Lydia Alecto

Lydia Alecto is the seventeen year old Greek Demigod daughter of Circe and Felix Alecto. She came to camp at twelve years old

## Basic Stuff

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)The Island of Aeaea (Formerly)

## Family

### Biological Family

* Circe (Mother)
* Felix (Father)
* Latinus, Telegonus, Rhomos, Ardeas, Anteias (Half-brothers)
* Phaethon, Aeetes, Augeas, Pasiphaë, Heliades (Uncles and Aunts)
* The Minotaur, Medea, Ariadne, Phaedra (Cousins)

## History

### Early Life

Lydia Alecto was born to Circe goddess of magic and Felix Alecto, a clear sighed mortal on The Island of Aeaea on October 3, 2004. Felix Alecto was an adventurer who always went exploring. Exploring the tallest mountains and the thickest forests, just to see what life had to offer. One day, he set out on a boat to see where the wave would take him. During his time on the ocean, he ended up in The Bermuda Triangle or The Sea of Monsters. He ended up getting caught in a storm and was launched from his boat. He ended up washing up on The Island of Aeaea where he met Circe. At first, Circe was skeptical of Felix's arrival, but she welcomed him nonetheless, making herself appear kind before she would eventually turn him into a guinea pig. However, Felix was grateful for the sanctuary that Circe provided, and he worked hard to repay her by assisting with the day-to-day operations of the resort. Over time, Circe and Felix grew close, and their relationship deepened into something more. They spent many nights together, and before long, Circe became pregnant. At first, Felix was over joyed, having dreamed of starting starting a family, but he also didn't want to be the island any more, so things took a heavy turn when Felix betrayed Circe by praying to Zeus to be freed from Aeaea. Circe was angry and hurt when she discovered Felix's treachery, and she used her powerful sorcery to turn her lover into a guinea pig. Circe gave birth to their child, a daughter whom she named Lydia, alone on the island. She raised Lydia on her own, with only the company of the guinea pig versions of Felix and any men who happened to wash up on the island's shores.

### Childhood

Lydia grew up on the island of Aeaea, where her mother, Circe, ran a luxurious spa and resort. It was a magical place, filled with wonder and adventure, but it was also a place of great isolation. Growing up, Circe hardy mentioned Lydia's father, only saying "he left us". Lydia also hardly asked questions about her dad since the topic always made her mother sad. Despite this, Lydia loved her life on Aeaea. She spent her days exploring the island and honing her magical abilities under her mother's guidance. Circe was a powerful sorceress, and she taught Lydia everything she knew about the craft. Together, they roamed the island's forests, tamed wild beasts, and played with the men who washed up on the shore. It was a life of adventure and excitement, but it was also a life of great responsibility. Lydia knew that she was her mother's only family on the Island and she took that role very seriously. Lydia grew into a powerful sorceress in her own right. She knew that one day she would have to leave Aeaea and explore the wider world, but for now, she was content to stay on the island with her mother.

### Leaving The Island and Getting to Camp

For all her life, Lydia grew up on the island of Aeaea. She was twelve years old when she was sent of to camp. Now, as she stood on the shore, watching the waves crash against the rocks, she knew that it was time for her to leave Aeaea and seek out her own destiny. She had always known that she was different from the other inhabitants of the island, and she had always suspected that there was more to her heritage than her mother had told her. With a heavy heart, Lydia said goodbye to her mother, who had always been her closest companion and confidant. Circe side-hugged her, her eyes filled with one tear. Towards her new life at Camp Olympia. As she sailed away from Aeaea, Lydia felt a sense of excitement and anticipation. She had always known that there was something special about her, and she was eager to discover the truth about her heritage and her powers. She knew that the road ahead would be filled with challenges and dangers, but she was ready for them. She was an Alecto, and Alecto's were strong, resilient, and resourceful. As the boat disappeared into the horizon, Lydia took a deep breath and prepared herself for the adventure of a lifetime. She was leaving behind the only home she had ever known, but she was also embarking on a journey that would lead her towards her true destiny. Lydia sailed for well over a week from The Sea of Monsters to California and once she got to California, she met a satyr who offered to take her to Camp Olympia which Lydia agreed to. They faced a few monsters along the way, but the satyr and Lydia were able to kill them. Once she got to Camp Olympia, she was claimed by her mother.

## Personality

Lydia is a serious but kind girl who is sensitive beyond her Goth dress and feels isolated in the world. Lydia loves writing poetry, taking photographs, and loves anything about the supernatural and paranormal. Though in her dark personality she has a great dark sense of humor. She also has a certain flair for the dramatic, particularly when talking about herself. She is normally seen with Lydia, either arguing about magic or just talking with each other. Lydia is generally a mysterious, wise-cracking and highly intelligent witch. She nearly almost always has a scary smile on her face and is unfazed by most happenings. Beneath this, she is a girl who loves learning and a pursuit for knowledge. Due to her troubled history, Lydia developed a cynical and resentful personality. She views people, more specifically the people of Greece, as flawed and small-minded. She is prideful, and likes to think of herself as "better" than most. She is also basically "do no harm but take no shit." Though she appears uncaring, Lydia is sympathetic towards people and even forgiving, proving that she can be fearless and protective of those she cares about. Lydia is also very wide-eyed about the new things in the world, and is shown to have a passion for learning. Being raised on the island of  Aeaea for most of her life, there are foods she's never tasted, music she's never heard and so much more. She has also proven to be very wise, mentored by her mother of course. Lydia is capable of giving brilliant advice whether people ask for it or not, and she never relies if magic too often. At best, Lydia tries to counter her problems by thinking about them first. To her, magic is a tool that makes things easier. She is introverted and fairly intelligent. Her intelligence and wits are quite extraordinary and unrivaled by many of the campers at Camp Olympia. She is also a very keen observer which helps her piece things out very well. Even though her intelligence is impressive, her social skills aren't and don't make up for it. Lydia is a total introvert and has a slight anxiety towards meeting new people though she wouldn't want to show it on her surface. When first meeting her you don’t usually see who Lydia really is as she would put on a mask to seal herself off from other people. Truth be told, Lydia is terrified of her life ahead since she feels like it would be filled with unhappiness and discontent. She tends to pretend to be strong as her mother as not to disappoint her. Lydia often feels like she has a sworn duty to please her mother as she had done so much for Lydia especially when she was a single parent. She is quite the opposite of her mother, who is confident, assertive, and ruthless; Lydia is insecure, meek, and kind. Lydia often finds herself overwhelmed about the shoes she is destined to fill, making her screw up at times as her mind often wanders off. This contributes to her anxiety towards other people since she believes that there is an image of her to be perceived and due to her own conflicting personality she finds herself unfit for her destiny. When with close friends Lydia truly blossoms into who she really is; somebody who is sweet, kind and endearing and who would never abandon people. Lydia feels overprotective over her friends but she never admits it. Friendship is one of her weaknesses due to letting her friends see what she really is, vulnerable. Once you get on her bad side though, she will definitely threaten you with hexes and curses and might I add that they last for quite a long time. Lydia is also very lady-like as it was a preparation of her mother for her destiny. Lydia would often come off as a snob but as a matter of fact, she isn't. She's just too scared to talk to other people but afraid of saying the wrong things. Maeve often has an air of mystery and silence that people may usually see as confidence but is actually fear. She loves learning and practicing her magic and often does it alone and it does consume most of her time and energy often making her sleep during classes (though her magical abilities allow her to take notes using a pen enchantment). Lydia is a nocturnal kind of person so she’d like to use her magic at night since they mostly fall into the dark arts. Lydia's abilities other than her plant magic are shadow traveling and shadow communication. She has the ability to travel from shadow to shadow and to also speak to them, where she can learn much information from the timeless beings, not to mention how easy it is for Maeve to talk to them - much easier than talking to real live people She also has an interest in gardening which has her allowed rest, relaxation and reflection time. Her favorite flower is the Sampaguita, a flower native to Southeast Asian Countries. Lydia's ability with plants comes from her demigod heritage. Lydia often is seen carrying a potion or two in her hands during her free time since she doesn’t have many friends. When potion making, Lydia seems to completely isolate herself from the world and would concentrate on it so much to the point that she’d be angry if you would disturb her. Lydia would also like to wrap people in vines when they cross her, that or they choose to be a corn crop for about a month. Lydia is a major feminist and believes that the princess can save the prince and vice versa. She finds it unnecessary to actually date during this time as there are more important things to worry about like their destinies. Lydia does secretly have a certain interest in a certain amphibious monarch though she has never confided it to anybody but the shadows. She knows that the feeling isn’t mutual but hey, that’s how high school works and maybe someday she’d find her own prince charming at the right time. When she hears of discrimination against girls, she’d definitely rush to whoever did it and choke them with vines or entrap them in a giant venus flytrap much to the dismay of Zoe, who is often the one to clean up the messes of her “adopted children”

### Fatal flaw

Lydia's fatal flaw is her hubris. She thinks she can do anything (mainly magic) and do it well

## Appearance

Lydia is often noted to be a young looking and very beautiful seventeen year old girl. She is said to have an aura of elegance around her. She has wavy brown hair that is tied in a ponytail, smooth light tanned skin, and purple eyes, similar to amethysts. She is often seen wearing a purple sundress, black boots, along with an amethyst necklace.

## Powers and Abilities

### Circe Kid Powers

* She has Mystiokinesis.
* She has Charmspeak.
* She has Pyrokinesis.
* She has the power of Transfiguration, being able to turn one object into another.
* She has the ability to conjure illusions.
* She has the ability of Polymorphing, or shapeshifting, along with being able to mimic voices.
* She can summon magic.
* She is great at magic, she has the ability to choose a single skill set of magic and understand it quickly, or take a longer amount of time learning different types of magic.
* She is adept at potion making.

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Like all demigods, Lydia has incredibly enhanced/supernatural reflexes and durability that able her to analyze an opponent's fighting style and defend herself when fighting against someone
* Dyslexia: Her brain is "hard-wired" for divine Ancient Greek instead of mortal languages.
* Swordsmanship: She is skilled with sword
* Magic skills: She is skilled at magic
* Superhuman strength: Being a demigod, Lydia is stronger than the average mortal
* Superhuman durability: Being a demigod, Lydia is more durable than the average mortal
* Superhuman agility: Being a demigod, Lydia is more is more agile than the average mortal
* Superhuman reflexes: Being a demigod, Lydia's reflexes are faster than an average mortal
* Knowledge of drugs: She has an encyclopedic knowledge of poisons, drugs and medicine
* Weaving skills: Being taught by her mother, Lydia is skilled at weaving
* Persuasiveness: Lydia has a heightened form of Charm speak, which she often enhances using her magic. This has made her quite persuasive
* Staff usage: While she seldom uses her staff for any reason other than magic amplification, Lydia did take some lessons in bojutsu, so she can now handle it as a weapon - no magic required.
* Voice mimicking: She has the ability to mimic other peoples voices, no matter the gender

### Spells

Lydia, as the daughter of a magic goddess, Lydia can cast a number of spells

* Citatio Cantatio Liber-Makes Octavia's spell book appear
* Incendius-Fire Spell.
* Incendius Lucidus-Even hotter and can't be extinguished with water.
* Frigidus-Ice Spell.
* Fulgar-Lightning Spell.
* Caelestia Fulgura-Stronger version of Fulgar.
* Spiritus Sanctus-Summons ghost that can send messages to people.
* Vocare-Summons whatever object the caster thinks of.
* Crepitus-Explosion Spell.
* Contra gravitas-Reverses gravity in a certain area for a short amount of time.
* Terra Quatiens-Starts an earthquake.
* Mitescere Terram-Ends an earthquake.
* Somnus-Puts the target to sleep.
* Conficio-Muffles the targets words.
* Bonded Vitas-Bonds to lives together (whatever bodily injury happens to one affects the other).
* Illusio Hostibus-Creates illusionary people that can distract enemies.
* Marcescet tardius-Makes the target wither away very slowly.
* Tenebris-Covers the area in a large shadow.
* Hauriendum Est Lux-Absorbs light making the casters magic stronger.
* Capto Arma Umbra-Creates shadow arms that can grab things.
* Vivifica Mortuus-This spell requires a group of people to cast. It channels the groups life force into a dead person, reviving them. Majority of the time this spell results in the group dying. It has never actually been used.
* Praesidium-Creates a protective ethereal protective veil of energy that looks like a mini aurora borealis.
* Deflectere-Deflects projectiles.
* Spiritus Serpentis-Summons a ethereal snake spirit that can attack enemies.
* Disticha maledicere-The Couplets curse, a spell similar to the Apollo's curse

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Octavia Baker

She is very close friends with the daughter of Hecate since Octavia is *technically* her aunt. They practice and preform magic together (along with the other members of The Hex Squad)

#### Athanasia Ithaca

Athanasia and Lydia have a... complex relationship with one another. Their parents (Odysseus and Circe) were part of the same story and they didn't exactly have a good relationship with one other. Athanasia and Lydia *can* get along if they want to but they mostly cause each other problems and play tricks on each other, so it's best not to leave those two in the same room with each other since one might not come back out (and It won't be Athanasia)

### Family

#### Circe (Mother)

Circe raised Lydia ever since she was born and they have a great relationship with each other. Lydia spent her days exploring the island and honing her magical abilities under her mother's guidance. Circe was a powerful sorceress, and she taught Lydia everything she knew about the craft. Together, they roamed the island's forests, tamed wild beasts, and played with the men who washed up on the shore. It was a life of adventure and excitement, but it was also a life of great responsibility. She misses her mother but often Iris messages her

#### Felix (Father)

Lydia doesn't know her mother. When Circe got pregnant, and at first Felix was over joyed, having dreamed of starting starting a family, but he also didn't want to be the island any more, so things took a heavy turn when Felix betrayed Circe by praying to Zeus to be freed from Aeaea. Circe was angry and hurt when she discovered Felix's treachery, and she used her powerful sorcery to turn her lover into a guinea pig. Growing up, Circe hardy mentioned Lydia's father, only saying "he left us". Lydia also hardly asked questions about her dad since the topic always made her mother sad.

## Etymology

Lydia is a feminine first name. It derives from the Greek Λυδία, Ludía, from λυδία (ludía; **"beautiful one"**, **"noble one"**, **"from Lydia/Persia"**), a feminine form of the ancient given name Λυδός (Lydus).

Latinized form of Greek Ἀληκτώ (Alekto), which was derived from ἄληκτος (alektos) meaning **"unceasing"** or **"implacable"** This was the name of one of the Furies or Ἐρινύες (Erinyes) in Greek mythology.

## Trivia

1. Lydia's middle name is Pagan which means **"country dweller"**
	1. It's also the name of The Pagan Religion
2. Her favorite color is light purple
3. She hates mini cupcakes
4. She was originally based on Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice (Specifically the musical)
5. She has a fear of death and dark magic
6. She is a Lesbian
7. She is Libra
8. She loves to eat Lunchables