Legacy

A **legacy** is a mortal who is a second or further generation descendant of a god, namely the children, grandchild, or descendant of a demigod. They may or may not possess similar abilities to their godly ancestors. Recognition of Legacies seems unique to Camp Jupiter. It is also stated that various emperors of Rome were Legacies. Only first-generation descendants of the gods attend Camp Half-Blood, although Camp Jupiter accepts legacies.

## Description

Legacies are called as such due to being a mortal grandchild or further descendant of a particular deity, for example having three mortal grandparents and one godly grandparent. Legacies only count the god they are descendant of as an ancestor rather than that deity's parents or grandparents, for example, a legacy of Ares/Mars is not considered a legacy of Zeus/Jupiter. However, it is possible to be a legacy of two or more gods through various ancestral combinations.

Legacies are shown to sometimes have the abilities of their divine ancestor, such as Octavian having the gift of Prophecy or the descendants of Periclymenus inheriting his shapeshifting abilities. While this is true of some legacies, not every legacy has the abilities of their divine ancestor. This is due to divine powers diluting more and more after every generation of reproducing with mortals, however, if a legacy’s parents are powerful enough demigods, then the legacy’s abilities will likely be on par with their half-blood parents. Androgeos, the son of Minos and Pasiphaë, and thus a legacy of Zeus and Helios respectively, was said to have tremendous athletic abilities.

It is presumed that legacies still attract monster attention while in the mortal world, just to a lesser degree. The amount of monstrous attention they draw to themselves would depend on how powerful they are and/or how watered down their godly heritage is.

In ancient times legacies were more common, with more demigods reaching adulthood and having children. While legacies are still fairly common among those with modern-day divine Roman lineage, they are a rarity among those with divine Greek lineage due to fewer reaching their twenties and beyond.

Legacies can sometimes suffer as a result of being the descendant of multiple deities or being both a demigod and a legacy. For example, Frank Zhang, a son of Mars and legacy of Poseidon was cursed by Juno and had his life force bound to a stick. However, this is not always a case as Claudia, a daughter of Cardea and legacy of Mercury, appears not to suffer from being both a demigod and a legacy. This could be seen as a result of the combined Divine ancestry of the individual and the power of said individual's godly parent and/or ancestors.

While not directly legacies, it has been shown that some demigods are able to possess powers from a divine grandparent. For example, Magnus Chase-a demigod son of Frey- is shown to have weakened legacy abilities from his grandfather Njord. This allowed Magnus to capture the biggest catch on the planet, the world serpent, without the boat capsizing, or the line breaking, both highly likely outcomes.

## The *gens* Julia of Rome

In ancient Rome, the family known as Julia was a powerful Patrician Roman family, who claimed descent of many gods. Some of the famous members of this family include: Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar and Flavius Julius. They trace their lineage back to Romulus, son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, descendants of Aeneas. Others would claim they were related to Aeneas, who lead his people away from Troy and eventually founded the land that would become Rome. Others would sometimes claim to be related to Dardanus, a son of Jupiter and Electra. The claims don't conflict, since in the myths, Romulus and Remus are descendants of Aeneas, who is a descendant of Dardanus.

## The *gens* Caecilia of Rome

In ancient Rome, the family known as Caecilia, a prominent Plebeian tribe, claimed descent from Caeculus, a son of the God Vulcan and the founder of the Latin city of Praeneste (modern Palestrina). Caeculus was said to have mastery over and resistance to fire.

## Ancient Swedish Monarchy

The kings of Sweden are believed to be legacies of Frey, a status that would apply to their modern descendants from various lines, including the modern Swedish royal family.

This also includes some members of:

* The Danish and Norwegian royal families (those descended from the union of Louise of Sweden and Frederick VIII of Denmark, with Frederick's second son Haakon becoming king of Norway after the union between the two countries dissolved. Also for the Norwegian, the descendants of Martha of Sweden and Olav V of Norway).
* The Greek Royal Family (those descended of Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark and Constantine II).
* The Belgian royal family (those descended of Astrid of Sweden and Leopold III).
* The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (those descended from the union of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, with Joséphine Charlotte being a daughter of Astrid of Sweden and Leopold III).

The Chase family is descended from Swedish kings, so the members of the Chase family are most likely legacies of Frey.

## Bourbon Dynasty

Descendants of King Louis XIV of France (son of Apollo) are Roman legacies; included in this group are the Spanish royal family and other European nobles.

## The House of Wessex

Cedric, the founder of this house was said to be descendant of Odin which means all of his descendants are also legacies of Odin this not only includes the current British royal family but most current European royal families through King George the Second.

## Trivia

* A legacy is considered as such if they can call at least one god a grandparent at the very least, such as being:
	+ the child of a demigod and a mortal.
	+ the child of a legacy and a demigod.
	+ the child of a legacy and a mortal.
	+ the child of two legacies.
	+ the child of two demigods.
	+ the child of a demigod and a god.
	+ the child of a legacy and a god.
* Children born to a demigod and a god or a legacy and a god are considered to be both a demigod and a legacy, such as Frank Zhang (a son of Mars and legacy of Poseidon) and Claudia (a daughter of Cardea and legacy of Mercury).
* If a legacy has two divine ancestors or is both a demigod and a legacy, they are tattooed with both of their symbols. For example, Claudia has a hinge for being a daughter of Cardea and a caduceus for being a great-granddaughter of Mercury.
* It appears that a legacy is only named for their closest godly ancestor. For instance, Octavian is a legacy of Apollo, however he is not referred to as a legacy of Jupiter or Saturn, Apollo's father and grandfather respectively.
* Phillip and Meg McCaffrey may be legacies of Poseidon as they are stated to be descendants of Plemnaeus. In mythology, Plemnaeus was a grandson of Poseidon much like how Frank Zhang's ancestor Periclymenus was also a grandson of Poseidon.