphne's fate, which he considered one of his two greatest losses, and is frequently haunted by visions of her and other dryads blaming him.
- Joshua - A laid-back and nature-loving Dryad who lives in Aeithales near Palm Springs. According to Apollo, male Dryads like Joshua are rare. In The Burning Maze, Joshua greets Apollo and Meg when they arrive. Meg has a crush on Joshua, and Apollo attempts to give her advice on how to catch his eye, but is ignored and he tells Meg that she is being super obvious.
- Juniper – A Dryad who is Grover Underwood's girlfriend. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, she informs Percy that she has seen Luke Castellan using the entrance to the Labyrinth and that she has also seen Quintus/Daedalus using the entrance to the Labyrinth.
- Meliae - The Dryads of the ash tree that were born when Kronos castrated Ouranos and his blood fell to Gaea. They eventually died, but were reincarnated as seeds that were found by Phillip McCaffrey who was determined to restore them. After Caligula destroyed the greenhouse that Philip was going to plant their seeds, a saguaro cactcus named Hercules hid the seeds. In The Burning Maze, Meg found the seeds, planted them and they helped to slay Incitatus and the Pandai soldiers with him. Then the Meliai transplanted themselves and put their roots around the pool at the ruins of Aeithales. Their magic worked so well that Aeithales rebuilt itself in a day.
- Money Maker - A Dryad that sent Grover to explore the Labyrinth. In The Burning Maze, Money Maker and Agave were found in the burning maze by Grover and those with him. He takes them back to Aeithales. While Agave is healed, Money Maker dies from her burns.
- Prickly Pear - A rough and crabby Dryad who lives in the Aeithales near Palm Springs. In The Burning Maze, Prickly Pear greets Apollo and Meg when they arrive and scolds Grover.
- The Hesperides – The daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea goddess Pleione who tend to the Garden of the Hesperides which is accessible only during sunset. They are described as looking identical to their estranged sister Zoë Nightshade who was originally a part of them before she became disowned for supporting the gods during the Titan War. They briefly reunite with Zoë and then accompanying Percy and the others in heading to Mount Tamalpais in The Titan's Curse. They warned them that they will not be a match against Atlas and pulled the Ladon card. Zoë retaliates by waking Ladon with a shout, and calling her sisters cowards when they chided her for insanity. As Zoë distracted Ladon to help Percy and Thalia evade it, the oldest of the Hesperides called Zoë a fool and they disappeared.
- Naiads – Nature spirits that inhabit streams and rivers and lakes, or any fresh body of water.
- Brooke – Naiad that inhabits the brook in Camp Half-Blood. Gave a warning to Leo, Piper and Jason about her "Crazy Cousins" in The Quest for Buford.
- Nereids - A race of sea nymphs.
- Eudora - A Nereid who Percy encounters in the Mississippi River after escaping from Echidna and the Chimera. When Percy, Annabeth, and Grover arrive at Santa Monica Beach, Eudora provides them with Poseidon's Pearls which will help them get out of the Underworld. In Chalice of the Gods, Eudora appears as a substitute school counselor. Eudora is portrayed by Jelena Milinovic in the TV series.
- Oreads – A race of mountain nymphs.
- Echo – An Oread who loved her voice. Zeus fell in love with Echo causing Hera to curse Echo into repeating everything she says. She did have an encounter with Narcissus at the time when he was admiring his reflection in the water. When Echo evaded the love advances of Pan, she was killed by some panicked shepherds and her fragments were scattered by Gaea. In The Mark of Athena, Leo Valdez and Hazel Levesque encounter Echo on a small island where they were looking for lime and Celestial Bronze that was needed to repair the damaged Argo II. Echo helps Leo get the Celestial Bronze from the lake as Leo makes insults towards Narcissus which Echo repeats. Before Leo leaves, Echo kisses him and briefly becomes more visible; Leo describes her as beautiful, but forgettable.
- Palikoi – Geyser gods who in times past were worshiped by runaway slaves for protection. Others can make oaths with them. While oaths toward Styx are prolonged and cancerous, a single breach of oath with the Palikoi will result in immediate death.
- Pete – A Palikoi employed by a marketing company. He is tasked to operate in the Woods of the Camp Half-Blood while collecting surveys on customer service. Apollo makes an oath with Pete to rescue Meg who is kidnapped by the Myrmekes.
- Paulie – Pete's fellow worker in a marketing company. He is kidnapped by Nero who intends to use his power to break through the Grove of Dodona's walls. Apollo is able to rescue him along with the other abducted demigods.
- Pandai - A long-living warlike tribe from an Indian mountain valley with big ears, eight fingers, eight toes, and white hair covering their body. In The Burning Maze, Caligula uses Pandai and Strix because the Germani were responsible for his mortal death.
- Amax -
- Crest - A Pandai who is one of the bodyguards of Caligula. Unlike most of the Pandai, Crest was more interested in music. He later dies buying Apollo time to get away from Medea.
- Flange - A Pandai who is a messenger for Caligula. Flange was killed by Caligula when he hears that the attack on Camp Jupiter has failed.
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- Satyr – Half man, half goat. Most of the Satyrs work at Camp Half-Blood. Their Roman counterpart are the Fauns. Grover Underwood is a satyr.
- Augustus - A satyr who is exclusive to the TV series where he is portrayed by Ted Dykstra. He was depicted as a friend of Grover's family who was looking for Pan only to end up at the Lotus Hotel and Casino.
- Council of Cloven Elders – A group of Satyrs whose main duty is to abide over the Satyrs' search for Pan. The Council of Cloven Elders reside in the forum within Camp Half-Blood's forest are responsible for determining which Satyrs are worthy of receiving a searchers' license. To achieve a searcher's license, a Satyr must be a successful protector where they must bring a Demigod to Camp Half-Blood alive.
- Leneus – A member of the Council of Cloven Elders who hates Grover and thinks he is a liar. He is killed in The Last Olympian and is reincarnated as a laurel. When he dies, Grover takes his place in the Council of Cloven Elders.[7] In the TV series, Leneus is portrayed by Garfield Wilson.
- Maron – A member of the Council of Cloven Elders. He only appears in book four, when he, Silenus and Leneus try to exile Grover because they think that Pan, the god of the wild, is still alive and Grover is lying about his death. He and the other members of the council are described as being old and fat satyrs. In the TV series, Maron is portrayed by Jason Gray-Stanford.[21]
- Silenus – The leader of the Council of Cloven Elders and is shown to hate Grover calling him an "outcast" and a "liar".[6] He also has suspicions that Grover is a spy.[6]
- Ichneutae – A satyr who is exclusive to the film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters portrayed by Jordan Weller. Ichneutae was present when Clarisse won the obstacle tower. He was chosen by Dionysus to guide her to the Golden Fleece. Clarisse mentioned that he was eaten by Scylla and his last words were "I got this".
- Lysas – A satyr who was mentioned to have been the chosen one of Pan where he was tasked by the god himself to spread the word that "The great god Pan has died". Even though he refused to believe this, he spread the word to the world in Ephesos. In The Lightning Thief, Grover Underwood mentions that a sailor off the coast of Ephesos heard a mysterious cry saying that Pan has died. It is revealed in The Battle of the Labyrinth that it was a satyr called Lysas.
- Millard and Herbert – Two satyrs sent by Chiron to find and alert Rachel Dare to visit Camp Half-Blood in The Hidden Oracle. While Rachel is successfully clued in, she states that the satyrs came to her wounded and died soon afterward.
- Uncle Ferdinand – Grover's uncle who was one of the victims of Medusa in the Garden Gnome Emporium. When Kronos' army was hiding out there in The Last Olympian, his statue form is now missing an arm and has graffiti on it without Medusa to watch over it.
- Woodrow – A satyr and Camp Half-Blood's music instructor as seen in The Hidden Oracle. He is afraid of Apollo due to the latter's apparent history of flaying a satyr due to his loss in a musical contest which Apollo himself vehemently denies.
- Scythian Dracaenae – A race of humanoid females with twin snake tails in place of legs. They make up a considerable portion of the Titan Lord's forces. In The Sea of Monsters, Percy first encounters them on the Princess Andromeda. In The Titan's Curse, some Scythian Dracaenae attacked Percy's group after he had defeated Atlas. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, Percy fights a Scythian Dracaenae in Antaeus' lair. Percy almost immediately kills it much to Antaeus' disapproval. The Scythian Dracaenae also show up in the actual Battle of the Labyrinth as one of the main types of soldiers. In The Last Olympian, the Scythian Dracaenae are seen taking part in the Titan Army's attack on Manhattan.
- Queen Sess – The Queen of the Scythian Dracaenae who appears in The Last Olympian. She fought Chiron alongside Kronos and was killed when Chiron fired one of his arrows in between Queen Sess' eyes.
- Sssssarah - A Scythian Dracaenae. In The Dark Prophecy, she was freed from Commodus by Lester, Leo Valdez, and Calypso and is shown to be friendly. She settles at the Waystation.
- Troglodytes - Reptilian humanoids that live underground and have an obsession with hats. In The Tower of Nero, the Troglodytes encounter Apollo, Meg, Rachel, and Will in their tunnels. They later partook in the fight at Nero's tower. When Nico and Will plan to travel into Tartarus to rescue Bob the Titan, the two explain that the troglodytes can help them as they can dig in and out of anywhere safely, even Tartarus. In The Sun and the Star, it's revealed that Nico relocated the trogs to the Underworld after the destruction of their previous home and they've set up a new home on the shores of the River Styx. Screech-Bling and Hiss-Majesty help Nico and Will get into Tartarus through their shortcut, the River Acheron. The trogs invite both demigods to visit them when they return from Tartarus and depart before they can get emotional over the goodbye.
- Screech-Bling - A Troglodyte who dresses like George Washington. He serves as his kind's CEO. He later helps Nico and Will get into Tartarus.
- Click-Wrong - A Troglodyte who is the group's cook and wears a chef hat.
- Creak-Morris - A Troglodyte.
- Grr-Fred - A Troglodyte who is the CSO of his kind. He has been shown to wear a cowboy hat, a firefighter hat, and a police hat.
- Hiss-Majesty - A non-binary Troglodyte who befriends Will Solace during The Sun and the Star. They are shown to be very fast, helping to guide Nico's sword in taking down a drakon, much to their companions' surprise. Before parting ways, Hiss-Majesty reveals that they intend to work as a cow herder for Menoetes which they credit Will with.
- Zombie – A bunch of zombies were seen as passengers on the Princess Andromeda in The Sea of Monsters. Clarisse used the zombies of Confederate soldiers to operate the CSS Birmingham.
- Jules-Albert - An undead race car driver given to Nico by Hades as a gift. Jules Albert acts as Nico's chauffeur and is used by Nico in The Blood of Olympus to transport himself, Leila, and Dakota to Camp Half-Blood since none of them know how to drive.
Greco-Roman creatures
- Amphisbaena - A snake with another snake head at its end. In The Tower of Nero, Apollo encounters one in the subway. When he grabs it, it recites part of the Terza Rima prophecy before being killed by the Gaul Luguselwa.
- Apollo's Cattle – The sacred cattle herd of Apollo. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, Apollo's Cattle were seen at the Triple G Ranch under Geryon's care since Apollo never has time to take care of them. Apollo was unaware that he was using some of the cattle for meat and feeding them to the monsters that work for Kronos. Although Apollo didn't have any cattle in actual Greek mythology, these cattle are based on the Cattle of Helios.
- Arai – Winged female daemons who inhabit Tartarus. They are similar to the Furies, but their number is not limited to three, and they are under control of Nyx instead of Hades. The spirits carry the grudge of anyone whom their killer have wronged; when Percy kills some of them, they release the grudges of Kampê's death by crushing and Calypso's isolation in Ogygia.
- Arion – A horse born to Neptune and Ceres, making him Percy's half-brother. He appears in The Son of Neptune where Hazel frees him from the Amazons. He is described as having a tan coat with a black mane and tail. He is a free spirit and seems to have a bad temper, being known to curse when his abilities are challenged. After Hazel frees him, Arion becomes her steed, although he is known to reluctantly let others ride him at Hazel's request. In The Tyrant's Tomb, he rescues Frank Zhang from the inferno that he caused to kill Caligula after Frank's apparent death.
- Aristophanes - A cat that lives in the bookstore in New Rome. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Tarquin tries to interrogate him on where the Sibylline Books are.
- Automaton – Highly developed robots with intricate circuitry that makes them hard to fix. Most are made out of steel, but some are made out of celestial bronze or other materials. In the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, Annabeth discovers that many statues in Manhattan are actually automatons created by Daedalus, an army that could either defend or attack Olympus.
- Argentum – Reyna's silver Automaton hound who appears in The Son of Neptune, The Mark of Athena, The House of Hades and The Blood of Olympus.
- Aurum – Reyna's gold Automaton Hound who appears in The Son of Neptune, The Mark of Athena, The House of Hades and The Blood of Olympus.
- Celedon – Automatons forged by Hephaestus to serve as Apollo's backup singers. In Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo, Percy Jackson had to find the fourth Celedon for Apollo after it left Mount Olympus and fled into Times Square.
- Colossus of Nero – A gigantic automaton built under Nero's orders in the images of Apollo and himself. Nero uses the statue to invade Camp Half-Blood in The Hidden Oracle. The Colossus proceeds to destroy the Dining Area and Demeter's Cabin before being infected with Apollo's hay fever plague arrow and subsequently decapitated. The headless statue is then given to Poseidon to be repurposed, likely into a statue of Poseidon himself.
- Mechanical Spiders – A bunch of automaton spiders that were created by Hephaestus.
- Talos – Talos is a giant automaton. Percy, Thalia, and Bianca fight a prototype of Talos in the Junkyard of the Gods. Apparently, he has a manhole at the base of his foot for servicing. Bianca went in to mess up his circuit so they could defeat him. He fell on some power lines thus electrocuting Bianca.
- Basilisk – Fire-breathing snakes with colorful spikes and poisonous bites. In The Son of Neptune, they attacked Camp Jupiter, but Frank shapeshifts into a mongoose (or weasel) and scares them off. In The Blood of Olympus, several attack Percy and Jason under the sea while more are in Nyx's monster army in Tartarus in The Sun and the Star.
- Buford – A walking table that Leo Valdez saved from a supply closet and prefers to be polished by Lemon Pledge instead of Windex. He assists Leo Valdez in constructing the Argo II in Bunker 9. Eventually, Leo programs a talking mini-hologram of Gleeson Hedge onto Buford.
- Carthaginian Serpent - A 120 ft. serpent. In The Dark Prophecy, Apollo, Meg, and Leo face this monster while making their way to Commodus' lair. Apollo tricked it into crashing into a nearby condemned condominium.
- Centicore – Deadly antelope-like creatures who guard the Cave of Trophonius. Due to their endangered status, Apollo goes to great lengths not to kill them as he soaks himself in the waters of Lethe and Mnemosyne.
- Cerberus – The three-headed dog who guards the entrance to the Underworld. In The Lightning Thief, he befriends Annabeth. He also appears in The Last Olympian when he is playing with Mrs. O'Leary. Cereberus is the son of Echidna and Typhon.[2] In the TV series, Cerberus resembles a three-headed rottweiler.
- Charybdis – One of the two monsters (the other being Scylla) who live on either side of a narrow channel of water (the entrance to the Sea of Monsters). She takes the form of a giant mouth that swallows and releases water, creating whirlpools. she is described by Percy as an "orthodontist's nightmare".
- Chimera – A three-headed beast that is part lion, part goat, and has a snake-headed tail. It is first seen in the form of a Chihuahua. It confronted Percy atop the St. Louis Arch alongside its mother Echidna. Overwhelmed by the creature and poisoned by its snake head, Percy was forced to jump into the water below to escape it. It disappeared after Percy dove into the water. In The Sun and the Star, it's revealed that the Chimera had aided Echidna in throwing Nico di Angelo into Tartarus. In the TV series, the Chimera is depicted with a different dog form and having the head and front paws of a lioness, the horns and hindquarters of a goat, the hood of a cobra, and a snake tail with poisonous barbs.
- Clazmonian Sow – A flying pig that appeared directly after Hyperion was defeated. Percy defeats it with the help of Blackjack, a statue of Hermes, and the New York Public Library's two stone lion statues (that were really automatons).
- Colchis Bull – Fire-breathing bronze bulls created by Hephaestus with silver horns and ruby eyes. In The Sea of Monsters, some of these bulls attack Camp Half-Blood and are defeated by Tyson. They were later used to make the tracks for the Chariot Race. In Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, only one Colchis Bull attacked Camp Half-Blood and was slain by Percy Jackson.
- Dragons – Large reptilian creatures that sometimes have wings. They commonly guard things and are younger than Drakons.
- Draco Aionius – Some of these monsters attacked Camp Half-Blood while Percy Jackson was on his adventures in The Sea of Monsters.
- Ladon – A giant dragon who is one of the offspring of Echidna. It defends the Hesperides' apple tree. Ladon poisons Zoë Nightshade in The Titan's Curse.[12]
- Peleus – A dragon that is now guarding the Golden Fleece which hangs on the tree that Thalia was previously within. He is possibly named after Peleus: Father of Achilles.
- Python – A giant Earth Dragon who was an old enemy of Apollo. In The Blood of Olympus, Python was revived by Gaea during the Second Gigantomachy and it was mentioned that Python reclaiming Delphi was one of Apollo's many failures. In The Hidden Oracle, Apollo and Meg McCaffrey are in the Labyrinth where they overhear Python talking to Nero about the plans to control all the Oracles. In The Tower of Nero, Apollo manages to destroy Python forever by dropping him into Chaos. The death of Python restores the powers of the Oracles and he is stated to have become so powerful that he could even influence the threads of the Fates themselves. After Python's destruction upon falling into Chaos, Apollo regains his place as a god.
- Sun Dragons - A type of Dragon that are associated with Helios.
- Phil and Don - Sun dragons that Helios gave his granddaughter Medea to pull her golden chariot. In The Lost Hero, Medea keeps Phil and Don in large sundial compartments at her department store. She releases them to attack Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Leo Valdez. Phil and Don were defeated by Festus. In The Burning Maze, Phil and Don pull Medea's golden chariot when she challenges Meg to a charmspeak battle. Both of them are beheaded by Meg McCaffrey where their deaths released an intense blast of heat.
- Drakons – Giant serpent-like creatures that are several millennia older than dragons. They come in three different types: Aethiopian, Lydian, and Maeonian. In The Demigod Diaries story entitled "Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford", an unidentified Drakon appeared in the Camp Half-Blood Forest until it was ripped apart by the Maenads. In The Sun and the Star, two attack Nico di Angelo and Will Solace in the Underworld, but Nico kills one with Hiss-Majesty's help, scaring off the other one.
- Aethiopian Drakon – A Drakon with terrifying green eyes that originated from Africa. One was being raised by Luke in The Sea of Monsters. When one of the Bear Twins seemed reluctant to do his bidding, Luke threatened to feed him to the Drakon. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, an Aethiopian Drakon was seen in the cargo bay of the Princess Andromeda.
- Lydian Drakon – The oldest and fiercest of the Drakons that once attacked the village of Lydia. It is a 200 ft. long Drakon with a paralyzing stare in sheer terror and armor-corroding acidic venom. In The Last Olympian, Kronos unleashed it upon Manhattan where it killed many half-bloods before being killed by Clarisse La Rue.
- Maeonian Drakon – A green and yellow Drakon that once attacked Maenoia, Turkey. In The House of Hades, the Maeonian Drakon resides in the swamps of Tartarus. It attacked Percy, Annabeth, and Bob the Titan and was killed by Damasen. Damasen's curse was to slay the Maeonian Drakon every day. After being convinced to change his fate by Annabeth, Damasen manages to tame the Maeonian Drakon and rides it into battle against the embodiment of Tartarus himself.
- Eidolons – A race of spirits that can possess demigods. In The Mark of Athena, the Eidolons work for Gaea and one possesses Leo Valdez, causing a civil war between the Greek and Roman demigods. Later, two more possess Percy Jackson and Jason Grace and force them to fight to the death before they are subdued by Piper McLean who exorcises all three. The eidolons later return in new hosts in Rome, but are destroyed for good by Leo.
- Elephant - The elephants are large herbivores native to Africa and southern Asia. Any elephant that is bred for war is called a war elephant.
- Hannibal - A war elephant that is owned by Camp Jupiter and often cared for by Bobby.
- Livia - A war elephant owned by Commodus. In The Dark Prophecy, Livia was present at the rehearsal of Commodus' naming ceremony until she was rescued by Apollo and Thalia. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Apollo makes a claim that she and Hannibal would get along.
- Erymanthian Boar – A giant boar and servant of Pan who appears in The Titan's Curse. Percy, Thalia, Zoë, Grover, and Bianca first encounter it in Cloudcroft, New Mexico where Grover realizes its potential as a form of rapid transportation.[12]
- Fire-Breathing Horse – A race of horses bred at the Triple G Ranch for war purposes. Some are shown to pull Ares' war chariot. In The Dark Prophecy, some Fire-Breathing Horses are owned by Commodus.
- Flesh-Eating Horse – A group of female horses bred at the Triple G Ranch. Some of them tried to eat Percy while he was cleaning the stables, but his use of hydrokinesis which washed them all clean scared them into behaving.
- Flesh-Eating Sheep – Carnivorous sheep owned by Polyphemus. They help to guard the Golden Fleece. Described as being a big as a hippopotamus and attacking like piranhas.
- Gale - An immortal polecat who was once a powerful and benevolent witch in ancient Greece before being transformed by Hecate. In The House of Hades, Gale appears as one of the goddess of magic's animal companions. In Wrath of the Triple Goddess, Percy, Annabeth, and Grover house and pet-sit for Hecate, leading to Hecuba and Gale getting out. Gale is captured and enslaved by four naiad sisters who utilize her alchemy talent to create a new range of potions. After being rescued, Gale helps Percy to create a cure for the creature transformation that he, Annabeth and Grover had been forced to undergo. Having learned of Gale's past and talent for alchemy, Percy convinces Hecate to let Gale resume her magical work with assistants who have opposable thumbs. Percy also plans on doing a project on her in his history class as a forgotten part of Greek history.
- Giant Badger – A giant badger. In The Last Olympian, it was mentioned that Gleeson Hedge tried to fend off the Giant Badgers and tried to summon Pan to help him to do that.
- Giant Crab – A giant crab that might be Cancer. Percy fought it in the Princess Andromeda during his mission with Charlie. He defeated it by stabbing the soft tissue on its belly.
- Giant Eagle – A giant-size eagle that appears throughout The Heroes of Olympus series. The Giant Eagles are mainly used by the Romans for transporting and protecting Roman demigods.
- Giant Raven - A giant-sized raven. Caligula and Nero use a flock of them in The Tyrant's Tomb to protect Harpocrates due to the ravens hatred for Apollo. Apollo manages to scare them away at first by singing Dean Martin's "Volare", adopting a similar tactic used by Percy to disorient the Stymphalian Birds in The Sea of Monsters. When the ravens return, they are slaughtered by Apollo, Reyna and Meg McCaffrey.
- Giant Scorpion – A giant-sized scorpion. Daedalus (under the alias of Quintus) ordered some Giant Scorpions from the Triple G Ranch and kept them in their boxes in the Sword Fighting Arena. He eventually let them out in the camp's forest for a game. In The Blood of Olympus, Orion mentions that his first death was at the hands of a giant scorpion that Gaea summoned to sting him to death after Orion was cursed by Apollo and went insane.
- Giant Sea Turtle – A large sea turtle who accompanied Sciron into attacking the Argo II as seen in The House of Hades.
- Giant Snake – A large snake. It attacked Tyson and Grover when they were in the Labyrinth as seen in The Battle of the Labyrinth.
- Giant Squid – A giant squid that might be the Kraken. It was among the sea monsters in Oceanus' army.
- Gryphon – A creature that is part eagle, part lion. They are known to collect golds for their nests and even lay golden eggs. The Gryphons appear in The Son of Neptune where they are seen in Alcyoneus' camp. They are not to be confused with the griffins of The Kane Chronicles.
- Abelard - A pet Gryphon to Britomartis who appeared in The Dark Prophecy.
- Heloise - A pet Gryphon to Britomartis who appeared in The Dark Prophecy. She lays an egg while in Commodus' captivity and is later killed during the battle at Waystation.
- Hellhound – The Hellhounds are a main part of Luke's army and monsters in general. They are described as very large black dogs with fiery glowing eyes. They were also mentioned to reside in the Fields of Punishment. Daedalus owns a hound named Mrs. O'Leary, who, unlike her relatives, is loving and loyal.[6] In The Last Olympian, a bunch of Hellhounds are seen in Kronos' army where they snuck behind the demigod lines.
- Mrs. O'Leary – The only friendly hellhound to ever exist who belonged to Daedalus under his alias of Quintus. She befriends Percy during The Battle of the Labyrinth and Daedalus gives Percy a whistle to summon her in a time of need, saving Percy and his friends lives at one point. When Daedalus decides to have Nico release his soul, he gives Percy ownership of Mrs. O'Leary. She subsequently appears several times as Percy's pet, searching for him and killing a gorgon in The Son of Neptune and fighting the Colossus of Nero alongside him in The Hidden Oracle. In Wrath of the Triple Goddess, it's mentioned that she spends most of her time at Camp Jupiter, but Percy is able to summon her using a magical whistle crafted for him by Leo Valdez.
- Hecuba - The former queen of Troy who was transformed into a hellhound by Hecate at the end of the Trojan War. She appears as one of Hecate's animal companions in The House of Hades. In Wrath of the Triple Goddess, Percy, Annabeth and Grover house and pet-sit for Hecate which leads to Hecuba getting out and wreaking havoc in Astoria before Percy convinces her to stand down.
- Nope - A hellhound puppy found by Percy and Mrs. O'Leary in Wrath of the Triple Goddess while they were searching for Hecuba. Nope is named for the fact that his barks are all the word "nope." He is eventually adopted by Hecate.
- Hippalectryon – An endangered animal that is part chicken, part horse. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, they are seen at the Triple G Ranch.
- Hippocampus – Creatures that are horses from the waist up with a fish tail from the waist down. One is said to take a liking to Tyson, and he named it Rainbow. They are also called "fish ponies" by Tyson.
- Rainbow – A Hippocamus who befriends Tyson in The Sea of Monsters after being summoned by Percy for transport to the Princess Andromeda. He is stated to be bigger than most of his species and as such, has no trouble carrying a Cyclops on his back. Rainbow later rescues Tyson after the sinking of the CSS Birmingham and helps to carry Percy and his friends safely out of the Sea of Monsters after they get the Golden Fleece. When Tyson departs for Poseidon's palace, Rainbow gives him a ride. He is mentioned often following this by Tyson who maintains a friendship with Rainbow. In The Last Olympian, after Blackjack is stolen by Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Percy summons Rainbow for a ride to Camp Half-Blood. In The Blood of Olympus, Rainbow gives Tyson and Ella a ride across Long Island Sound to rescue Reyna, Nico and Coach Hedge from Roman demigods. He then carries Tyson, Ella and Coach Hedge back to camp. When Tyson explains to Reyna that he had reached the ship on Rainbow, Reyna is confused at first thinking that he is talking about an actual rainbow before Nico clarifies the matter. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Tyson has Ella give him a tattoo of Rainbow. Rainbow also appears in the Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters film.
- Incitatus - A talking white horse that wears golden horseshoes and is owned by Caligula. In The Burning Maze, Incitatus brings Apollo and Meg to Caligula. He later assists Caligula in fighting Jason and Tempest which ends in Jason's death. During the fight at the old Los Angeles Zoo, Incitatus and the Pandai that are with him are killed by the Meliai.
- Hydra – A serpentine monster with nine heads. Every time a head is chopped off, two new heads grow back. This monster appears in The Sea of Monsters where its life force is linked to the Monster Doughnut Shop. It was destroyed by the cannons of the CSS Birmingham, with several of its heads being kept as spoils of war in the Camp Half-Blood attic. In The Mark of Athena, Percy fights a Hydra when he, Jason, and Piper are on a mission to rescue Nico from Ephialtes and Otis. In The Lightning Thief film, the creature takes the form of five janitors (played by Tom Pickett, Keith Dallas, V.J. Delos-Reyes, Spencer Atkinson, and Tim Aas) in the Parthenon replica in Tennessee. The Hydra is ultimately defeated after being petrified with Medusa's head.
- Karpoi – Grain spirits who are the size of toddlers. While many of them are malevolent thanks to their service to Gaea, children of Demeter are apparently also capable of summoning karpoi.
- Peaches – A friendly Karpoi resembling a pudgy human toddler with green eyes and green hair. He is controlled by Meg McCaffrey.
- Keres – Spirits of famine and disease who feed on violent deaths. They reside in the Underworld and support the Titans but do not assist them in The Last Olympian. In The Demigod Files story "Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades", some of them attacked Percy, Thalia, and Nico. One of them poisoned Percy, yet Bob the Titan managed to heal him.
- Katobleps – A race of cow monsters that appear in The House of Hades. A number of them are slaughtered by Frank Zhang in Venice with the last one being transformed into a serpent by Mars on Frank's request.
- Ketos – Chiron mentions this giant sea monster in The Titan's Curse.
- Khromandae - A race of monsters with shaggy blonde fur, gray eyes, sharp teeth, and speak in high-pitched shrieks. Dionysus once used them in his drunken invasion of India. In The Tyrant's Tomb, the Kromandae were used during the Battle of San Francisco Bay where they are taken out by Apollo and Meg.
- Lemures – A race of angry ghosts who are seen on multiple times in The House of Hades.
- Leucrotae - Creatures that had the body of a red-furred lion and the hooves and tail of a horse and can't be harmed by metal weapons. In The Demigod Diaries story "The Diary of Luke Castellan", Luke and Thalia were trapped in Halcyon Green's mansion and encountered by two Leucrotae that speak with a man's voice. The two of them discovered that the Leucrotae are linked to Halcyon's thoughts. When Thalia uses Greek fire on the Leucrotae, Halcyon sacrifices his life by luring the Leucrotae away so that Luke and Thalia can escape.
- Leviathan – These are mentioned by Poseidon in The Last Olympian as giant sea creatures that are neutral in the war between Poseidon and Oceanus.
- Lupa – The wolf that raised Romulus and Remus. She guides the children of Roman gods to Camp Jupiter after they are left for her at the Wolf House where she trains them to become Roman soldiers upon finding the worthy ones. She is the Roman counterpart of Chiron who does a similar job for the Greek demigods, only she is more militaristic.
- Makhai – The spirits of battle and combat. In The Blood of Olympus, Asclepius used the Makhai and the Pylosian Mint to formulate the Physician's Cure.
- Mania – Ghosts that personify insanity, madness and crazed frenzy. In The Blood of Olympus, Beryl Grace and Julian Ramírez-Arellano are among the Mania. In The Sun and the Star, the ghost of the half-centaur Amphithemis is one while trapped in Tartarus.
- Myrmekes – Giant ant-like creatures who like shiny things like gold. In The Demigod Files story "Percy Jackson and the Bronze Dragon", some Myrmekes trapped Charles Beckendorf in their nest. In The Hidden Oracle, Apollo and Meg come across a trio of Myrmekes who kidnap Meg, forcing Apollo to infiltrate their nest and rescue her. Later, Apollo successfully persuades the mother ant "Mama" to help him and other demigods return to Camp Half-Blood.
- Nemean Lion – A lion that is one of the children of Echidna and Typhon. It has a hard skin in which no weapon can penetrate and was previously slain by Heracles. Luke and Atlas sent the Nemean Lion to the National Air and Space Museum to stop the group of questing Hunters and Demigods. It battled with Percy Jackson, but was hard to defeat because of its bulletproof and sword-proof pelt. Percy eventually defeated it by throwing astronaut food into its mouth thus exposing its one unprotected surface, its mouth, to the Hunters' arrows. Zoe Nightshade allows Percy to claim the lion's pelt as a spoil of war and it turns into a bulletproof coat that protects Percy until he sacrifices it to Poseidon.
- Nosoi – The spirits of illness, plague, and disease that were originally locked up in Pandora's Box. In The Hidden Oracle, a bunch of Nosoi attack Apollo and Meg McCaffrey, but are defeated by them and the Karpoi Peaches.
- Ophiotaurus – A half-cow/half-snake monster. It was nicknamed Bessie by Percy Jackson who initially assumed it was female, although Grover later informed him that it was a male. Percy saved it from a trawler's net after being fetched by the Hippocampi. Bessie was supposedly the creature that Artemis was hunting because it could destroy Olympus. He appears in The Titan's Curse and The Last Olympian.
- Orthrus – A two-headed dog owned by Geryon and brother to Cerberus.
- Pegasi – Winged horses that are named after the original mount of Bellerophon that was born from the blood of Medusa.
- Pegasus - The original Pegasus who is the immortal father of the species. He is stated to have not been seen in person for centuries, but Pegasus comes to Reyna, Nico and Coach Hedge's aid in The Blood of Olympus, leading eight other Pegasus to help transport the Athena Parthenos. He eventually departs when the group arrives at Long Island Sound, but reveals that he came to honor Reyna's close relationship with Scipio for which Pegasus declares her Horse Friend, a high honor.
- Blackjack – A black Pegasus and Percy's loyal friend. He is first introduced in The Sea of Monsters on the Princess Andromeda where Percy indirectly rescued him from Kronos's minions although Percy mistakes Blackjack for a female at the time. Subsequently, he acts as Percy's main method of transport, constantly referring to Percy as "Boss", much to Percy's annoyance. In The Last Olympian, he allows Charles Beckendorf to ride him with Percy's permission and is later hijacked by Rachel Elizabeth Dare to get to Camp Half-Blood quickly, much to Percy's annoyance. In The Blood of Olympus, Blackjack is one of eight Pegasus enlisted by the original Pegasus himself to help carry the Athena Parthenos. Blackjack acts as Nico's steed despite his previous distaste for the son of Hades and comforts Reyna. Blackjack is severely wounded by Orion, but Reyna is able to save his life and he is stated to be recovering nicely after the final battle with Gaea's forces.
- Guido – A gray and white Pegasus who is friends with Blackjack. In The Last Olympian, Guido and Porkpie aided Percy and Blackjack in the Battle of Manhattan. In The Blood of Olympus, Guido is one of eight Pegasus enlisted by the original Pegasus himself to help transport the Athena Parthenos. After Pegasus' departure and Blackjack being severely wounded, he allows Reyna to ride him the rest of the way to Camp Half-Blood where she rides Guido throughout the battle with Gaea's forces. After the battle, Guido decides to adopt Reyna as his human and return to Camp Jupiter with her. However, Guido doesn't appear nor is he mentioned in The Tyrant's Tomb or The Tower of Nero which both also feature Reyna.
- Porkpie – A gray and white Pegasus who is friends with Blackjack. In The Last Olympian, Guido and Porkpie aided Percy and Blackjack in the Battle of Manhattan.
- Scipio – Reyna's Pegasus who appears in The Son of Neptune. His nickname is "Skippy" because he's the color of peanut butter, the same color as chestnuts. He died at the end of The House of Hades when Reyna is forced to euthanize him following Scipio's severe injuries from a griffin attack. In The Blood of Olympus, the original Pegasus honors Reyna and Scipio's great friendship by coming to her aid personally, the first time that Pegasus has been seen in centuries. As a result of how much Reyna had cared for Scipio, Pegasus declares her Horse Friend, a high honor.
- Pit Scorpion – A deadly type of scorpion that appears in The Lightning Thief. When Luke brings Percy into the woods and reveals his allegiance to Kronos, he summoned a Pit Scorpion to attack Percy. He tells Percy he should not go for his sword as the pit scorpion can kill in sixty seconds and can jump up to fifteen feet. When Luke disappears, Percy manages to kill it even though it managed to sting him. Wood nymphs help Percy recover from its poison. In The Sun and the Star, a number of Pit Scorpions appear part of Nyx's army in Tartarus and fight Bob the Titan.
- Scylla – One of the two monsters (the other being Charybdis) who live on either side of a narrow channel of water in the Sea of Monsters. Should a ship sail too close to her, she uses her six heads to pluck off crew members on deck and devour them. According to Clarisse (daughter of Ares), Scylla would just pick up the whole boat and crushed the boat if the crew hid below deck. In the film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Scylla was mentioned by Clarisse to have eaten Ichneutae.
- Sea Serpent – A large serpent that lives in the sea. Deimos is seen riding one in The Demigod Files story "The Stolen Chariot". In The Last Olympian, a sea serpent was seen among the sea monsters in Oceanus' army.
- Carthaginian Serpent – A giant serpent with a deadly venom who guards the entrance of Commodus' lair in Indianapolis.
- Sirens – Dangerous bird women whose sweet songs lead many sailors to their deaths on the jagged rocks. In The Sea of Monsters, they almost killed Annabeth.[1]
- Skeleton – Skeletons are the undead troops that make up Hades' undead army. In The Lightning Thief, Hades has skeletons in army uniforms guarding his palace. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, Nico manages to employ them as part of a ritual that will enable him to call the spirit of his sister to speak with her. In The Last Olympian, Nico and Hades manage to bring a troop of skeletons to help fight the Titans. They are later seen constructing a cabin at Camp Half-Blood which is dedicated to Hades. In The House of Hades, they are on the demigods side and help them in Hades's temple in Epirus.
- Skolopendra – A sea monster that is 200 ft. long. It looks like a cross between a giant shrimp and a cockroach with a pink chitinous shell, a flat crayfish tail and millipede-type legs. Its face is a slimpy pink like an enormous catfish with two glassy eyes and a gaping toothless maw. In The Mark of Athena, Ceto sent Skolopendra after the demigods after their escape from Phorcys' aquarium. It attacked the Argo II when Leo forgot to turn the monster-detection system on. Skolopendra withdraws into the ocean when Leo Valdez and Hazel Levesque throw test tubes filled with Greek Fire into its mouth.
- Small Bob - A saber-toothed skeleton cat that is one of several that was accidentally created by Atlas' minions in The Titan's Curse while attempting to create Spartus. Atlas has the cats destroyed and they are sent to Tartarus where Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase and Bob the Titan encounter the one that Bob names Small Bob in The House of Hades. While generally taking on the form of a small calico cat, Small Bob can grow in size to a large saber-toothed cat if he wishes to. Bob takes Small Bob as his pet throughout their journey to the Doors of Death. Small Bob is presumed destroyed at the end of the book along with Bob and the friendly giant Damasen while holding off the embodiment of Tartarus so that the demigods can escape. In The Sun and the Star, taking place over a year later, while on a rescue mission for Bob, Will Solace happens to run into Small Bob and instantly recognizes the cat from Percy and Annabeth's stories. Recognizing Nico and Will as friends, Small Bob guides them through Tartarus to his master and protects them from attacking monsters several times. He later accompanies the demigods and Bob back to the mortal world and leaves with Bob as the Titan heads west to figure out his future.
- Spartus – A troop of skeletons armed with weapons. They are usually summoned by planting dragon (Sybaris) teeth in the ground and watering them with blood. In The Titan's Curse, some Spartoi ambushed Percy, Thalia, Zoe, Grover and Bianca in New Mexico. Due to her being a child of Hades, Bianca managed to destroy them. In The Son of Neptune, Frank (as a gift from his father) is given a spear with the tip of a dragon's tooth that when planted with raise one of the Spartoi, he uses this to defeat the basilisks outside of the R.O.F.L. headquarters, to kill some of the laistrygonians surrounding his grandmother's house then using his final charge to protect the mortals on a train from attacking Griffins.
- Gray – A Spartus that can be summoned by Frank Zhang. He lost this ability after his spear ran out of charges.
- Sphinx – A monster with the head of a woman and the body of a lion. Percy Jackson and his friends encountered the Sphinx while navigating the labyrinth. Rather than tell riddles, the Sphinx asked historical questions which Annabeth refused to answer as an insult to her intelligence. They are not to be confused with the Sphinx from The Kane Chronicles.
- Strix - Owl-like creatures that eat the flesh and blood of humans. They also curse the mortals who kill them. Anyone scratched by the talons of the Strix will be paralyzed. In The Burning Maze, Apollo's Lester Papadopoulous form was chased by a flock of Strix. After one Strix gets through the tomato bomb and scratches Lester on the cheek, Grover was able to reason with it as the Strix states that it was sent by Emperor Caligula to kill them. Under the advice of the Arrow of Dardona, Meg and Grover grew strawberries to distract the flock of Strix so that they can get away. Other Strix appeared on the Julia Drusilla Yachts where Caligula uses them as surveillance. Caligula replaced the Germani with Strix and Pandai because the Germani are responsible for his mortal death.
- Stymphalian Birds – A flock of Stymphalian birds attack Camp Half-Blood in The Sea of Monsters while the camp's defenses are weakened. Percy and Annabeth use Chiron's boombox and Dean Martin's "Volare" to scare them so that Apollo's cabin can shoot them down. A flock of Stymphalian Birds attack the Argo II in The House of Hades but are quickly dealt with by Festus. In The Blood of Olympus, Frank and Hazel are mentioned to have fought a flock of them on Pylos, but they are quickly dealt with by Piper shooting vegetables at them with her cornucopia. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Apollo recalls the story of Percy using music against the Stymphalian birds and uses the same tactic to scare away a flock of giant ravens. In The Demigod Files, Phobos summons them to fight Clarisse after he steals Ares' war chariot. In The Sun and the Star, Will Solace accidentally releases a flock of them from a regeneration pod in Tartarus. Will manages to stun them briefly using his ultrasonic whistle and the ones that aren't killed by Small Bob are eventually forced to flee.
- Taurus Sylvestre - Also known as Forest Bulls, they are a race of cattle with red fur and blue eyes. The Taurus Sylvestre are the known enemies of the Troglodytes. If they fall into a pit, they will die from their anger leaving their hides behind. In The Tower of Nero, three Taurus Sylvestre were in the rail cars on the Dare family's property. They escaped and were chased into a construction site by Apollo, Meg, Nico, and Will. The three Taurus Sylvestre fall into a pit and die from their anger as the four look at them. Some of them later end up in the troglodyte caves. In The Sun and the Star, Nico has relocated the trogs to the Underworld due to the Taurus Sylvestre destroying their original home.
- Telekhine – Dog-faced sea demons that reforged Kronos's blade in The Battle of the Labyrinth. In The Mark of Athena, some Telekhines are seen in a water tank at the Georgia Aquarium.
- Trojan Sea Monster – A sea monster that rampaged the coasts of Troy until it was slain by Heracles. It is also known as the Keto Trois. In The Lost Hero, Jason Grace claims to have slain this monster while fighting Porphyrion of the Gigantes.
- Typhon – A very powerful monster born from Gaea and Tartarus. He sired many monsters by Echidna. He lives and sleeps inside Mount St. Helens. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, Percy causes Mount St. Helens to erupt while trying to escape Telekhines and he inadvertently awakens Typhon in the process. In The Last Olympian, Typhon awakes and moves across America destroying everything in his path. As he is concealed in mist, Typhon's appearance is not described and appears as a freak storm. The gods of Olympus try to stop him, but he is too powerful. In the end, Poseidon and his army help to defeat him and Poseidon opened up a tunnel that sends Typhon directly into Tartarus. Once Typhon was defeated, a wave of anemoi thuellai were born.[7]
- Unicorn – A horse with one horn. A herd of unicorns are used as steeds for the campers of Camp Jupiter. A red-tinted Lares with the head of a wolf guards them.
- Buster - A unicorn that lives in Camp Jupiter. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Meg and Pranjai use his horn shavings to tend to the scratch on Apollo's stomach. He later joins the other unicorns in fighting the invading zombies during the second wave of Caligula's Assault on Camp Jupiter.
- Horatio - A unicorn that lives in Camp Jupiter. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Horatio is among the unicorns that fight Tarquin's army during the Battle of San Francisco Bay.
- Muffin - A unicorn that lives in Camp Jupiter. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Muffin is among the unicorns that fight Tarquin's army during the Battle of San Francisco Bay.
- Shirley - A unicorn that lives in Camp Jupiter. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Shirley is among the unicorns that fight Tarquin's army during the Battle of San Francisco Bay.
- Whagadoodle - A unicorn that lives in Camp Jupiter. In The Tyrant's Tomb, Whagadoodle is among the unicorns that fight Tarquin's army during the Battle of San Francisco Bay.
- Venti – Storm spirits that were born when Poseidon opened a tunnel that sent Typhon into Tartarus. Depending on how chaotic they are, Venti can appear as either smoky men with angel-like wings or smoky horses. In The Lost Hero, Aeolus sent the Venti to prevent Jason, Piper, Leo, and the Hunters of Artemis from rescuing Hera. Their Greek counterparts are anemoi thuellai. In The Blood of Olympus, they attack the Argo II. Later, a team of ventus belonging to Notus is harnessed by Jason to tow the damaged ship to Malta.
- Dylan – A ventus that was among the venti that attacked Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Leo Valdez as seen in The Lost Hero. In The Blood of Olympus, Jason captures the biggest and meanest venti during the attack on the Argo II, unaware that its his old enemy Dylan. Dylan is forced to provide Jason air to breathe underwater, but unexpectedly aids Jason of his own free will in the battle against Polybotes, saving Jason's life. Through Kymopoleia, Dylan begs Jason to release him and promises never to attack Jason again. Jason is disgusted to realize that he has been "breathing Dylan", but Dylan earns his gratitude for Dylan's help against the Giant. Upon returning to the surface, Jason complies with Dylan's request and releases him.
- Tempest – A ventus in smoky horse form that appears in The Lost Hero. Jason tames Tempest so that it can help him fight Porphyrion. After Jason dies in The Burning Maze, Tempest returns his body to his friends and then vanishes.
The Kane Chronicles
Main characters
Carter Kane
Carter Kane is one of two main protagonists and narrators; a descendant of Narmer and Ramses the Great. He is the son of Julius and Ruby Kane. After the death of his mother when he was eight, he spent six years travelling the world with his Egyptologist father. His sister Sadie lives with their maternal grandparents and Carter and his father visit Sadie twice a year, on the winter and summer solstices. After his father is captured by the god Set during The Red Pyramid, Carter spends most of his time with his sister Sadie and uncle Amos Kane. He becomes the host of Horus in the first novel, and often collaborates with and receives advice from the god. He also develops a romantic relationship with the shabti of magician Zia Rashid, and subsequently spends much of his time trying to find the real Zia and demonstrate his feelings toward her. Like his father, Carter has dark skin and hair, quite different from both his mother and sister. When living with his father, Carter dressed "impeccably" like Julius even when relaxing, but adopts a much more casual style when he goes to live at Brooklyn House. Though he is not one to flout rules, Carter is brave and courageous enough to pursue the way of the gods despite the House of Life's disapproval. His specialty is combat magic; his preferred weapon a khopesh, but loses it in The Throne of Fire.[22] He is often given leadership responsibilities and struggles to accept his role, until he willingly becomes pharaoh of the House of Life during The Serpent's Shadow. However, he decides to focus on leading Brooklyn House while leaving his uncle Amos as the Chief Lector to deal with the day-to-day running of the House of Life. In The Son of Sobek and The Crown of Ptolemy, Carter teams up with Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase to combat Setne, briefly using Greek magic and Annabeth's invisibility cap.
Sadie Kane
Sadie Kane is one of two main protagonists and narrators; at thirteen years old, she is the younger sister of Carter Kane. She is left in the care of her non-magical grandparents in London after the death of their mother Ruby Kane. Though she is able to live a "normal" life, something her brother is occasionally jealous of, her unusual circumstances make her sometimes jealous of Carter. Sadie has to abruptly leave her life in London when she goes to revive the twenty-first Nome and fight Set after the god captures her father, Julius Kane. Sadie becomes the host of Isis in The Red Pyramid and continues to study the goddess's path throughout the series. She also becomes romantically involved with one of the Brooklyn House initiates Walt Stone and also with the god Anubis, though her relationship with either is not formalized until after Walt becomes the "eye" of Anubis in The Serpent's Shadow, due to this she is the only current polyamorous character in Rick Riordan's works.
She has caramel-colored hair, fair skin and blue eyes, some traits inherited from her mother Ruby. Unlike Carter, Sadie is rebellious and bold and acts the part; often making snap decisions, ignoring rules, and choosing to wear clothing to display her personality (such as combat boots) rather than to conform or aid her magic. Her magical specialty is with spells, potions, and hieroglyphics. One of her favorite spells is Ha-Di, which means to destroy.
Walt Stone
Walt Stone is one of the twenty-first Nome's initiates, who arrives at Brooklyn House sometime between the first and second novel. He has dark skin and is from Seattle, where he lived with his mother. Walt is a sau, or charmmaker.[22] In The Throne of Fire, it is revealed that Walt has inherited a deadly curse from his ancestor Akhenaten, which will kill him before reaches adulthood, as it did to his father and their famous ancestor King Tut. The curse progresses more quickly when he uses magic, which is why he specializes in charms and also why he begins to call on the god Anubis for guidance. In The Serpent's Shadow, Walt finally succumbs to the curse, but as he dies he allows himself to become the host of Anubis, whose spirit can essentially keep him alive. Both Anubis and Walt Stone have romantic feelings for Sadie Kane, which makes it easier for Walt to host Anubis. In The Staff of Serapis, Sadie tells Annabeth Chase that it's confusing dating both of them while they are merged, although she has accepted it.
Zia Rashid
Zia Rashid is a magician from the first Nome who was born and raised in Egypt. She is found and raised by Iskandar, the Chief Lector, after the destruction of her hometown by Apophis. When Julius Kane released five gods through the Rosetta Stone, she became the unexpected host of Nephthys, and was subsequently placed by Iskandar in an underwater prison so the House of Life could not eliminate her. A shabti of her was created to take her place; it is destroyed during the fight with Set in The Red Pyramid. Carter Kane falls in love with this shabti and seeks out the real Zia to free her and release Nephthys's spirit. Zia, who specializes in fire magic, later becomes the host of Ra and the two manage to destroy Apophis in The Serpent's Shadow. Her initial indifference to Carter slowly evolves into romance, and the two begin dating at the end of the series when Ra ascends back to the heavens.
Amos Kane
Amos Kane is Julius Kane's younger brother, Carter and Sadie's uncle, and the leader of the twenty-first Nome (New York). He takes in Carter and Sadie after Julius hosts Osiris and is trapped by the god Set. During the first novel, Amos is possessed by Set and forced to lure his niece and nephew to the god's pyramid in Phoenix, Arizona. Once freed, Amos goes for healing at the first Nome, and does not return to Brooklyn House until the second novel. His experience hosting Set has changed him, however, and eventually leads to his decision to voluntarily host the god during the final battle with Apophis. Amos succeeds Michel Desjardins as leader of the House of Life after he sacrifices himself fighting Apophis. After the final battle, Carter becomes the Pharaoh, but leaves Amos in charge of running the day-to-day operations of the House of Life in Amos' capacity as Chief Lector.
Anubis
Anubis is the God of funerals and death with the appearance and personality of a teenager despite him being over 5,000 years old. Anubis is the son of Nephthys and Set, but felt closest to his uncle Osiris, who raised him in Duat. Unlike the other Egyptian gods, Anubis does not require a host to manifest on Earth and is instead able to appear in any place of death. In The Red Pyramid, Sadie sees him several times in dreams without understanding who he actually is and develops an immediate attraction to Anubis. To get the Feather of Truth, Carter and Sadie travel into the Underworld where Sadie meets Anubis in person for the first time and convinces him to give her the feather before Anubis teleports them to New Orleans. Later, Anubis appears to Sadie when she touches her father/Osiris' tomb and attempts to warn her against her actions. Days after the battle is over, Anubis visits Brooklyn House to transport Carter and Sadie to meet with their father and Osiris, calling his time with Sadie "stimulating", but annoying Sadie as Anubis tells her mother that Sadie has a sharp tongue.
In The Throne of Fire, Anubis appears in a graveyard in London while she is being chased by two hostile gods, although he is unable to help her directly as Anubis can't manifest outside of the graveyard. Instead, Anubis directs Sadie to the second part of the Book of Ra and gives her a Netjeri blade and kisses Sadie as a birthday present. After Sadie and Carter are knocked unconscious, she encounters Anubis in a dream who is talking with Walt Stone and he gives her more advice about the Book of Ra. To Sadie's disappointment, Anubis is not present when she and Carter are gambling their souls with Khonsu. Anubis later states that he was busy with a "side project" that he won't elaborate on while Walt glances at a picture Sadie made of Anubis, suggesting that the god and the magician are plotting something together.
In The Serpent's Shadow, Anubis appears with Sadie's mother after she is knocked unconscious and offers her clues about the shadow box that she saved. During a dance that Sadie attends, Anubis appears to dance with her, stunning the popular girls who were harassing Sadie moments before, including Greek demigod Drew Tanaka and making them extremely jealous. Anubis offers Sadie advice on her and Carter's plan to destroy Apophis despite the magic being so forbidden that he's not even allowed to talk about it. Anubis then reveals that ghosts are being absorbed by Apophis' shadow before his great-grandfather Shu appears to break the two up. Shu reveals that due to Anubis' growing romantic feelings for Sadie, he has been banned from seeing her with Anubis stating that such a relationship is forbidden unless the god is using a human host which has never been how Anubis works.
Walt eventually admits to Carter that Anubis thinks he only has until the next day's sunset to live and that the god has been helping him to make sense of his strange new power to turn things to dust. Anubis thinks he understands why Walt has that particular power and Anubis has a plan to extend his life, but it's not a cure and is risky, never been done before and might come with side effects that they won't like. When Walt is near death from his curse, Anubis appears to him and Sadie is annoyed to realize that the two have been plotting behind her back together. Near death, Walt agrees to what they've been planning together, both Anubis and Walt unable to bring themselves to leave Sadie. After Walt dies, Anubis vanishes and Walt is suddenly resurrected. Sadie finally realizes that Walt and Anubis' plan was for Walt to become Anubis' host and that Walt's strange death powers had come from him channeling Anubis' power for months. Overwhelmed, Sadie leaves through a portal that Anubis opens for her to help Carter while Walt and Anubis, still too weak to move, remain behind for the time being to recover.
Anubis and Walt fight in the final battle with Apophis and the rebel magicians, playing a crucial role in the defeat of the latter. Although Apophis' destruction means that the Egyptian gods must depart the Earth for the time being, Anubis using Walt as his permanent host means that he can stay and pursue a real life, something that Anubis has never gotten before. Sadie starts a romantic relationship with Walt and Anubis, finally able to be with both of the boys that she loves without having to choose between them.
In The Staff of Serapis, Sadie mentions to Annabeth Chase that she's still dating both Walt and Anubis and that it's confusing, but she has accepted it. Annabeth is left confused by the comment about Sadie's "funeral god boyfriend", but she doesn't question it.
Iskandar
Iskandar is the Chief Lector of the House of Life. Born in the 1st century BCE, during the reign of Cleopatra VII, he witnessed the end of the Egyptian monarchy and the absorption of Egypt into the Roman Empire. He came to believe this was the fault of the gods and ended the House's policy of calling upon them; Ruby Kane's vision of Apophis rising changes his mind, but it is too late for him to make any real change. He saved Zia after her village's destruction and, sensing that she holds the power to host Ra, arranged for her confinement in an underwater prison under the watch of Nephthys while creating a shabti of her to protect Carter and Sadie, both of whom also hold the potential to become hosts of gods. Shortly after meeting them, he dies in his sleep, knowing that these three can make a change where he could not. He is succeeded by Michel Desjardins as the House's leader. Sadie briefly encounters his spirit in the Realm of the Dead while making her way through it.
Michel Desjardins
Michel Desjardins is the lesser antagonist and leader of the House of Life after the death of Iskandar. Desjardins is the grandnephew of Jean-François Champollion and approximately 200 years old, considered "young" for a magician. As such, he has known only the House policy forbidding the Path of the Gods. He is therefore at first opposed to cooperation with the gods and disagrees with the Kanes when they claim it is necessary to stop Apophis. As a result of his antagonistic behavior, the Kanes wrongly suspect him of being the host of Set in The Red Pyramid. After Set's defeat, Desjardins is outraged that Carter and Sadie chose to make a deal with the god rather than banish, but chooses not to attack them in the end, realizing that enough fighting has been done for one day and that his men appear to be wavering after witnessing the Kanes give up the powers of Horus and Isis willingly. In The Throne of Fire, he works with Vladimir Menshikov in the latter's attempt to hunt Sadie and Carter Kane, believing his lies about how the Kanes' efforts will empower Apophis. Throughout the book, Desjardins grows visibly weaker and older and Zia Rashid realizes that Menshikov has been poisoning him while Desjardins mistakenly believes that it is the weight of leadership getting to him. Desjardins eventually realizes the truth and comes to the Kanes rescue in the Duat where Menshikov has been possessed by the spirit of Apophis. Desjardins casts an execration spell upon Menshikov, killing him and banishing Apophis deeper into the Duat for a while. However, the effort costs Desjardins his life as Desjardins uses up all of his life force to cast the spell. Before dying, Desjardins makes peace with the Kanes and has them pass on his title of Chief Lector of the House of Life to Amos Kane. He is mentioned several times throughout The Serpent's Shadow, particularly in relation to how the Kanes plan to defeat Apophis is to perform their own execration upon the god. It's noted that Desjardins only faced a weaker manifestation of the snake and couldn't do more than banish him for a while the Kanes face Apophis himself at his full power.
Set
Set is the ancient Egyptian god of evil and the secondary antagonist of The Red Pyramid and a supporting character in The Throne of Fire and The Serpent's Shadow. Although he initially appears to be the main antagonist of The Red Pyramid, Set is actually manipulated secretly by Apophis throughout the book. While Set is evil, he is stated many times to be more of a necessary evil, unlike Apophis. In ancient times, Set acted as the faithful lieutenant of Ra in the eternal war against Apophis and he was born on the third Demon Day, or December 29. He would eventually marry his sister Nepthys and have a son with her, Anubis, but Anubis was raised by Osiris and Isis instead. After Ra retreated into the heavens and Osiris became the new Pharaoh of the gods, Set refused to stand for it, imprisoned his brother in a magnificent sarcophagus and relentlessly chased Isis who was able to rescue Osiris. However, Set blew Osiris into fourteen different pieces and although Isis managed to reconstruct her husband, she was only ever able to resurrect him as the Lord of the Underworld. Set was eventually dethroned by Horus in revenge and in time, would be imprisoned along with the rest of the gods by the House of Life.
In The Red Pyramid, Julius Kane uses the Rosetta Stone to release Osiris and return him to his throne in the Underworld as a first step towards restoring the gods due to the increasing threat of Apophis. However, Julius inadvertently releases all five gods of the Demon Days, including Set who imprisons Julius and Osiris in a sarcophagus and begins draining them of their power. He also secretly possesses Amos Kane to get close to Julius' children Carter and Sadie, the hosts of Horus and Isis respectively, whom he sends various minions after, including two other gods. Goaded by his demon minion Face of Horror, Set decides to summon a storm that will destroy North America at sunrise on his birthday to increase his own power. Despite Set's machinations and having to avoid the House of Life, the Kanes manage to confront Set at his base, the Red Pyramid. As Carter fights Set, Sadie teleports the pyramid to Washington, DC through a portal, severing Set from the source of his power, the desert, and stopping the storm and his plot. Having gotten Set's secret name "Evil Day" from Nepthys, Sadie performs a spell to banish Set deep into the Duat, but sensing that something is wrong, looks into the rift that the spell opened and spots Apophis, the true orchestrator of the plot. Breaking the spell, Sadie uses the Feather of Truth to show Carter and Set Apophis in the sky and Carter kills Face of Horror who is revealed to be possessed by Apophis whose true plan was to use the Chaos energy generated by Set's storm to escape from his prison. Rather than continue their attempt to banish Set, the Kanes negotiate with him, recognizing Set as a necessary evil and an important part in the war with Apophis. In exchange for being released, Set swears on his secret name and Ra's throne to not return until he is summoned to help in the fight against Apophis. Once Set is released, he departs into the Duat.
In The Throne of Fire, Vladimir Menshikov summons Set into a malachite jar, trapping him and using his knowledge of Set's secret name to force the god to reveal the properties of Apophis' prison. Noticing the Kanes hiding nearby, he alerts Menshikov to their prison and, outmatched by the older magician, Sadie breaks the jar and frees Set who incapacitates Menshikov and allows the Kanes to escape as thanks. After Carter is poisoned by a deadly monster snake, Set helps Sadie get Carter to safety and in exchange for Sadie giving him back his secret name, he offers her the location of the last part of the Book of Ra which Bes confirms that Set would know as he was the one to hide it. After making Set agree to a continuing truce with her family, Sadie takes the deal. In addition, Set informs Sadie of where to find the missing Zia Rashid, which makes Sadie suspicious as Apophis did the exact same thing, although not as well as Set. To Sadie's surprise, Set keeps their deal and departs without trying to harm them. He is later present when Ra retakes his throne.
In The Serpent's Shadow, Amos is revealed to have been communicating with and channeling the power of Set, concerning Carter, Sadie and Zia who fear that Set may be controlling Amos again. Set appears to Carter on the Egyptian Queen and reassures Carter that he is not manipulating Amos, implying that Amos had in fact sent Set to talk to Carter. Set insists that he is simply a necessary evil, balancing out the other gods who are good and that he does not want Apophis to win, reminding Carter of his service as Ra's faithful lieutenant. During the final battle with Apophis and the rebel magicians, Amos acts as Set's host and although Amos is in control, he appears to struggle with some of Set's more violent tendencies. After Apophis is destroyed, Set is exiled along with the other gods. He attends Horus' coronation as Pharaoh of the gods, supporting him, but with a smile that suggests that Set has something evil planned. In addition, Amos begins wearing crimson clothing which Carter thinks is to play up his connection to Set. As a result, Carter doubts that Amos will have any more trouble enforcing his rule.
Apophis
Apophis is the serpent of Chaos who fought Ra in ancient times and the primary antagonist of The Kane Chronicles. When Ra eventually retired to the heavens, he sacrificed his third aspect Khepri to seal Apophis away in a prison deep within the Duat and sent his loyal cat goddess Bast to fight Apophis for eternity inside of the prison. Before the series begins, Ruby Kane, who has prophetic abilities, foresees Apophis' eventual escape and sacrifices herself to rescue Bast from their prison as a first step to restoring the gods and preventing Apophis' rise.
In The Red Pyramid, Apophis acts from behind the scenes after Julius Kane begins the process of releasing the other gods. By possessing Set's demon minion Face of Horror with a fragment of his soul from within his weakened prison, Apophis pushes Set to create a storm that will destroy all of North America which will create enough Chaos energy to allow Apophis to break free. Both the gods and the magicians remain unaware of Apophis' role in the events, believing that Set is only acting on his own, something that Set himself is also unaware of. During the final battle, as Sadie Kane performs a banishing spell for Set, the advice of her mother causes her to look into the sky and see Apophis within the rift opened by the spell and she finally understands the truth. Breaking the spell, Sadie uses the Feather of Truth to reveal Apophis to both her brother Carter and Set. Enraged, Apophis has Face of Horror attack Sadie, but Carter kills him with his sword. As the demon dies, Apophis taunts them at what he had managed to accomplish through only a fragment of himself before the fragment rejoins Apophis in the closing rift. Recognizing that Apophis is returning and is the greater threat, the Kanes make a deal with Set rather than banishing him.
In The Throne of Fire, the Kanes and their allies work to combat Apophis' inevitable escape by locating and restoring Ra to power. At the same time, Apophis has magician assassin Vladimir Menshikov, one of his allies, hunt the Kanes and sends various monsters after them. Despite the best efforts of Apophis' forces, the Kanes manage to awaken Ra, but he is in a weakened and senile state. In a final confrontation in the cavern holding Apophis' prison, the Kanes learn that the price of retrieving Khepri - Ra's final aspect - is the release of Apophis from his prison. Sadie nevertheless completes the spell, taking the final beetle of Khepri's form and releasing Apophis who possesses Menshikov to fight the Kanes directly, proving to be more than a match for them. However, House of Life Chief Lector Michel Desjardins arrives to help after finally believing that the Kanes are telling the truth. Desjardins performs an execration spell on Apophis, a spell that uses a small representation of a target to completely erase the spell's target. However, as a god, Apophis can't be killed by the spell which only destroys Menshikov and banishes the serpent a little deeper into the Duat, buying the Kanes time to escape with Ra. Desjardins dies after using up all of his life force to banish Apophis.
In The Serpent's Shadow, Apophis is in an all-out war with the House of Life and has secretly allied himself with the rebel magicians who are fighting against Amos Kane's leadership of the House of Life, putting the Kanes and their allies into a two-front war that they are slowly losing. The Kanes learn that Apophis intends to rise on the fall equinox while having the rebels attack the First Nome at the same time. With Ra still in a senile state, the Kanes desperately search for a way to defeat Apophis and learn that he has been destroying copies of the Book of Overcoming Apophis written by Setne and attempt to secure the last copy resulting in a battle that destroys the Fifty-First Nome and kills many of their remaining allies. Sadie manages to banish Apophis from the battle by invoking Ma'at, but the effort involved nearly kills her. However, the magicians manage to recover a shadow box containing King Tut's sheut or shadow which is a part of his soul. Carter comes upon the idea of using Apophis' own shadow in a stronger execration spell which Anubis reveals is possible, but is highly secret and forbidden magic as such a spell could destroy even a god forever. With the help of Setne, Carter and Zia Rashid seek out Apophis' shadow which has been absorbing the souls of many people, including their mother, to help boost the serpent's power. The two manage to capture the shadow and escape with the unexpected help of elderly gods from the Duat.
Upon emerging in the mortal world, it's discovered that Apophis has begun his attack which is only held off only by Bast. While the Kanes rush to help their friends, Ra, reborn after taking Zia as a host, Sobek and Bes join the fight to hold him off. After defeating the rebel magicians, Carter calls upon the gods to join the battle, but even together they prove to be no match for Apophis who kills Nekhbet and swallows Ra, darkening the sun. With all hope seemingly lost, Carter and Sadie, with the help of Horus and Isis, cast the shadow execration upon Apophis while Bast and Bes hold Apophis off to buy them the time that they need. As he casts the spell, Carter comes to the understanding that Apophis' shadow is more than just a "backup copy" of a person's soul, it stands for their legacy, their impact on the world. With no shadow, a person's existence becomes meaningless and they can't be alive. As a result, even if Apophis manages to survive the spell, it will cut his connection to the mortal world and he will never be able to rise again. Apophis defeats Bes and Bast, but is too late to stop the Kanes from finishing the spell, destroying his shadow. All of the souls that the shadow had consumed are released and it shatters his legacy upon the world, causing all of the wars, murders, turmoil and anarchy Apophis has caused since ancient times to lose their power and finally stop casting their shadow across the world's future. As he dies, Apophis warns the Kanes that they haven't just killed him, but they have exiled the gods as well because Ma'at and Chaos are linked and to push one away is to push the other away. As Apophis tells the Kanes that Ra will die within him, Ra suddenly explodes out of Apophis, blowing Apophis' head apart. Apophis is destroyed and crumbles into sand and steaming goo.
Setne
Setne is an evil magician and the son of Ramses the Great. His real name is Prince Khaemwaset, but he hates it. He is a secondary antagonist in The Serpent's Shadow and the primary antagonist of the Demigods & Magicians crossover series. He is mentioned to have performed a number of evil deeds for which he has always managed to get away with. These are stated to include causing the French Revolution and triggering World War I. He is also known to have traveled and explored extensively and to have stolen a number of spell books that he should never have gotten his hands on and to have created a number of his own spells. His ultimate ambition is to become a god himself and his power is only constrained by the fact that he is long dead and is currently a ghost.
In The Serpent's Shadow, the Kanes and their allies seek out the last copy of the Book of Overcoming Apophis written by Setne, having come to the conclusion that it holds the secret to defeating the evil god since he has specifically targeted all of the existing copies. Setne himself appears to Sadie Kane, warning her that she will need his help and to save a shadow box. The book is destroyed, but the shadow box presents a clue that causes the Kanes to realize that Setne may have developed a way to kill an immortal being using their shadows or sheuts. With Setne facing oblivion in the Underworld, the Kanes convince their father Julius and Osiris to lend Setne to them and he leads Carter and Zia to the Book of Thoth and then into the Land of Demons to get Apophis' shadow. After several foiled betrayals, Setne manages to subdue Carter and Zia and reveals that he intends to force Apophis to obey his commands, having needed their help only to get the shadow. The timely arrival of Sadie foils Setne's plan, but he somehow manages to escape with the Book of Thoth and the dangerous magic within. The magic that Setne taught the Kanes enables them to destroy Apophis forever and restore Bes, but they are left concerned by the implications of his escape. Julius states that Setne was bound to get away again and that the best they could've hoped for was that he would help them long enough to get the shadow and the spell.
In Demigods & Magicians, Setne begins using hybrid Greek-Egyptian magic from the Book of Thoth, repeatedly drawing the attention of the Kanes, Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase to stop him. In The Crown of Ptolemy, Setne enacts his ultimate plan by stealing the crown of Egypt and the power of the goddesses Wadjet and Nekhbet to finally become a god himself. Unable to defeat Setne with their individual powers, the Kanes, Percy and Annabeth share their powers with each other so that the demigods are using magician abilities and the magicians are using demigod abilities which proves to be highly effective against Setne, allowing them to retrieve the Book of Thoth. In a final effort, the Kanes and Annabeth perform a spell from the Book of Thoth to imprison Setne while Percy becomes the host of Nekhbet to fight Setne directly. Ultimately, after falling into the ocean, Percy's natural power from Poseidon combined with his borrowed power from Nekhbet allows him to overpower Setne and strip him of all of his stolen power. However, Percy chooses not to destroy Setne as he is not the kind of person to do that despite Nekhbet pushing him to do it. The completed spell then traps Setne forever inside of a snow globe which becomes a paperweight on Carter's desk.
In the Brooklyn House Magician's Manual, Setne is shown plotting to escape after his prison is accidentally cracked by one of Sadie's spells after which he intends to take the Book of Thoth, travel into the Duat and finally become a god. However, his eventual escape is actually anticipated by the Kanes and engineered so that it doesn't happen when no one's watching which would be bad for everyone. Although Setne causes some minor chaos, he is tracked by Walt and Anubis who, due to Anubis' powers over death, are able to track him even while he's invisible. Setne is ultimately trapped in a mastaba and bound by multiple containment spells to contain him until he faces judgment in the Underworld.
Egyptian deities
- Babi — A baboon god who takes Mr. Faust as host, helping Nekhbet test Sadie Kane. He later participates in the final battle with Apophis.
- Bast – Cat goddess and Ra's guardian. In ancient times, she was sent by Ra to fight Apophis after the latter ascended to the heavens, which she continues to do until Julius and Ruby Kane release her. She then takes as host a cat named "Muffin" and makes a pact to guard Sadie. Bast then becomes Carter and Sadie's guardian after the two become magicians, and becomes quite close to them. In The Red Pyramid, she sacrifices herself fighting Sobek to protect Sadie, but is brought back from Duat by the gods as reward for the Kanes after they defeat Set. Alongside Bes, she continues to act as their friend, mentor and protector. In The Tower of Nero, she is mentioned to have been meeting with Chiron and Mimir about an unidentified threat to all of the pantheons.
- Bes — God of dwarfs and protector of the innocent. He has romantic feelings for Bast, and answers her request that he watch over Carter and Sadie. He befriends the two and sacrifices his ren to give them enough time to reach Apophis's prison. The two later manage to restore him, and he goes on to pursue a relationship with the goddess Tawaret.
- Geb — God of the earth. Father of Osiris, Isis, Horus, Set, and Nephthys; husband of Nut. His physical manifestation is the entire earth.
- Hapi — God of the Nile river. In The Serpent's Shadow, he is summoned by Carter using a spell from Setne, and asked to defeat a monster sent by Apophis. Hapi also helps Carter and Zia cross the Nile to reach the temple of the Apis Bull. Hapi is described as huge, blue-skinned, and well-fed.
- Heket — A frog goddess who lost her power when her temples were destroyed and people stopped worshiping her. She is currently living in Sunny Acres Assisted-Living Community, a place for senile gods and goddesses.
- Horus — God of war, who led the gods until Ra's return, and again after Apophis is destroyed. Part of his spirit resides in Carter Kane. His symbol is the Eye of Horus. He is one of the five gods born during the Demon Days, the son of Geb and Nut. He is also frequently described as the son of Osiris and Isis.
- Isis — Goddess of magic, briefly incarnated by Sadie Kane. She is one of the five children of Geb and Nut, and mother of Horus. She is responsible for Ra's ascendance from the mortal world. When she wanted her husband Osiris to claim Ra's throne, she created a serpent to poison Ra. When he revealed to her his secret name, she cured him but also forced him to abdicate the throne.
- Khonsu — Moon god. He was a trickster who liked to play senet, a board game, with deadly bet in return for a lengthened time; Nut once played a game with him so she could gain enough time to give birth to her five children. In The Throne of Fire, the Kanes and Bes played senet with him so they could gain more time for the gates of Duat to open; when they lose a round, Bes sacrificed his ren, which caused him to lose his memories until the Kanes managed to find his sheut in The Serpent's Shadow.
- Mekhit and Onuris — Two war gods who were forgotten by humans and thus had to live in Sunny Acres. Onuris disappeared due to his senility, which made Mekhit mournful. He is found again in The Serpent's Shadow, and later fights alongside his wife with the retired gods who helped the Kanes.
- Neith – Goddess of hunting. She briefly appears in The Serpent's Shadow when Sadie and Walt trick her into helping them, and later fights alongside them against Apophis.
- Nekhbet — Vulture goddess who takes Mrs. Faust and Percy Jackson as hosts. She is a follower of Ra, but refuses to follow the weak. As a result, she "tests" Sadie Kane's strength by attempting to kill her, her family, and her friends. It is revealed in The Crown of Ptolemy that Nekhbet possesses the crown of Upper Egypt, which Setne steals, although she manages to avoid Wadjet's fate of having her essence absorbed thanks to the Heroes. She proceeds to assist them to recover her crown, taking Percy Jackson as a host and lending him her powers.
- Nephthys — Goddess of rivers, wife of Set, mother of Anubis, and one of the five children of Geb and Nut. She was once incarnated by Zia.
- Nut — Sky goddess, mother of Osiris, Isis, Horus, Set, and Nephthys. Wife of Geb. Due to a prophecy that one of her children would unseat him, Ra forbade Nut to give birth on any day of the year. She gambled with the god Khonsu to earn five extra days worth of moonlight to have her children and was punished by Ra. He forbade her to ever see her husband again, and tasked her father Shu with keeping them apart. Her physical manifestation is the sky itself.
- Osiris — The god of the dead, incarnated in The Red Pyramid by Julius Kane. He is one of Geb and Nut's five children. His symbol is the 'Spine of Osiris', or the djed. He is frequently described as having blue skin, representing the fact that he is "dead". He was once king of the gods until his brother Set imprisoned and later killed him. His wife Isis and sister Nepthys searched for his body to revive him with magic, but were only able to make him pharaoh of the Duat.
- Ptah — God of craftsmen and creation, summoned by Sadie and Walt to help them get a piece of the Book of Ra.
- Ra — Sun god. Retired to the heavens, but revived in The Throne of Fire; later merges with Zia and recovers his lost mental integrity. Consumed by Apophis and later revived by Sadie and Carter. He was the first and greatest king of the gods, and undertook nightly journeys through the Duat to battle the forces of chaos. After the destruction of Apophis, he retires to the heavens once again and takes the other gods with him aside from Anubis.
- Khnum — Ra's evening aspect who created man out of clay using a potter's wheel. In The Throne of Fire, the Kanes meet him near the entrance of the Duat and have one chance to guess his name, which he had forgotten after so long. Sadie eventually gave him his ren, and he allows them to pass on to revive his other aspects.
- Khepri — Ra's morning aspect that had the form of a golden beetle. The Kanes found it near the exit of Duat and had to battle Valdimir Menshikov, possessed by Apophis, to give it to Ra and thereby restore his final aspect. Ra later gives Khepri to Zia Rashid who is able to channel his powers. Khepri also protects Zia and Carter Kane from the power of Chaos in the Land of Demons.
- Sekhmet — Goddess of lions. She can be summoned by a Chief Lector once in his/her lifetime, and attacks Carter, Sadie, Zia, and Amos at the command of Michel Desjardins. She is the lieutenant of Ra and a master of destruction.
- Hathor — Goddess of cows, and alter-ego of Sekhmet. She is summoned whenever Sekhmet is tired, and represents her peaceful side.
- Serqet — Goddess of scorpions. In The Red Pyramid, she attacked Carter, Sadie, and Bast after the three had escaped from Brooklyn House, forcing Bast to retreat while the Kanes were saved by Zia. She reappears in The Serpent's Shadow where she helps to battle Apophis.
- Shezmu — God of execution. In The Red Pyramid, he prevented the Kanes from entering Duat unless they told him his secret name, although he ended up revealing it to Sadie while the three compromised.
- Shu — God of the air, and father of Nut and Geb, who separates Nut from Geb to form the present-day division of Sky from Earth. Later appears to criticize Anubis' infatuation with Sadie although he helps at the same time by teleporting a young Russian magician to Brooklyn after being summoned by the young man. After Anubis becomes hosted by Walt Stone, he tells Sadie that Shu will no longer intervene, but will likely keep an eye on them notheless.
- Sobek — God of crocodiles, who appears as a minor antagonist in The Red Pyramid serving Set. Bast is forced to sacrifice herself to defeat him. Sobek returns in The Serpent's Shadow guarding Ra on his nightly journey. It's stated that Sobek apparently only agreed to join their side because Horus and Isis had threatened him with extreme bodily harm otherwise. He joins Ra and Bast in holding Apophis off. In The Son of Sobek, Carter and Percy Jackson face off against the petsuchos, Sobek's sacred animal which is also known as the Son of Sobek. Sobek is mentioned a few times in relation to the monster and Carter's previous encounters with the god.
- Taweret — Goddess of hippos and childbirth, assists the protagonists. As a protector of the innocent (specifically children), like the god Bes, she is very familiar with him and has romantic feelings for him. At first these are unreciprocated as he is in love with Bast, but he comes to appreciate and care for her after she takes care of him when he has lost his ren. Tawaret is the sole nurse in the Sunny Acres retirement community for old gods, located in the Duat.
- Thoth — God of knowledge and founder of the House of Life. "Thoth" was actually his Greek name; the Egyptians called him Djehuti. He is the only god who is accepted by the House of Life and is allowed to inhabit the mortal world; he is found in Memphis in various locations. Carter and Sadie seek him out for advice on two separate occasions.
- Wadjet – A cobra goddess who makes a brief appearance in The Crown of Ptolemy where Setne summons her, steals her crown of Lower Egypt, and then steals her essence, killing her. She is freed after the Kanes, Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase defeat Setne.
Magicians
Brooklyn House trainees
- Jasmine 'Jaz' Anderson — One of the novitiate magicians in Brooklyn House. She is a blonde, sixteen-year-old cheerleader from Nashville, Tennessee. Her specialty is healing magic and studies the goddess Sekhmet as all Egyptian healers do. She is put into a coma after banishing some sickness demons in The Throne of Fire, from which she is awakened by Ra. She shares with Sadie how to cure Carter using his ren when he is bitten by a tjesu heru.[23] She later appears in The Serpent's Shadow and her healing potions appear in the crossover stories The Son of Sobek and The Staff of Serapis.
- Alyssa – A trainee of the twenty-first Nome with a particular skill for pottery and shabti-making. She studies the power of Geb.
- Cleo – One of the young magicians at Brooklyn House. She is from Rio de Janeiro. She speaks Portuguese (as being her mother-language) and she often switches back to Portuguese when she’s anxious. Cleo studies the god Thoth and will likely be Brooklyn House's next librarian. Though she is an excellent researcher, she does not have much of a stomach for violence.
- Felix – A 10-year-old trainee at Brooklyn House. He has a strange obsession with penguins and seems to be able to channel ice magic, although it is unknown which Egyptian god this corresponds to. In The Tower of Nero, Rachel Elizabeth Dare mentions seeing Brooklyn House and some of Felix's penguins, something that greatly confuses her.
- Julian — A seventh-grade trainee. Like Carter, he incarnates the power of Horus.
- Sean – An Irish trainee at Brooklyn House.
- Shelby – A young trainee at Brooklyn House, the ringleader of the group of toddler trainees known as the "anklebiters". Her magic is mostly impulsive.
- Tucker - A 10-year-old trainee at Brooklyn House.
- Leonid – A young Russian magician who first encountered the Kanes when they visited Saint Petersburg. He defects to the "side" of the gods and, with the help of the god Shu, brings Sadie and Carter information during The Serpent's Shadow.
Other magicians
- Julius Kane — Carter and Sadie's father, and a doctor of Egyptology. After a failed attempt to release the Egyptian goddess Bast back into the world kills his wife, he works to find a way to release them again and becomes host to Osiris. He ultimately succeeds, dies of his own free will, and goes to "live" as the god's physical manifestation in the Underworld, overseeing the Hall of Judgment.
- Ruby Kane — Carter and Sadie's late mother, who appears occasionally as a spirit to advise her children. She was a magician and diviner who foresaw Apophis's rise and ultimate victory if the other gods were not there to stop him. As a result, she and her husband attempted to release Bast from her eternal battle with Apophis so the goddess could heal before his inevitable rise. She gave her life to close the portal they opened using Cleopatra's Needle, because Apophis was fighting to get out. Ruby also communed with Isis at some point in her career as a magician, and attempted to convince then-Chief Lector Iskandar to remand his policy of fighting the gods.
- Vladimir Menshikov — The antagonist of The Throne of Fire. Menshikov's intense hatred of the gods and desire for power leads to his possession by Apophis. He manipulates Michel Desjardins into permitting him to hunt the Kane family. When Desjardins finally discovers his involvement, he uses up all his energy in an execration of the chaos demon and, by extension, Menshikov, who is then killed. Menshikov is described by Sadie and Carter Kane as an "evil ice cream man"[22] because of his tendency to wear white suits and glasses because of his heavily scarred face.
- Sarah Jacobi – The leader of a group of rebel magicians, a former House scribe imprisoned for causing the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. In The Serpent's Shadow, she manages to amass an alliance of rebels in league with Apophis, but is vanquished by Anubis/Walt Stone, who summon spirits to pull her into the Underworld.
- Kwai – Sarah Jacobi's assistant, the House of Life's persistent opponent throughout the later books and also a brief host of Apophis. After being defeated by Walt Stone/Anubis, he uses the last of his life force in an effort to bring down the Hall of Ages upon the combatants, killing Kwai in the process. However, Sadie succeeds in foiling his plan.
Egyptian creatures
- Ammit the Devourer — A part-hippo, part-crocodile, part-lion demon who devoured souls that were judged unworthy in the Halls of Judgment. The Kane Chronicles present a different picture of Ammit than is typical, by portraying the demon as both no larger than a toy poodle and as a male.
- Bau - Evil Egyptian plague spirits.
- The Seven Arrows of Sekhmet - Seven powerful plague spirits created by Sekhmet. They are set up in the Brooklyn Museum by the forces of Apophis as a trap for the Kanes and their allies and are released when Sadie grabs the first part of the Book of Ra, activating every reservoir of magic in the museum. One is destroyed by Freak the griffin who eats the bau with no ill effects, but another infects Walt Stone. Healer Jasmine "Jaz" Anderson manages to cure Walt, but at a great cost to herself. With the remaining bau infecting the innocent mortals present in the museum, Jaz manages to channel the power of Sekhmet to banish the six surviving bau back to the Duat, curing their victims while the magicians escape on Freak. However, the amount of energy that Jaz had expended in the process sends her into a coma that she doesn't recover from until the return of Ra to the world revitalizes her.
- Carriers — Copper-skinned men who capture targets, put them into a black box known as a sedan and take them to their masters. In The Red Pyramid, four carriers chase after the Kanes and Bast as they attempt to escape to a location where they can open a portal to escape. Bast sets the cats of New York City onto the carriers, but it only distracts them briefly with the carriers continuing their chase at superhuman speed. As Sadie struggles to open a portal, Bast battles the carriers in her combat avatar, but they reform each time that she destroys one of them. Finally, Carter joins in and he is ordered by Bast to slice them up into smaller pieces. After Bast destroys each one, Carter slices them up into tinnier pieces with his khopesh, finally destroying them once the carriers have been turned into tiny pieces of clay. However, the victory doesn't last long as the goddess Serqet arrives shortly thereafter to continue the fight with her army of scorpions.
- Criosphinx — A type of ram-headed sphinx encountered by the Kanes while they were in Luxor, Egypt. Dozens of them were summoned by House of Life magicians to kill the Kanes, but Carter managed to destroy one while Sadie opens a portal to Paris and escape. Carter suffers at least one broken rib and loses his sword, but he also manages to escape through the portal, inadvertently pulling two of the criosphinxes along with him. However, Bast appears to help and quickly destroys both of the creatures.
- Egyptian Demons — The minions of Chaos who serve a variety of masters, in particular Apophis and Set. Their homeland is the Land of Demons which is located deep within the Duat.
- Bloodstained Blade — A demon who is bound to serve the Kane family, which he deeply resents and who acts the captain of the Egyptian Queen. In The Red Pyramid, Bloodstained Blade takes the Kanes into the Duat to meet with Anubis. He is disappointed when the Kanes refuse to release him from their service. In The Serpent's Shadow, Carter summons the Egyptian Queen to carry himself, Zia Rashid and Setne on their quest to get the Book of Thoth and Apophis' shadow. However, Carter makes the mistake of giving Setne permission to give orders to Bloodstained Blade and he orders the demon to take them to the Land of Demons and to kill Carter, an order that he happily complies with. After a battle, Bloodstained Blade is incinerated by Zia while Setne claims that he knew that Carter could take the demon and that giving him the order to kill Carter is the only way that Bloodstained Blade would have taken them to the Land of Demons.
- Death-to-Corks - A corkscrew-headed demon that had served Vladimir Menshikov for over fifty years. In The Throne of Fire, Carter and Sadie witness Menshikov dispassionately destroy Death-to-Corks with an execration, a powerful spell that uses a smaller representation of a target - in this case an ordinary corkscrew - to utterly erase a being from existence. Menshikov then uses the power generated by Death-to-Corks' destruction to summon Set.
- Face of Horror — Set's demon lieutenant in The Red Pyramid who pushes him to create a cataclysmic storm that will destroy North America, ostensibly to increase Set's own power. During the final battle, its revealed that Face of Horror actually serves Apophis who is possessing the demon with a fragment of his soul. Enraged over the defeat of his plan, the Apophis-possessed demon attacks Sadie Kane, but Carter is able to kill him by throwing his khopesh into Face of Horror's side. Before the demon dies, Apophis taunts the Kanes about how much he accomplished just through his possessed minion. In The Serpent's Shadow, Face of Horror has been resurrected by Apophis and granted wings. He leads the attack on Thoth's home and, once again possessed by Apophis, taunts Carter. However, Face of Horror is quickly killed for a second time by Thoth.
- Egyptian Griffin - The sacred animals of Horus. Unlike the Greek Gryphons, the Egyptian Griffins have reddish-gold fur, are twice the size of lions, and have hard tails that are strong enough to break stones.
- Freak – Carter's pet griffin, who greatly enjoys eating turkeys, both frozen and cooked. In The Throne of Fire, he is a statue in the Brooklyn Museum and he is inadvertently brought to life when Sadie activates one of Apophis' traps. Due to his connection to Horus, Carter discovers that he can command the griffin as the creature is one of the god's sacred animals. Carter manages to use this to tame Freak and the magicians escape on his back. Freak subsequently chooses to remain at Brooklyn House as Carter's pet rather than taking off on his own and he is often used by Carter and the magicians as their primary method of transportation via a boat tied to Freak's back, particularly in The Serpent's Shadow when portals are unreliable. Young magician Felix loves yelling "ho, ho, ho" as he rides Freak, leaving it unknown what mortals think as they can't actually see the griffin while Carter is very fond of Freak, building him his own roost on the mansion's roof and often visiting Freak. Freak occasionally aids in battles and in one case, clean up by attaching dusting cloths to his wings and flying around with them. When Carter takes Zia on their first date to the Mall of America, he picks her up in Freak and parks the griffin on the mall's roof with a pile of frozen turkeys.
- Khufu — Amos's pet baboon. Like many baboons in the series, he loves basketball and speaks only in monosyllabic grunts. Khufu's other quirk is that he only eats things that end in the letter 'O', such as Cheerios, Jell-O, and flamingo meat. After Carter moves into Brooklyn House, Khufu becomes his roommate and trains him in basketball, Khufu's favorite game which Carter is terrible at. Khufu occasionally accompanies the Kanes on their missions and has taken a liking to their trainee and librarian Cleo due to her name ending in an O.
- Leroy – The Set animal that attacks the Kanes at the Washington Monument and Reagan National Airport. Carter nicknames him Leroy and it is mistaken by mortals for a rabid moose. Unable to kill Leroy, Carter manages to banish him into the Duat, which Bast notes is a tremendous feat of magic, particularly for an inexperienced magician like Carter.
- Mummy – Undead bodies that are wrapped in bandages. They can be summoned through Egyptian necromancy. In The Throne of Fire, Sadie and Walt face an army of mummies in the catacombs beneath Bahariya whose souls are trapped as they're Romans and the proper rites weren't done to send them either to the Duat or the Roman Underworld. However, Ptah arrives to help, sending an army of rats to devour the mummies. Ptah later states that destroying their bodies released the mummies trapped souls into their proper Underworld at last.
- Petsuchos - A crocodile monster that is also known as the "Son of Sobek". During ancient times, it was worshipped as the sacred animal of Sobek in his temple. In The Son of Sobek, the petsuchos rampages throughout Long Island for over two weeks, eating two pegasi belonging to Camp Half-Blood. The creature draws the attention of both Percy Jackson and Carter Kane who are unable to destroy the petsuchos as it is truly immortal. Eventually, while Percy distracts the petsuchos with a miniature hurricane, Carter manages to unlock the clasp on the necklace that the petsuchos is wearing, transforming it back into the form of a three foot long baby crocodile, the form that the petsuchos had before someone had put the necklace on the crocodile. Carter and Percy theorize that the crocodile might've originally been someone's pet before being abandoned although they are unsure of how it got the necklace. Carter decides to adopt the baby crocodile, now completely harmless, as another Brooklyn House pet and a companion for Philip of Macedonia. In The Staff of Serapis, Sadie Kane realizes that Setne had released the petsuchos to test the reaction time of both the Greek demigods and Egyptian magicians and what would happen if they were brought together.
- Serpopard – A creature of chaos that has the head and neck of a snake and the body of an African leopard. They have the ability to spit poison and are tremendously strong. Two attack Brooklyn House in The Red Pyramid, but are quickly killed by Bast after Sadie Kane calls upon her for help.
- Shabti - Clay figurines used for multiple functions, including acting as servants for their masters in the afterlife. Other shabti serve as decoys, companions, soldiers, and even librarians or informants. Most shabti are made incomplete in some way; if their bodies are perfect, they will come to life and possibly kill their master out of vengeance. Magicians use shabti in various spells, including execrations and healing spells. Walt Stone is particularly skilled in making them and Sadie Kane has also become somewhat adept at it as well. Sadie has used her shabti as a means of communication and is noted to have created one that behaved like a Dalek from Doctor Who. Chief Lector Iskandar is also skilled at this, able to create shabti doubles of real people that have their memories and powers and are indistinguishable from their living counterparts.
- Doughboy - Julius Kane's shabti whose legs he cut off so that he couldn't become real and kill him. Doughboy is used as a source of information by Julius and is gleeful at the fact that he's been captured by Set. Carter later uses him to find the Book of Overcoming Set in Paris. Needing a ride to the Red Pyramid, Carter smashes Doughboy into a coat as part of a spell to animate the coat to drive a semi-truck for them. His further fate is unknown.
- Jerrod and Wayne - Two shabti magicians created by Thoth to act as a test for the Kanes when they visit Graceland. After Sadie manages to defeat them, Jerrod and Wayne shatter and their memories are sent to Thoth.
- Philip of Macedonia — Amos's albino crocodile pet, later identified as a wax shabti. He lives in the swimming pool at Brooklyn House, although his ability to be transported into a clay figurine means that he occasionally is transported elsewhere. In The Red Pyramid, Amos sends Philip to rescue his niece and nephew from Sobek's crocodiles. He then returns to Brooklyn House with Khufu. In The Throne of Fire, Philip enjoys food that the Brooklyn House trainees toss him at breakfast and fights against the invading forces. In The Serpent's Shadow, Walt takes Philip with him when Brooklyn House is abandoned in favor of defending the First Nome. Philip gives Sadie and Walt a ride on his back down the Nile River and is later one of the shabti released by Walt to protect the fallen magicians.
- Zia Rashid - A shabti of Zia Rashid created by Iskandar to protect her after Zia inadvertently becomes the host of the goddess Nepthys. For most of The Red Pyramid, the shabti version of Zia is the one that appears instead of the real Zia. The shabti is badly injured fighting Set and uses the last of her life force to shield Amos Kane from the destruction of the Red Pyramid. The shabti crumbles shortly thereafter, asking Carter to find the real Zia and sending her memories to Zia. After Carter finds the real Zia, she is shown to possess her shabti's memories, but at first they are more like a movie she'd watched with an actress playing her and doing things that Zia would never have done.
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
Main characters
Magnus Chase
Magnus Chase is the main protagonist of the series and is the cousin of Annabeth Chase. A 16-year-old Bostonian teenager, Magnus lost his mother Natalie Chase to a mysterious wolf attack two years prior to the events of The Sword of Summer and is forced to live in the streets with his homeless friends, Blitz and Hearth. On his 16th birthday, his uncle, Randolph informs him of his divine parentage as a son of a Norse god and his inheritance of Sumarbrander, the sword that once belonged to his father Frey. After being killed by Surt, a fire giant, Magnus is then carried to Hotel Valhalla by Samirah Al-Abbas, a Valkyrie. He then finds out that his father is Frey, the god of peace, wealth and prosperity, who belongs to the Vanir tribe of Norse deities.
Magnus is described as having blond hair that reaches his chin and haunting gray eyes that resemble his cousin, Annabeth's. He is said to look like Kurt Cobain and has asthma. His scrawny look is replaced by a more muscular persona after his death and acceptance to Valhalla. He is quite street smart due to the two years he spent as a homeless child and as a result, is not quick to trust people. Nevertheless, he considers Blitz and Hearth as the only friends he is completely loyal to, and after a while, also begins to ease up and trust Sam. He is also known to have a budding relationship with another child of Loki named Alex Fierro. He is not fiery nor quick to anger.
As a son of the god of fertility, Magnus does not excel in offensive power. Instead, he usually thinks strategically to safely escape from danger. When he does have to attack, he mainly uses the Sword of Summer, Jack, who attacks autonomously. Magnus' demigod abilities concern healing and warmth: through concentration, Magnus is able to heal even the mortally injured (though doing so often causes him to read the subject's memories) and once made a mortal (Sam's fiancé) see through Ginnungagap and into the Norse world. Magnus can also summon the Peace of Frey that can disarm everyone who is close to him.[24]
Blitzen
Blitzen (Blitz) is a 20-year-old dwarf or, more specifically, a svartalf from Nidavellir. He is the son of a Vanir, Freya, making him Magnus' cousin, and a dwarf, Bilì, who was eaten by Fenris Wolf while checking Fenris's prison rope. He is sent alongside Hearth by Mimir to watch and protect Magnus. Though he keeps it up for two years, the task fails when Magnus is killed, but Blitz continues to look for him until they are reunited in Valhalla. As a dwarf, Blitz is sensitive to sunlight and will slowly turn to stone if exposed too much, which is why he always wears a copious article of clothing whenever there is sunlight, except in Folkvanger, in which sunlight is replaced by an aura radiated by Freya instead. Instead of forging, Blitz excels in clothing design, making him a laughing stock among his fellow dwarfs, but after he wins a match against Eitri Junior, he becomes respected and eventually opens up a clothing shop. In battle, Blitz uses his creations to assist himself, including chain-mail gloves and vest. Blitz has had a strong relationship with Hearth ever since the former saved the latter's life, and the two are very protective of each other.[24]
Hearthstone
Hearthstone (Hearth) is a light elf from Alfheim. He is skinny with pale skin and with short spiky blond hair, which, when combined with his black leather jacket, jeans, and a candy cane scarf, "makes him look like a character from a Japanese anime". Hearth is deaf and can only communicate with ASL (Alf Sign Language) and he has *trauma* , though he is able to read lips. Since his "home" world is always bright, he is sensitive to darkness. Like Blitz, Hearth makes a deal with Mimir to drink water from Mimir's Well by one of the roots of Yggdrasil to gain knowledge about runes and in return has to work with him for several years. He becomes a companion and protector of Magnus from then on. Hearth is the first elf in a long time to focus on magic from runes, which he has studied extensively. He can cast various runes, though doing such consumes his energy. Eventually, he progresses to the rank of a full sorcerer.[24]
Hearth has a traumatic past, as he is effectively unwanted by his parents, who shun him for being deaf and not as great as his brother, Andiron, who died young; he is forced to face his past in the second book, when he has to collect the Skofnung Stone from his father, Alderman, who wants him to finish the blood tax imposed on him as repentance for Andiron's death. He is also reminded that sooner or later, he will have to take the othala rune from Andiron's place of death, which he planted as a reminder of his past, to complete his magic arts. In the third book, Hearth decides to take othala, using it to summon Andiron's spirit to distract his father long enough for Magnus to pierce his heart. Despite all that Alderman put him through, Hearth is shown to have conflicted feelings on his father, wanting to kill Alderman after finding him as a dragon out of a sense of mercy and then not being sure on whether or not to eat the dragon's heart and gain all of his father's knowledge and wisdom. After Magnus accidentally burns the heart in a fire, Hearth is relieved to have the burden removed from himself. His relationship with his friends helps him. and he even once calls Magnus "brother" with Magnus returning the sentiment during his flyting with Loki. At the end of the first book, Hearth is freed from servitude and begins learning runes from Odin.[25]
Samirah al-Abbas
Samirah (Sam) al-Abbas Bint Loki is a Valkyrie and daughter of Loki who selects Magnus as an einherji under Odin's order. She is an Arab American who normally wears her Valkyrie armor and a green hijab, which doubles as camouflage. She leads a double life as both a Valkyrie and a normal high schooler. She does not worship the Norse gods as she is Muslim and believes in Allah. Her family is from Baghdad, but has been raised by her grandparents in Dorchester since the death of her mother. Sam's family already had a long history with the Vikings, even before her mother met Loki; Ahmad ibn Fadlan, a historian and envoy of the Abbasid Caliph to the Kievan Rus', is one of Sam's ancestors, and the Varangians have since intermarried with Sam's family. The Norse also distrust her for being Loki's daughter.[24] Sam is married to her childhood crush, Amir Fadlan, who works in a falafel shop.[26]
In The Sword of Summer, Sam is expelled from Valhalla when her video of Magnus' Heroic death is edited by Gunilla, but later joins Magnus, Blitz, and Hearth in stopping Fenris Wolf from breaking free. She is eventually reinstated as Valkyrie and gets another job as Odin's personal aide. In The Hammer of Thor, Sam is unwillingly betrothed by Loki to Thrym in exchange for Mjolnir; in reality, Loki wants the Skofnung, with which he can finally free himself.[25] Sam is then given a task by Odin to head towards Scandinavia and personally imprison Loki back before he is able to invade Midgard and eventually Asgard. In The Ship of the Dead, Sam participates in the quest to stop the Naglfar from sailing in Niflheim and has sufficiently trained with Alex enough that she is immune to Loki's influence. The quest is challenging for her not only because of its danger, but also because she is fasting for Ramadan.
As a fighter, Sam wields a Valkyrie axe or dagger. She has also inherited her father's ability to shapeshift into animals, but doing so makes her uncomfortable, as it causes her to become more like her father. Sam wants to become a pilot and enjoys being a Valkyrie because it affords her a chance to fly (albeit through levitation, not piloting).
Sumarbrander
The Sword of Summer (Jackass) was Frey's weapon, currently wielded by Magnus Chase. After Magnus finds out that the sword is sentient, Sumarbrander decides to name itself Jack, and be referred to as a male. In battle Magnus can let the sword attack his enemies on its own or use his own strength and control the sword himself. Either way, it is Magnus who loses energy ultimately, though this loss is delayed until he next grips or sheathes Jack.
He bears a grudge against Frey, who 'abandoned' him, by giving him to Skirnir as a price for the latter bringing the former a Giantess with whom he fell in love; he summarises this by once admonishing Frey, saying 'blades before babes'.
He reached Boston with one of Skirnir's descendants during the Viking expansion, where he was lost for centuries until he was recovered by Magnus.[24]
Alex Fierro
Introduced in Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor, Alex Fierro is a child of Loki (mother) and Mr. Fierro (father). She/he is gender-fluid, similar to Loki, who was known to change genders in myths. She/he prefers pronouns coinciding with her/his gender at the moment rather than "they". When in Valhalla, she/he is referred to as an argr, the Old Norse word for 'unmanly,' due to being assigned male but identifying as a woman most of the time. Unlike her/his half-sister, Sam, Alex was born via Loki's female form, thus making the god her/his mother rather than her/his father. Like Sam, she/he resents her/his mother; however, Alex seems to be able to resist Loki much easier than Sam. She/he, like Magnus, is homeless, in her/his case due to her/his father disagreeing with her/his gender-fluidity. Nevertheless, she/he treasures her/his Fierro heritage, an ancient family who had lived near Mexico City as potters since before the time of the Aztecs.
In The Hammer of Thor, Alex goes to Jotunheim alongside Magnus and the others to visit Utgard-Loki and find out about Loki's plan about Sam's betrothal. She/he becomes Sam's double during her betrothal and forms a friendship with Sif. In The Ship of the Dead, Alex has trained Sam to resist Loki's influence and participates in the quest to Scandinavia to stop Naglfar from sailing. She/he grows closer with Magnus and kisses him when the group is struggling to reach Skadi's fortress in Niflheim. The kiss is recounted by Magnus during his fighting with Loki as the greatest thing to have ever happened to him. By the end of the book, she/he assists Magnus in running the Chase Space, a shelter for the homeless youth.
Alex uses a gold garrote wire as a weapon, which formally used to be a pottery wire. She/he can shape-shift into animals, like Loki, and is far more comfortable with embracing this power than her/his half-sister, Sam.[25]
Norse deities
The Norse gods fall into two general groups: the Aesir and the Vanir. All are referred to generally as "Asgardians", but the Vanir inhabit Vanaheim as often as Asgard. The Aesir are more warlike, while the Vanir are peaceful. Specifically, however, the gods tend to be distinguished by what side they fought on during the Aesir-vanir war, and not by their personal temperaments.
Aesir
The following Norse gods are considered the more warlike of the two strains of immortals.
- Frigg – The queen of the Aesir and wife of Odin, the goddess of knowledge, wisdom, and forethought. As Odin frequently travels through the Nine Worlds, Frigg is left in charge of Asgard most of the time. Sam idolizes her among the Aesir as she is the glue that keeps the gods together. According to Sam, no einherji or valkyrie have ever seen Frigg in person. The Ship of the Dead reveals that she is the mother of Mallory, whom she gives a walnut capable of trapping anything inside it.
- Heimdall – The all-seeing, all-hearing god of vigilance and guardian of Bifrost, the entrance of Asgard, who was born from nine mothers. He has a hobby of taking selfies, using his horn Gjallar as a phablet and a selfie stick, which tends to make him forget to directly oversee the Nine Worlds.[25]
- Kvasir – An Aesir born from the saliva of the gods, created as a peace treaty following the Aesir-Vanir war. He walked through the Nine Worlds giving advice to beings, but he fell to a trap by Fjalar and Galar, who killed him and drained his blood to create the Mead of Poetry.
- Loki – The god of evil and trickery. He is the father of Samirah Al Abbas. He can also become female, having turned into a mare to give birth to the eight-legged horse Sleipnir and later into a red-haired woman to give birth to the demigod Alex Fierro, who like Loki, is gender-fluid. After tricking Hod to kill Balder, he is chained to a rock with the entrails of his sons as chains with poison from a snake dripping onto his face constantly. He makes it his personal goal to break free and take revenge against the gods in Ragnarok, using his trickery to manipulate people around him even when he is incorporeal. He finally manages to break free at the end of The Hammer of Thor and begins the preparations to sail in the Naglfar to declare Ragnarok.[25] In The Ship of the Dead, despite managing to shame Magnus greatly during their flyting duel, he is overpowered when Magnus flytes him with the power of his friends long enough for Mallory to trap him inside a magical walnut. Odin later sentences Loki to be chained again to the rock.
- Mímir – The god of knowledge and wisdom. He was beheaded during the Æsir-Vanir War and only his head remains alive. He is the boss of Blitz and Hearth due to a deal they made to drink from his well. The deal is nullified by Odin at the end of first book as their reward for dealing with the Fenris Wolf.[24]
- Odin – The king of the Aesir, the god of royalty and magic. He is able to rewrite reality by spelling out runes, which he learned after hanging for nine days on a branch of Yggdrasil. Odin is the owner and proprietor of Hotel Valhalla where he is always away on important businesses where he searches for knowledge and leaves the important decisions to his management. His ravens and wolves represent him at meetings. In The Sword of Summer, Odin is claimed to have disappeared two years before Magnus' acceptance as an einherji, but he actually disguises himself as X the Troll, and one of Magnus' floormates. At the end of the book, Odin reveals himself and rewards Magnus and his friends for their bravery against the Fenris Wolf. He likes to give presentations.[24]
- Ran – The goddess of the sea, who operates a net that collects anything that falls into the sea. She has an apple of Idun, but forgets to consume it, which contributes to her elderly appearance. Magnus and Sam manage to convince her to give them the apple and Sumarbrander, but she warns that doing so has made her and Aegir bent on attacking Magnus.[24]
- Sif – The goddess of the earth and Thor's self-proclaimed "trophy wife". After losing her hair due to Loki's trick, she now has golden hair that can be melded into precious objects, inspiring the legend of Rapunzel. Sam and Alex, both Loki's children, do not like her; the former states that Sif is vain and accepts her hair replacement and title because she does not understand that Loki is merely playing with her. Alex, however, begins to have respect for her after she helps her dress for Thrym's wedding ceremony.[25]
- Sigyn – Loki's wife. She reduces his punishment by collecting venom dripped by the venomous snake in a bowl, though it is never enough to alleviate them from torturing him. When Loki is about to free himself in The Hammer of Thor, she appears to make an attempt to delay the escape, but later goes with him anyway when the Asgardians come. She is present during Magnus and Loki's flyting duel; when Loki indirectly insults her by claiming that he stands by himself, she leaves the area, dealing the final blow to the flyting once Magnus points out that Loki has no one to care for him. She is described as having eyes that tear blood, as well as a perpetually blank expression.[25]
- Thor – The god of lightning, storms, and strength. He has an unkempt appearance, is lazy, and is also up-to-date with modern television shows. He has red hair, huge muscles and a dirty face. He wears a sleeveless, leather jerkin and is very loud. He tasks Magnus and his friends with retrieving his staff, which was stolen from him by Geirrod. He has two talking goats, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjostr, nicknamed Otis and Marvin. His hammer is currently missing, which becomes an important plot point in The Hammer of Thor, where he regains it.[25]
- Tyr – The god of courage, law, and trial by combat. He lost his hand due to Fenris Wolf's bite. All of his children, T.J. included, are naturally inclined to accept challenges. He appears at the end of The Ship of the Dead, congratulating T.J. for stopping Loki from starting Ragnarok.
- Vidar – The god of revenge, also called the "Silent One" due to his method of communicating with ASL. He is sensible and snarky, a complete opposite of his brother Thor.[25]
Vanir
These gods are generally more peaceful and dislike the warlike nature of the Aesir:
- Frey – The god of fertility, warmth, and healing, the twin brother of Freya, and the father of Magnus. Frey owned a sword, Sumarbrander, which was given to Skirnir in return for his help in wooing a beautiful giantess; as a result, he is unarmed by the time of Ragnarok and will be killed by Surt. Though Magnus never meets his father until the end of the first book, he realizes that all the times his mother took him hiking through the wilderness was a way for them to get closer to Frey.[24]
- Freya – The goddess of love and warmth and the twin sister of Frey. She is described as very beautiful. She presides over Vanaheim, where the other half of worthy souls go after death, and casts warmth that shines over it. Freya is the mother of most dwarves in Nidavellir, including Blitz, which happened because she bartered to (briefly) marry some dwarves in exchange for luxurious items. Freya tasks Blitz to get some earrings by challenging Junior.[24]
- Njord – The god of fishery, seafaring, and crop fertility, the father of Frey and Freya, and Magnus' grandfather. He is a mortal enemy of Aegir and Ran, his influence stopping them from ravaging through the sea and reducing the mortal casualties. In The Ship of the Dead, he saves Magnus and company from being killed by Aegir's nine daughters and tells them to seek his ex-wife, Skaldi, if they want to prevent Loki from sailing in the Naglfar.
Other Norse gods
- Hel – The daughter of Loki who presides over Helheim, the realm where the unworthy dead go. One half of her is a very beautiful woman, while the other is a decaying corpse. She tries to persuade Magnus to give up Sumarbrander to Randolph, but he refuses.[24]
- Norns – A trio of female figures who can see the past, present, and future. They recite a prophecy to Magnus that kickstarts his journey to stop Fenris Wolf from breaking free.[24]
- Fear – A minor God who assists the Mountain Giants. In The Hammer of Thor, it is sent to compete with Sam in a game of axe throwing under the guise of a Mountain Giant called Little Billy. Sam sees through the illusion and defeats it.[25]
Hotel Valhalla residents and staff
The following characters live and/or work in Hotel Valhalla and all answer to Odin. It is their duty to prepare an army for the day of Ragnarök.
Einherjar
- Dede – One of Magnus' fellow new einherjar. She is prophesied to become a Thane of Valhalla.[25]
- Halfborn Gunderson – An einherji who has lived in Hotel Valhalla since the Age of the Vikings over 1,200 years ago. He originated from Flåm, a small village in Norway and died in East Anglia while protecting Ivar the Boneless. He is described as "Robinson Crusoe on steroids". Having lived for a long time, Halfborn is extremely skilled and has learned many languages. He has a PhD in Germanic literature. He almost dies at the end of The Sword of Summer, but is revived by Magnus' power of healing.[24] Since The Hammer of Thor, Halfborn is dating Mallory.
- Helgi Hundingsbane – A Viking from East Gothland who is the hotel manager of Hotel Valhalla and member of the Thanes where he mostly works at the reception desk.[24]
- Hunding – The former King of the Saxons, the bellhop and doorman of Hotel Valhalla, and Helgi Hundingsbane's servant. Back in the year 749 C.E., Hundling and Helgi were opponents on the battlefield. When they came to Valhalla, Helgi was made the manager. His first order was to have Hunding do all the menial labor. Hunding has been at the hotel for thousands of years and longs for his family.[24]
- Lars Alhstrom – An einherji and son of Thor who comes to Hotel Valhalla alongside Magnus. He died trying to free trapped people at sea.[24]
- Mallory Keen – An Irish einherji and daughter of Frigg. A member of the IRA, she died during The Troubles while attempting to deactivate a bomb she planted to a school bus due to Loki's trick. This incident sparked her hate of Loki. She is foul-mouthed and quick to criticize someone, though T.J. explains that those are her expressions of affection. She has a love/hate relationship with Halfborn Gunderson, criticizing him as a "disgusting Swede", yet is in tears when he almost dies at the end of The Sword of Summer.[24] The Hammer of Thor reveals that the two are dating.[25]
- Thanes – The Thanes are people who have been chosen to accompany Odin to Valhalla. They consist of historical figures who Odin has selected. When Hotel Valhalla was established, Odin made them Hotel Valhalla's board of directors. Besides Helgi and Gunilla, among the known Thanes are:
- Crispus Attucks – Member of the Thanes. He was an escaped slave who was the first person killed during the Boston Massacre.
- Davy Crockett – Member of the Thanes. He was a frontiersman and folk hero.
- Ernie Pyle – Member of the Thanes. He was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist.
- Eric Bloodaxe – Member of the Thanes. He was a Norwegian ruler.
- Erik the Red – Member of the Thanes. He was a Viking who founded the first Viking settlement in Greenland.
- James Bowie – Member of the Thanes. He was a pioneer and folk hero.
- Leif Erikson – Member of the Thanes. He was an Icelandic explorer who discovered North America.
- Lord Horatio Nelson – Member of the Thanes. He was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy.
- Lord Ottar – Member of the Thanes.
- Snorri Sturluson – Member of the Thanes. He was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician.
- Thomas Jefferson Jr./TJ – An einherji from the 1800s, specifically, the American Civil War. He is a son of Týr and a runaway slave. T.J. carries a bayonet made of bone-steel as his main weapon. T.J. is the first of Magnus' floormates to befriend him. He is very energetic and likes to capture hills, which he originally did as a private of the 54th Massachusetts. His backstory and cause of death were revealed in The Ship of the Dead: he was challenged by a Confederate whom he killed at the cost of attracting other Confederates to ambush him, though the act encouraged T.J.'s mates to participate in the successful Second Battle of Fort Wagner. Due to Britain's decision not to support the Confederates, he is very grateful to English people and constantly thanks everyone he meets in York.
- X – A half-troll and one of Sam's more controversial choices. His skin is grey and covered with warts and welts. He is called X as his real name is unpronounceable although Magnus describes that it is very long and the letter K repeatedly appears in it. He died in Chicago breaking up a dog fighting ring. At the end of The Sword of Summer, it is revealed that X is actually Odin in disguise.[24]
Valkyries
The Valkyries are Odin's handmaidens who choose which slain Heroes should be brought to Hotel Valhalla. They also work as waitresses during feasts and provide room service to its inhabitants.
- Gunilla – A daughter of Thor, a member of the Thanes, and the leader of the Valkyries. She is spiteful towards Sam, because Sam is a daughter of Loki. She once dated a son of Loki who turned out to be a spy of his father. When Magnus escapes Valhalla, Gunilla leads the expedition to capture him, even after he and his friends release her from the giants' imprisonment. She later sacrifices herself while fighting Surt while Magnus re-imprisons Fenris Wolf. She carries a bandoleer of ball-peen hammers.[24]
- Margaret and Irene – Gunilla's two valkyrie aides. Magnus does not find out their names until they have been killed by the fire giants at the end of the first book.[24]
Other Norse beings
Norse humanoids
- Draugr – Draugr are Norse zombies, usually those of Vikings. They are also called Wights.[25]
- Gellir – A prince of the Danes who was buried with his twelve guardians, the Berserkers in a barrow in Cape Cod. He and his berserkers always vote before they decide on something, a practice known as the Thing. His sword, Skofnung, also known as the Blood River, is designated as the bride-price for the wedding of Thrym and Sam.
- Arvid – One of Gellir's protectors.
- Dagfinn – Gellir's secretary.
- Knut – One of Gellir's protectors.
- Dwarves (Svartalfar) – A race of Norse Dwarves that live in Nidavellir. The dwarves, like humans, are mortals, though they cannot live in a world with sunlight, as it turns them to stone. This process can be reversed with running water. They are a matriarchal society and generally have an appreciation for crafting and inventions, naming each and every one of them. The dwarves believe they are descended from maggots, which explains why they prefer to live underground.[24]
- Andvari – A dwarf who lives in Alfheim in the form of a fish. He holds a ring that can give its wielders immense wealth, yet will inflict a curse that robs them of all of their sanity and brings out their worst aspects.[24]
- Fjalar and Galar – Trickster dwarves who operate a boat that leads to the prison of Fenris Wolf. Anyone who barters with them usually end up stranded on the island.[24]
- Junior – A grumpy old dwarf who hates Blitz for shaming his father, who built Fenris Wolf's prison. He challenges him to a smithing challenge before he gives him Andskoti and jewelry for Freya. He fails because of Sam's intervention, but Blitz decides not to execute Junior. Junior is more than 500 years old.[24]
- Nabbi – A bartender in Nidavellir. He is also one of the members of a jury for Blitz and Junior's smithing challenge.[24]
- Elves (Ljosalfar) – "Traditional" elves who live in the idyllic world of Alfheim. They are once connected with nature and magic, but over time, their connection vanished and now they are ordinary mortals like humans. They greatly respect Frey, their ancestral master.[24]
- Alderman – Hearth's cold, vain, and abusive father. He prefers his other son, Andiron, over Hearth, and when the former died, he forced Hearth to collect blood tax to pay for Andiron's death, leading the latter to run away from home. He is given Andvari's cursed ring to complete the tax, which causes him to exhibit the worst of his vain nature.[25] By the third book, the ring has transformed Alderman into a ring dragon who lives in a cave near the well where Andiron died. Magnus manages to stab and kill him, allowing him, Blitz, and Hearth to take the whetstone and the ring.
- Andiron – Hearth's younger brother, who was killed by a Brunnmigi while he is playing with Hearth near a well in the family estate, and his death is used by Alderman to force Hearth into paying a hefty sum of blood tax for repentance. A portrait of Andiron hangs in the family's living room.[25] Hearth summons Andiron's spirit in the third book as a distraction for Magnus to kill Alderman. Before disappearing, he urges Hearth not to dwell in the past and instead move on.
- Officers Sunspot and Wildflower – Two elven police officers patrolling loiterers in Alfheim.[25]
- Hulder – Forest spirits who inhabit Alfheim. They look like the light elves, except that they sport cow tails. They live in Alfheim like the elves, mostly as servants or hidden in forests. By elven law, they are prohibited from hiding their tails or leaving the property of their masters.[25]
- Inge – A female hulder serving the residence of Alderman, Hearth's father. She is miserably submissive to Alderman, despite the fact that he frequently abuses her. She is in love with Hearth but is too shy to confess it. Her mother had once served the family before her.[25]
- Giants (Jötunn) – The Jötunn are the Norse Giants of which there are many types. Most of the Jötunn are either at human size or are incredibly large. Throughout the series, Mountain Giants, Frost Giants, and Fire Giants are all encountered and referred to generally as "jotunn". While some Jötunn are mortal, some are not. While some look more human, others are at gigantic proportions. Each of the Jötunn has different features that include but are not limited to claws, fangs, misshapen faces, extra heads, and non-human shapes. The Jötunn are also expert shapeshifters where they can change forms at ease.[25]
- Aegir – A sea giant and husband of Ran, with whom he has nine daughters who live with him in his underwater residence. In The Ship of the Dead, as Ran has told him to kill Magnus due to a trickery she is subject to, Aegir confines Magnus and his friends once they are all captured by his daughters. However, he decides to let them go after Magnus promises that he will defeat Loki in a flyting duel and give him a sip of Kvasir's Mead.
- Daughters of Aegir – Aegir and Ran have nine giantess daughters who obediently follow their father's wishes. They are: Blodughadda, Bylgja, Drofn, Dufa, Hefra, Himmingleva, Hronn, Kolga, and Ud.
- Baugi – Suttung's brother. He and Suttung are summoned to Fläm when the sip of Kvasir's Mead is stolen by Magnus, Sam, and Mallory. He chases Sam and Mallory but is killed by Halfborn, whom he angers by threatening to destroy Fläm, his hometown.
- Geirrod – A mountain giant who owns an anti-geometry house in Jotunheim. He keeps a weapon of Thor, which is mistaken by the others for his hammer. Geirrod is killed when Magnus and his friends kick the pillars of his house down while he is drunk.[24]
- Gjalp and Greip – Geirrod's two mountain giantess daughters. They are killed by Jack entering their noses.[24]
- Gunlod – Suttung's daughter. She is imprisoned in a cavern in Fläm due to having let most of Kvasir's Mead stolen by Odin, who seduced her. She hands the rest of the mead to Magnus and his friends, but informs them too late that doing that would summon her father and uncle to Fläm.
- Harald – A Frost Giant who operates a boat in the port of Boston. He helps Magnus and Sam set a bait for Jormungand to summon Ran. He is easily swayed by red gold, which can bribe him to do almost anything.[24]
- Herg and Berg – Members of Tiny's bowling team. They compete with Magnus and Alex in Utgard-Loki's bowling championship.[25]
- Hrungnir – A 20 ft. stone giant with a limestone appearance and rubble on his long hair and beard. He lives in York. Before Hrungnir gives Magnus information about Kvasir's Mead, he challenges him, Alex, and T.J. to a duel: he would face T.J., and his stone creation would battle Alex's creation. The duel ends in his death, though he manages to deal a magical shrapnel in T.J.'s forehead that is unable to be removed.
- Skaldi – An ice giantess and Njord's ex-wife. She lives in a castle located on the border between Jotunheim and Niflheim, giving her a clear view of the Naglfar, the ship that Loki would board during Ragnarok. Skaldi provides Magnus and his friends a respite before their assault of the ship.
- Surt – The king of the Fire Giants of Muspellheim. He is destined to kill Frey using Sumarbrander and burn Nine Worlds during Ragnarok. Though he manages to kill Magnus, Surt's nose is cut and does not recover by the time of his second encounter with Magnus, where he is expelled back to Muspellheim.[24]
- Suttung – A giant and Loki's assistant in the construction of the Naglfar. He hides a sip of Kvasir's Mead in a cavern in Fläm which also imprisons his daughter Gunlod. He is summoned back to the village when the mead is stolen by Magnus, who kills him.
- Thrym – The king of the Mountain Giants. He stole Mjolnir sometime before the events of the series and in The Hammer of Thor, makes a deal with Loki to trade it in exchange for Sam's hand in marriage and the Skofnung Blade as the mundr, or the bride-price. At the end, however, he has to face the fact that his sister, Thrynga, has been planning to usurp him as ruler of the Earth Giants, and the fact that Loki has never wanted to honor his deal and give Skofnung to him. He is killed by Vidar.[25]
- Thrynga – Thrym's sister and his only surviving family member after Thor killed them all when he was humiliated into becoming his bride. She is manipulative and wants to take the throne of the ruler of the Earth Giants from her brother. She arranges for the wedding between Thrym and a daughter of Loki, intending to steal Mjolnir and Skofnung for herself. She is incapacitated by Magnus, then finished off by Thor.[25]
- Tiny – A Mountain Giant who in The Hammer of Thor offers Magnus and company support in Utgard Loki's bowling championship in exchange for taking his bag to the Utgard Lanes.[25]
- Utgard-Loki – A Mountain Giant and the King of Jotunheim. He is sometimes mistaken for the more famous Loki, which he hates. As an eagle, Utgard-Loki forces Magnus to retrieve an apple of Idun for him, which reverts him back to his youthful state.[24] In the second book, he attempts to prevent Loki's escape by cryptically warning Magnus, though the latter falls into the trap, anyway.[25]
- Troll - The Trolls are creatures in Norse folklore.
Norse creatures
- Brunnmigi – A wolf-like creature who lives inside a well in Alfheim. A Brunnmigi was responsible for the death of Hearth's younger brother Andiron. It was then killed by the brothers' father Alderman who used its fur as a container for the blood tax Hearth needs to collect as repentance.[25]
- Eikthrymir – A stag residing in Hotel Valhalla. It constantly pours water into a lake, which serves as the source of all water in the Nine Worlds.
- Fenris Wolf – The lupine son of Loki and the brother of Hel and Jormungand. He was a terror in times past and the gods could only chain him up with the help of the dwarves to stop him; even Tyr had to lose his hand against the wolf, while Blitz's father, Bilì, lost his life while checking his prison on Heather Island. During Ragnarok, Fenris Wolf is destined to kill Odin and eat the sun. He is the focal point of The Sword of Summer, as the goal of Magnus and his friends is to stop Fenris Wolf from breaking free of his prison, which needs to be rebuilt. They manage to imprison him again at the end of the book.[24]
- Geri and Freki - Odin's two wolves who act as his representatives. Their name means either "the ravenous" or "greedy one".
- Heidrun – A goat whose milk is the source of the mead that serves the gods. Like Eikthrymir, Heidrun resides in Hotel Valhalla.[24]
- Huginn and Muninn – Odin's two ravens who act as his spies as well as representatives in giving missions to his special aides, such as Sam, when he is not around. Their names mean "thought" and "memory", respectively. Helgi specifically notes that the two do not like to give PowerPoint presentations, unlike Odin.[24]
- Jormungand – The serpentine son of Loki. He is a snake who circles over Midgard and is so long he must hold his tail in his mouth to prevent destroying Midgard. He is lured by Magnus and Sam to cause a ruckus in the sea big enough to summon Ran. Even after being lured, Jormungand is still half-asleep, but Ran warns that waking him up completely would cause Ragnarok, where he is destined to kill Thor.[24]
- Lindworm – Large, fearsome dragons with bat wings who reside at the roots of Yggdrasil. One of them is sent by Loki to catch Magnus and his friends during a Valhalla training off-guard.[25]
- Nøkk – Water spirits who play sad music through violins, sending its listeners to despair. In The Hammer of Thor, Alderman summons a horde of Nøkk to attack his guests and Magnus and company.[25]
- Otis and Marvin (Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjostr) – Two goats who pull Thor's carriage. They are also used as source of food and continuously resurrect after being killed unless their bones have been broken. Marvin is more pessimistic and angry than Otis, and likes to criticize him.[24]
- Ratatosk – A gigantic squirrel who runs around Yggdrasil, delivering hateful messages between the eagle at the top and the titanic serpent Nidhogg below. It is also tasked to capture intruders who enter and leave Hotel Valhalla without permission. Ratatosk is able to emit sorrowful callings to people, which Magnus describes as much worse than simply being gnawed by it.[24]
- Saehrimnir – A creature whom the Aesir and einherjar kill every night for food only for it to rematerialize the next morning. Its flesh's taste depends on what its eater wants it to taste like, and even has a vegan tofu option.[24]
- Stanley – An eight-legged horse whom Sam speculates is a child of Odin's steed Sleipnir. He helps Magnus and his friends on several occasions.
- Vatnavaettir – Vatnavaettir are water horses. They are called each-uisce in Irish. Some of them attack the Big Banana in York, but Sam manages to tame them, allowing her to summon them to scurry her and the others after their successful capture of Loki in Niflheim.
Mortals
Mortals are human characters who live outside of the world of magic and gods, though some may be aware of their supernatural surroundings.
The Jackson family
- Sally Jackson – Percy's mother, initially married to Gabriel Ugliano and later to Paul Blofis.[7] In The Lightning Thief, she works in a candy shop. When she was younger, she aspired to be a writer. She is nearly killed by the Minotaur, but is discovered to be alive in the clutches of Hades. Percy travels to the Underworld to free her.[2] In The Titan's Curse, Percy realizes she can see through the Mist, which she admits may have attracted Poseidon to her. Sally appears in all of the first five books. The Hidden Oracle reveals that she is seven months pregnant with Percy's baby half-sister. In the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard book The Ship of the Dead, it is revealed that Sally has given birth and that she called her daughter Estelle, after her late mother. In the film adaptation, she is portrayed by Catherine Keener. In the musical, she is portrayed by Zakiya Young (2014), Allison Hunt (2015), Carrie Compere (2017), and Jalynn Steele (2019). In the TV series, she is portrayed by Virginia Kull.
- Gabriel (Gabe) Ugliano – Sally's first husband and Percy's stepfather. He is described as a loathsome man who is rude to Percy and demanding and rude toward Sally. It is implied that he was physically abusive to her as well. Percy later learns that Gabriel's strong human stench hid Percy and his mother from detection by monsters. At the end of The Lightning Thief, Percy's mother uses the severed head of Medusa to turn Gabe to stone. Sally then sold Gabe's petrified body as a poker-playing statue to the Soho art gallery. In the film adaptation, he is played by Joe Pantoliano.[2] In the TV series, he is portrayed by Timm Sharp.[27]
- Paul Blofis – Sally Jackson's boyfriend and later second husband, a high school English teacher whom Percy describes as looking like a detective from a police show. Percy and his mother eventually tell Paul the truth about the gods, and he only half believes them initially. But when Percy, Nico, and Mrs. O'Leary come unexpectedly to Sally's apartment, Paul fully believes and thinks it's "awesome". He is a competent swordsman from stage combat training in college, and he assists in the fight to save Olympus in The Last Olympian.[7] Percy had first referred to him as "Blowfish" and as did Poseidon when he first heard about him.
- Estelle Blofis – Sally and Paul's daughter and Percy's baby half-sister, named after her maternal grandmother. She was born sometime between the events of The Hidden Oracle and The Ship of the Dead. Babysitting her has added to Percy's workload, causing him to visit Camp Half-Blood less often. In The Chalice of the Gods, Sally reveals her pregnancy to her son and tells him that Estelle's expected due date is March 15.
The Chase family
- Caroline, Emma, and Aubrey Chase – Randolph Chase's nuclear family consists of a wife named Caroline and two daughters, Emma and Aubrey. All of them perish in a storm while accompanying Randolph in locating Sumarbrander near the coast of Boston. Loki has since promised to Randolph to return them to him should he assists the former to break free from his imprisonment. Emma was designated as Randolph's successor as researcher of Norse artefacts.
- Frederick Chase – Annabeth's father, a professor of military history. He first appears in The Titan's Curse. He owns a Sopwith Camel. He and his daughter have had many disagreements, which caused her to run away from home at age seven. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two sons. In The Titan's Curse, he battles monsters on the Princess Andromeda with bullets formed from celestial bronze, and, at the end of the book, is able to mend his relationship with his daughter. Frederick also appears in the Magnus Chase & The Gods of Asgard series, where he is called by his brother, Randolph, to visit Boston and search for his long-estranged nephew, Magnus who had been missing for two years, after the death of his mother/ Fredrick and Randolph's sister Natalie.
- Mrs. Chase – Frederick's wife and Annabeth's stepmother. She is an Asian woman and the mother of Annabeth's two half-brothers, with whom Annabeth barely has a relationship. She had a dispute over the trouble monsters caused when hunting Annabeth, and that was one of the factors that led Annabeth to run away from home at the age of 7. Though Annabeth describes her in a negative light, Percy is stunned when he actually meets Mrs. Chase, because she is kind and even wants Percy to tell Annabeth that she still has her home in San Francisco.
- Bobby and Matthew Chase – The sons of Fredrick and Mrs. Chase and Annabeth's younger half-brothers.
- Natalie Chase – The younger sister of Randolph and Frederick, the aunt of Annabeth and the mother of Magnus. She distanced herself from her brothers and lived with Magnus as a single mother until her death at the hands of the wolves of Fenris Wolf when Magnus was 14 years old. She liked to walk with Magnus through sunlit parks, which Magnus realizes much later is a way for them to get closer with his father, Frey.
- Randolph Chase – Magnus' and Annabeth's uncle and the older brother of Frederick and Natalie. He was a professor of history at Harvard before being expelled for theorizing on the location of the first great Norse settlement in North America. He deliberately distanced himself with from all of his family when Magnus was 6 years old. Randolph had lost his wife, Caroline, and two daughters, Emma and Aubrey, in an attempt to search for the Norse boat. Randolph is secretly in league with Loki, who wants Sumarbrander. In The Hammer of Thor, he works in freeing Loki with Skofnung Blade and falls to a hole that leads to Helheim. Magnus discovers that Randolph has designated him and Annabeth to inherit his property, including his mansion, which Magnus converts to a shelter for homeless youth at the end of The Ship of the Dead.
The Valdez family
- Aunt Rosa – Leo's aunt. She blamed Leo for causing the death of her sister, Esperanza. She turned his whole family against him and called him "El Diablo" (The Devil). She refused to take him in and sent him to a social services home, which he ran away from. In The Mark of Athena, Leo sees Nemesis as Aunt Rosa, as Nemesis takes the form of the person whom the viewer has the most hatred for.
- Esperanza Valdez – Leo's mother. She was a trained mechanical engineer who worked at a machine shop and as an inventor. She was killed in a fire caused by Gaea and only appears in flashbacks. She was compassionate and hard-working and was described as pretty, but not delicate.
- Sammy Valdez – Leo's great-grandfather and Hazel's former boyfriend. He is described as looking identical to Leo. He and Hazel studied in a segregated school for the colored, and Sammy defended Hazel whenever she was accused for being the daughter of a witch. Hazel received her first kiss from Sammy. However, the two separated when Hazel had to move to Alaska with her mother and never met with each other again since Hazel died shortly after. Though Hazel was led to believe that Sammy moved on quickly, a flashback she has in The Mark of Athena makes her realize that Sammy remembered her well into his old age and had made the then newborn Leo promise to meet with her on his behalf.
The McLean family
- Thomas McLean – Tristan's and Piper's late father and grandfather, respectively. He was the one who gave Piper her name. Thomas believed in Cherokee myths, which are quite similar with Greek mythology.
- Tristan McLean – Piper's father, a movie star who was one of Aphrodite's lovers, but did not at that time know that she was a goddess. He was captured by Enceladus in The Lost Hero, but Piper and her friends managed to save him. At the end of The Lost Hero, he is said to be back at work, though he does not remember the events of his capture. Like Piper, he identifies as Cherokee.
- Jane – Jane is Tristan's assistant. Piper dislikes her for taking Tristan's already little attention to bond with his daughter away from her. Through charmspeak, Jane is controlled by Medea to lure Tristan into Mount Diablo where he is kidnapped by Enceladus, and then shooing Piper away so she could not interfere. Nevertheless, Piper manages to discover the trick and rescue her father. Afterwards, Jane is fired and replaced by Mellie the cloud nymph.
The Al Abbas family
- Ayesha Al Abbas – Sam's late mother who worked as a doctor. Loki was one of her patients, and their intimate relationship that resulted in Sam's birth was resented by her conservative family due to its illegitimacy. She died when Sam was a child, and her responsibility for Sam was taken by her parents.[24]
- Jid and Bibi – Sam's maternal grandparents. They are natives of Baghdad and immigrated to the United States before Sam was born.[24] Jid and Bibi took care of Sam after the death of their daughter, Ayesha. Sam mentions that the two are strict on her education and impose a night curfew on her. They do not know about Sam's current occupation as a Valkyrie until Loki tells them in the events of The Hammer of Thor, and even then, due to their mortal mind, they forget about it quickly.[25]
- Amir Fadlan – Sam's fiancé. Their betrothal is by arrangement, though Sam says that she fell in love with him when she was 12 years old, at a very young age. Like Sam, Amir is an Arab American descendant of Ahmad ibn Fadlan and thus is related to her. He is the son of Abdel, the owner of a falafel shop that Magnus frequents. In The Hammer of Thor, Amir is shocked upon learning Sam's double life and at first disheartened when she appears to be breaking off their engagement. With his power, Magnus manages to make Amir able to break through the mist of Ginnungagap and see the Norse world. Sam later states that the two have sorted the misunderstanding and retained their engagement.[25]
Bullies
The following people have harassed the main characters:
- Nancy Bobofit - Percy and Grover's schoolmate in Yancy Academy in The Lightning Thief. She is a bully who frequently torments Grover and gets into conflicts with Percy. However, she was favored by Mrs. Dodds/Alecto, which irritates Percy. In The Lightning Thief, she was throwing food at Grover when suddenly she was doused in water from the fountain (later revealed to be Percy's water powers). After the incident, she avoided Percy. In the TV series, she is portrayed by Olivea Morton.
- Matt Sloan - Percy and Tyson's schoolmate in Meriwether College Prep in The Sea of Monsters. He frequently targets Tyson for his awkwardness and clumsiness, which comes into direct conflict with Percy. He has a chipped tooth from running his family's extremely expensive car into a "Slow down for Children" sign". He instigated dangerous events during their English exam and was the opposing team captain to Percy in the dodgeball game. When Percy was looking at a picture of Annabeth he had inside his notebook, Matt and his jerk gang proceeded to bully him for it. He also made six friends on the last day of school, who were revealed as Laistrygonians. After Tyson defeats the monsters in the dodgeball game, Sloan blamed Percy for the incident which gets him expelled and temporarily on the run from the police.
- Isabel - Piper and Leo's schoolmate in the Wilderness School. She teases Piper for never meeting with her mother and for being a Cherokee, not knowing that Piper is the daughter of Hollywood star Tristan McLean.
- Rufus - Hazel and Sammy's schoolmate in St. Agnes Academy for Colored Children and Indians during Hazel's first life. He was the leader of bullies who called Hazel a freak for summoning cursed stones and for being the daughter of a witch, but was always stopped by Sammy before he could hurt her even further.
Others
- Barry al-Jabbar – A family friend of Sam and Amir who teaches the former piloting. In The Hammer of Thor, he escorts Magnus and company to Boston from Cape Cod and is briefly possessed by Utgard-Loki, who tells Magnus to visit him.
- Beryl Grace – Thalia and Jason Grace's mother was a television actress with whom Zeus broke his oath not to have more human children. Thalia describes her as flighty, demanding and neglectful of both her children, and she would have run away from home earlier had Jason not existed. Beryl offering Jason to Hera's patronage, however, was the last straw that led Thalia to abandon her. Her stress turned her into alcohol, and she died several years before The Lightning Thief in a car accident. Melinoe impersonates her to instill fear in Thalia in the short story "Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades" in The Demigod Files. In The Blood of Olympus, Jason encounters her mania, who wants her son to return to her so they can be a family again, an offer that Jason rejects. She then disappears in a hiss or a sigh of relief.
- Cade and Mickey — Two thugs sent by Nero to rob Apollo, although Meg is able to easily drive them off. Cade is described as tall and red-haired, while Mickey is short and blond-haired.
- Emma and Liz — Sadie Kane's human friends from London. They stay with Sadie in The Throne of Fire during Babi and Nekhbet's sudden attack. Sadie describes Emma as "what an Indian daughter of the singer Elton John might look like", and Liz as a "boy-crazy redhead".[22]
- Esther – A librarian of the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum in Atlanta. She offers Percy, Frank, and Coach Hedge a ride to the Georgia Aquarium in The Mark of Athena. Hedge describes her as smelling like potpourri.
- Officer Gómez – A Bostonian police officer. He wants to capture Magnus.
- Howard Claymore – A mortal who appears in The Demigod Diaries story Son of Magic, written by Rick Riordan's son Haley Riordan.[28] He is a scholar and author with theories about death; he is approached for help by a son of Hecate called Alabaster Torrington who is fleeing the consequences of siding with Kronos in The Last Olympian. Claymore later sacrifices himself so Alabaster can use an incantation to destroy his monster half-sister Lamia who is chasing him. Hecate brings him back to life in an imitative human body so that he can live on as Alabaster's protector.
- Julian Ramirez-Arellano – Julian is the father of Reyna and Hylla. Julian was a former soldier in Iraq before the birth of his eldest daughter. After he had Reyna, he started getting paranoid. He thought that his daughters were going after him and he eventually became a mania. One day, he attacked Hylla, knocking her out, and Reyna took a sword and killed what was left of him. Reyna and Hylla then fled from San Juan, Puerto Rico, soon after.
- May Castellan – May is Luke's mother. Like Rachel Dare, she could see through the Mist. She went insane during a failed attempt to become the Oracle.[7] She lives in the house where she had raised Luke, alternating between cheerful expectation that he will return home and visions of his terrible fate. In The Last Olympian, Hestia reveals to Percy that Luke's mother, May Castellan, was a mortal woman blessed with the rare ability to see through The Mist, a magic substance that keeps mortals from seeing the Gods. Because of this gift, she attempted to become the new Oracle of Delphi, but was rejected. Chiron inferred that the Spirit of Delphi rejected her because she had already given birth to a child, and the Oracle was supposed to be a virgin (in reality it was due to the Curse of Delphi placed upon the former Oracle by Hades still being active). She survived her encounter, but became mentally unstable, seeing small pieces of Luke's future.
- Maurice and Eddie – Two employees of Kindness International Humane Animal Transport, encountered by Percy, Annabeth, and Grover in The Lightning Thief.
- Mr. and Mrs. Faust — Ruby Kane's parents, Carter and Sadie's maternal grandparents. They live in London. The two shun the magical world and take custody of Sadie, blaming Julius Kane for Ruby's death. They raise Sadie in an apparent normalcy but do not like her father or brother. The two are possessed by the gods Nekhbet and Babi in an attempt to test Sadie's resolve when she begins to pursue the Book of Ra. Mrs. Faust, usually called "Gran" by Sadie, is described as frail with curly gray hair, and a terrible cook. "Gramps" is a large, loud former rugby player. Both have been kind to Sadie, though neither is much like their daughter Ruby, her mother.
- Maria di Angelo – Nico and Bianca's mother, and daughter of an unnamed Italian diplomat. She died when Zeus struck the hotel she was staying in with lightning in an attempt to kill Bianca and Nico. Melinoe impersonated her to scare Nico. In The Sun and the Star, Hades arranges for a dream visit by Maria and Bianca's spirits so that Nico can gain closure on their deaths.
- Marie Levesque – Marie is Hazel's mother. She was manipulated by Gaea into helping raise Alcyoneus. She died in 1942 along with Hazel. She was sentenced to the Fields of Punishment but Hazel made a compromise with the judges so they could both be sent to the Fields of Asphodel. In The House of Hades, Hecate reveals that she was Marie's mentor, teaching her magic.
- Mr. Dare – Rachel's father. He is the very wealthy owner of a land development company, and he first appears in The Last Olympian. Rachel hates her father because of his job, and he supported Rachel and loved her very dearly going to finishing school.[7]
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