The Heroes of Olympus main characters List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan

1 heroes of olympus main characters

1.1 leo valdez
1.2 piper mclean
1.3 jason grace
1.4 hazel levesque
1.5 frank zhang
1.6 reyna avila ramírez-arellano
1.7 coach gleeson hedge

the heroes of olympus main characters
leo valdez

leo valdez 15-year-old demigod son of hephaestus , 1 of 7 protagonists of heroes of olympus. leo described looking latino santa s elf curly black hair, brown eyes, cheerful face, slim build, , mischievous smile. hispanic-american , native of texas. speaks spanish. leo has ability create , manipulate fire, skill no son of hephaestus has had in 400 years. leo excellent mechanic. repairs bronze dragon running wild in camp s woods, renaming festus, means happy. creates argo ii, ship 7 demigods destined great prophecy sail on reach greece.

when leo eight, tricked setting fire mother esperanza s machine shop while facing off against gaea, resulted in esperanza s death. leo s remaining family blamed him killing parent , left him foster child , runaway. leo uses sarcasm , wit hide feelings, in regards having been cause of mother s death. has tendency think of himself seventh wheel , though proves no less important or skilled others. in mark of athena, hazel learns former boyfriend, sammy, leo s great-grandfather. until falls in love calypso in house of hades, leo falls every girl meets. in blood of olympus, leo sacrifices himself annihilate gaea, , dies in process. brought life using physician s cure , returns calypso on island of ogygia.

following resurrection, leo goes on journey calypso. leo included in prophecy of grove of dodona, accepts task accompany apollo on trials in trials of apollo, calypso. in dark prophecy, announces , calypso living @ waystation. when prophecy of trophonius requires must warn camp jupiter invasion, leo volunteers task alone.

piper mclean

piper mclean daughter of aphrodite , famous actor tristan mclean. fifteen in lost hero. unlike children of aphrodite, piper not particularly concerned beauty or fashion. piper cherokee on father s side. has tan skin, eyes change color constantly, , choppy caramel/chocolate-colored hair cuts herself. slim build , of average height. demigod powers include charmspeak (essentially, magical persuasion) , ability speak french. able see visions in magic dagger katoptris (meaning looking glass in ancient greek), once belonged helen of troy. unclear whether due knife s magic or own. though, dagger seems have lost power show visions after battle in athens against giants.

piper s relationship father mutually affectionate strained, in part because of small amount of attention spares her. when young, piper used persuasive skills borrow (ask in charmspeak) things (such car, lawn mower, etc.) earn little of time. after kidnapped giant enceladus in lost hero , subsequently rescued piper, jason, , leo; mr. mclean s relationship daughter begins improve. piper close jason. though later learns trick of mist, once girlfriend while attended same school. works hard recreate relationship in real life when comes camp half-blood. friends of 7 quest members in heroes of olympus, annabeth.

piper s main weapon dagger katoptris, though later acquires magic cornucopia , uses weapon. after being captured pirates in house of hades, piper asks hazel teach sword fighting, using jagged celestial bronze sword taken 1 of boreads.

in hidden oracle, nico mentions piper attending school in los angeles, jason.

jason grace

jason grace son of jupiter , mortal beryl grace, tv star of 1980s, , younger brother of thalia grace. jason has few memories of mother, compelled give him when two, remembers enough thalia not surprised when sees again, in lost hero. thalia reveals mother told jason dead, , drove leave home, after run away home , found camp half-blood . later discovers, in blood of olympus, beryl grace had become mania, or spirit of madness. grew @ camp jupiter, roman equivalent of camp half-blood, demigods born olympians roman aspects receive training. in lost hero, begins romantic relationship piper mclean.

jason described having blond hair, blue eyes, , scar above upper lip (according thalia, result of attempt eat stapler when two). of above-average height, athletic build , muscular arms. has tattoo burned under forearm, twelve straight lines bar code, eagle, , letters spqr on lines. tattoo symbolizes twelve years of service in twelfth legion fulminata @ camp jupiter; eagle symbol of jupiter. age of fifteen, had earned rank of praetor , led legion longtime quest partner, reyna. jason coordinated roman camp s attack on titan force. led assault against mount othrys, titan stronghold near san francisco, , defeated titan krios in combat, percy jackson defeated kronos.

of characters in series, jason 1 struggles differences between greek , roman perspectives. piper mclean describes jason rule- , duty-oriented, though roman god terminus describes him rule-flouter. however, when former compatriot reyna sees him again in mark of athena, comments seems have lost of roman qualities. when argo ii stuck in north africa, realizes must choose 1 identity or other. chooses consider himself greek, despite parentage, , later unable command legion of ghosts sworn obey roman officers. during house of hades revealed jason has plans return camp jupiter improve things learned @ camp half-blood, such giving fauns (the roman equivalent of satyr) more rights , responsibilities. later, during blood of olympus, jason decides consider both greek , roman traditions part of heritage. becomes pontifex maximus , role see him travel between camp half-blood , camp jupiter build shrines every god , goddess in pantheon, allowing him stay in touch both sides.

although jason , percy recognize best work together, , become friends, relationship not without antagonism. percy puts it, natural 2 powerful demigods wonder of them stronger after fight. jason sword fighter percy, though have different fighting styles. jason uses imperial gold sword, styled roman gladius, can extend pilum @ will. possible trait common roman demigods, reyna shown able turn sword pilum. jason has power on air currents , can fly. can sense , control air spirits , has, thalia, called down lightning, conducts through imperial gold weapons, underwater. on 1 occasion, , percy summon hurricane in charleston harbor. sister, jason can emit static shocks, seem tied emotions.

the hidden oracle reveals jason has been attending school in los angeles piper, per nico s words.

hazel levesque

hazel levesque thirteen-year-old demigod, daughter of pluto , marie levesque. first appears in son of neptune, @ camp jupiter. later revealed has returned dead, assisted half-brother nico. grew in 1940s in new orleans, mother had gris-gris shop. when born, pluto offered grant mother wish, request wealth backfired ability control precious metals , gems, both first view curse. hazel died after gaea tries use hazel s power on earth resurrect alcyoneus. when hazel s mother changes mind helping gaea, hazel buries herself , mother under earth, delaying alcyoneus s rebirth , killing them both. while hazel s spirit being judged, gives chance go elysium save mother punishment, , both sent fields of asphodel instead. @ point before lost hero, nico finds hazel in underworld while investigating imbalance between life , death. helps escape world of living , arranges join camp jupiter. hazel , nico protective of each other, true half-siblings.

hazel described african american, having cocoa-colored skin, curly cinnamon-brown hair, , golden eyes. legion tattoo described looking cross curved arms , head. learns manipulate curse, manipulating precious stones , metals , sensing structures underground. accomplished horse-rider , skilled spatha. tames horse arion, eats precious metals. unusually knowledgeable underworld because of time there. during house of hades goddess hecate insists hazel learn manipulate mist. hazel becomes gifted @ this. after second gigantomachy, hazel promoted rank of centurion of fifth cohort, succeeding boyfriend frank.

frank zhang

frank zhang 16-year-old demigod, son of mars , emily zhang, chinese-canadian legacy (descendant of demigod) dies during military service in afghanistan. taken care of grandmother after mother s death, , makes way camp jupiter upon insistence. frank s family descends periclymenus, grandson of poseidon, had power shapeshift. periclymenus s descendants sold slavery in china, , migrated canada many years later. while battling alcyoneus (who invincible within alaska), frank taps ancestral power , transforms elephant. however, combined power of being son of mars , having ability shapeshift makes life fragile. fates tied life force piece of firewood when baby....if wood burns up, die (as in ancient greek legend of meleager). goddess juno appears mother , grandmother while baby warn them of fact, crucial defeating giants. in life, frank has ignited wood twice, can thinking it; first time while finding way camp jupiter, in bitter cold. second time when he, percy, , hazel travel alaska free thanatos. eventually, frank entrusts firewood hazel, , in house of hades, leo creates fireproof pouch contain it.

frank has meek disposition , uncomfortable upon learning father s identity publicly in front of whole of camp jupiter. suspected himself son of apollo, given skill bow , arrow. on quest in son of neptune, , later during series well, uses enchanted spear given him mars. frank s surprise, spear summons skeleton warrior defeats basilisks. frank calls skeleton gray .

as has been residing in camp jupiter no more year, frank considered probatio, or rookie, of fifth cohort. before quest free thanatos, however, cohort s centurion, gwen, decides retire , give position frank. later, in house of hades, jason surrenders praetorship frank, uses authority , diocletian s scepter lead army of roman skeleton soldiers against monsters in necromanteion.

frank described cuddly , fuzzy , chubby, babyish face in mark of athena, in house of hades, after summoning blessing of ares defeat hoard of enemies, transforms. described being taller, more muscular, , without childhood fat. though built professional football player, still sensitive before, , embarrassed @ new appearance @ first.

initially, wary of tension between hazel , leo, leo reminded hazel of old boyfriend, sammy valdez. after leo s encounter calypso, however, leo became more relaxed around hazel , there no more signs of other friendship, frank s relief. pursues relationship hazel.

reyna avila ramírez-arellano

reyna avila ramírez-arellano 16-year-old puerto rican demigod. daughter of bellona, roman goddess, , younger sister of queen hylla of amazons. , sister worked circe during events of sea of monsters. described intimidating , natural leader; has glossy black hair , black eyes. reyna more used responsibility other demigods, praetor @ camp jupiter. reyna s demigod power ability lend energy, skills, , character traits nearby demigods. leo valdez, can speak both english , spanish-language. reyna accompanied 2 magical dogs, aurum , argentum, or pegasus scipio ( skippy dies after trip new york greece in house of hades). immortal winged horse, pegasus awards title of horse friend , because of kindness towards scipio , other of descendants.

in blood of olympus she, nico, , coach hedge go on quest return athena parthenos camp half-blood. while shadow-travelling new york, trio stops in san juan , visits reyna s former house, haunted ghosts of relatives. there reyna reveals ramírez-arellano family (which includes roberto cofresi , captain marion frederic ramírez de arellano) has been favored bellona. reyna s father (an iraq war veteran) loved goddess, ptsd turned love unhealthy paranoia. when reyna ten years old, became mania, or evil insane ghost. when mania attacked hylla, young reyna picked closest weapon , killed remained of father. reyna reluctant discuss incident because patricide unforgivable in new rome.

coach gleeson hedge

gleeson hedge satyr first mentioned in last olympian, author of distress call sent grover underwood. grover, hedge demigod protector; proudest recruit being clarisse la rue. disguises himself coach @ wilderness school escort piper mclean , leo valdez (and later, jason grace) camp half-blood. serves adult chaperone argo ii , later accompanies athena parthenos camp. despite warlike , overly aggressive attitude, hedge kind , understanding campers in need. enjoys extreme sports , martial arts movies. in lost hero, hedge falls in love mellie cloud nymph (assistant aeolus) , marries her; time of house of hades, mellie pregnant satyr boy. chuck, baby, born @ end of book five, clarisse godmother. in hidden oracle, hedge, mellie, chuck, piper, , jason spending winter in los angeles.