Gianna Washington

Gianna Washington is a seventeen year old Etruscan Demigod daughter of Menrva and Michael Washington. She came to camp at fifteen years old

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Gia, Gigi, Gi, Ginny, Nana, Nina, Menrva, My Platonic Wife, Gaia, Captain, Queen of Ithaca, Tia Gigi, Sis

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Ithaca, New York (Formerly)

### Love Interest

None (Currently)Jasper Fredrick (Platonic husband/possible crush)

## Family

### Biological Family

* Menrva (Mother)
* Michael (Father)
* Penelope (older mortal sister)
* Daedalus (Older maternal half-brother)
* Damian, Skye, and Athanasia Ithaca (Half-siblings)
* Telemachus (Mortal Nephew)

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Normally gray and blue
* Gray jean jacket
* Dark blue shirt that says “Hero” in white writing
* Long gray skirt
* Brown boots

**TW for minor mentions of abuse, smoking and alcohol**

## History

### Early Life

Gianna Washington was born to Menrva, goddess of wisdom, reason, crafts, weaving, war, strategic war, battle strategy, courage, law, justice, strength, inspiration, and civilization, and Micheal Washington, a mortal man in Ithaca, New York on May 18, 2004. There were three words to describe Michael Washington; kind, humble, and creative. he had graduated from Columbia University in New York with a degree in architecture and had moved to the city of Ithaca in hopes to find a job or something of that nature, maybe this is what drew Menrva to him. The goddess would watch from the heavens as Michael would create drafts for apartment buildings or shops, he would ultimately keep these drawings to himself, as the company he worked for only focused on places of business. One weekend, Michael was at a coffee shop coming up with new drawing ideas, when a woman asked to sit with him. Michael was momentarily caught off guard as the woman standing in front of him was beautiful. With light brown hair and gray eyes. Michael told her she could and they began talking

The woman introduced herself as Maya and had told him she was interested with his drawings. The two spent their time walking about architecture and it eventually turned into other topics like life in general to literature. The two agreed to an "official" date with each other, and Michael found himself falling in love with Maya. After a few months of dating, Maya just...disappeared. Like she just...*vanished*. Michael was left heart broken. He began to distract himself with his drawings and avoided places that he and Maya visited together. One day, on May 18, 2004, he heard a knock on the door. He went to go and answer it and when he did he saw Maya, who was strangely wearing a Greek styled dress and holding a bundle of blankets

"Maya! You're here! What's-" He was cut off by Maya handing him the bundle of blankets. He looked down seeing...a baby? Michael was confused. "Uh...I don't understand..." He said, taking the baby, who was sound a sleep. Maya saw her lover's confusion, and only said "Why don't I come inside...there is much to explain". Michael let Maya come inside, and they both sat down. "Michael, I have not been honest with you through out our relationship...My name isn't Maya...It's Menrva" Oh okay! A different name! Seems simple- "I am also not fully mortal, I am a goddess" Oh okay, *what*? Menrva began to explain how she was an Etruscan goddess, and the baby was their daughter, created from her mind. Michael listened to every word Menrva said, and he believed her. He held the baby in his arms, looking at her with love. "This...this is my-*our* baby" Michael said slowly. Menrva nodded "Yes"

"She's beautiful...She looks like me" Michael said. Menrva laughed, and then explained about Camp Olympia and all the danger's their daughter might face as she grew. Michael promised to take care of her as best as he could. Mevrva ten bid him a good by and disappeared in a flash of light. Michael then named his daughter, Gianna, after his mother. He made her middle name Athena, after his lover's Greek counter part.

### Childhood

Gianna was a lively child. She was always be her father's side and was genuinely loved. At a young age, her father realized how smart his daughter was, which he prided her on. By the time she started school, her teachers complained that she wouldn't sit still and had trouble following directions and had trouble reading. Michael took his daughter to the doctors where Gianna was then diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia (something Menrva told him about), but he still helped her out with school work. When Gianna was five years old, she reported a fifth grader by the name of Penelope Alexandris, had come to school looking dirty and with bruises on her skin. Michael became skeptical, and when he went to pick up Gianna one day, he encountered Penelope. He gentley asked her if everything was okay at home. The ten year old got scared and told him she wasn't allowed to talk about her home to strangers.

This caused Micheal to grow more conserned and called the school, suspecting Penelope was being abused at home. After calling the school, he made an anonymous CPS report. Once CPS went to Penelope's house, they found it a mess, smelling of alcohol and smoke. A social worker talked to Penelope and she told the social worker that her father smoked and her mother was an alcoholic and very abusive. Penelope was soon taken into foster care and her parents were arrested. When Michael had heard they were looking for a foster home for Penelope, he instantly said he would take her. Once Penelope got to the house, she and Gianna got along well. Since Penelope was older, Gianna thought she was *so cool*. After a few months of having Penelope, Michael decided to adopt her, which she agreed to. After a lot of paper work, Penelope Alexandris was now officially apart of the family (though she didn't change her last name and instead became Penelope Alexandris-Washington).

### Her Life Continues

Gianna continued to grow up with a loving older sister and a loving father. Though she was very good at school, she picked on by some of the popular girls for having ADHD. This would lead her to devolping some anger issues, as she always retaliated with some forms of violet (verbal threats or sometimes physical fights, though fights were *very* rare for her). Her father always encouraged her to tell her teachers, but whenever she did, she was always dismissed. Anyways, Gianna hadn't had any problems with monster attacks, mainly cause there was a satyr teach at her school protecting her (and some other unnamed demigods) from any attacks. She graduated middle school with straight As (At the cost of her mental state, cause she felt like she *had* to have *perfect* grades) and entered her Freshman year of high school

When she was fourteen, her sister, who was nineteen, who was in her third year of college (having started college at 17). One of the schools "three day weekends" in May, her sister had come to visit! The family of three talked for a while, but soon Penelope had said she needed to tell them something. Penelope looked her adopted father straight in the eyes and said "Dad...I'm pregnant". Gianna was a bit shocked, but both girls feared what their father would say. Gianna was instructed to go to her room, but she secretly began to eavesdrop. Micheal asked Penelope if she was going to keep the baby, to which she responded yes. Michael then responded that he would always be there to support Penelope with anything, and said that if she needed anything, to call him. Penelope said that she was saving money to buy a house for herself. Then Michael asked "Who's the father". Penelope then explained that she had "hooked up" with a guy in one of her classes. A few weeks before finding out she was pregnant, he died in a car crash. After more talking, Penelope left, relieved that her father supported her. Gianna was happy she was going to be aunt!

### Coming to Camp

Nine months later on February 23, 2018, Penelope gave birth to her son. When asked what his name should be, Gianna half joked he should be named Telemachus, after Odysseus' son. Penelope took the suggestion to heart and named her Telemachus Santiago. Penelope soon rented an apartment a few blocks away from their apartment complex a few months after he was born, so Gianna's father would sometimes go over to babysit, but most of the time, Penelope hired a baby sitter. Once Gianna had turned fifteen, her father was visited by Menrva in a dream, telling him it was time that Gianna should go to camp, which Michael somberly accepted. In the morning, Gianna was given a gray pen that looked t have an owl on it.

"I don't get" Gianna said

"Click the pen" was all her father responded with. Gianna did so and the pen turned into a spear. Gianna's father then explained everything about Gianna's mother, Camp Olympia, and the Etruscan myths. Michael offered to take her to camp, but Gianna refused saying she wanted to get there herself. Michael aceptted as his daughter was stubborn. Gianna packed her clothes and Michael gave her some money. After a tearful goodbye. Gianna was on her way to camp. After a few weeks of traveling by foot, she ended up in Richmond, Virginia, and ended up hiding in an ally way. That night, she heard foot steps. Fearing it was a monster, like her father had warned, she did the one thing she was good at; she attack. She knocked the figure to the ground with the wooden part of her spear and stood over the person. "Wait, wait! I'm a mage, I have like two hit-points!" the person yelled, clearly scared by her.

Gianna held back a laugh. "Then I suggest you tell me who you are, before I have whittle that number down to zero" she responded, mustering the coldest voice she could. The person, a boy about her age, began to began to shakily explain himself. Apparently, he was from England, and he was looking for Camp Olympia. Hearing the name of the camp she was searching for, she decided she had heard enough. "Okay, okay, you can shut up now" She had said. She helped Jasper get up and got a good look at him. He had brown hair, green eyes, and light-tanned skin. Gianna introduced herself and the boy introduced himself as Jasper Fredrick. Gianna half heartedly apologized for trying to kill him and Jasper half heartedly forgave her. The two began talking and once they found out they were both looking for Camp Olympia, they both agreed to travel to camp together. The two also found out a few other things about each other, like how they were born on the same day, in the same year. The two made a long journey to California, and they became close during the journey. After a few weeks (36 days), they finally made it to California. While looking for big-bear, they ran into a satyr who offered to take them and the duo agreed. They there able to make it to camp in one piece. Gianna was later claimed by Menrva.

## Personality

Gianna can be described as your typical Athena kid. Smart, loves architecture, all that stuff, which is very true to her nature. But, one has to remember that there is so much more to the young demigod. Gianna is known to be a fierce and brave person. She's skilled with any weapon she holds and always has a plan. But, she is also very stubborn, and can come off as harsh when first meeting someone. She's distrustful of many people she first meets and often acts very aggressive towards them. She's also extremely sarcastic with her friends, it comes as a second language to her. She can be seen as moody, going from happy to upset in an instant. Because of this, many people tend to stay clear from her, but not the Choir! They love her! Like most Athena Kids, Gianna is a straight A's in her classes and does well in school, but because she was raised to be “the good kid” or “the smart kid” she holds herself to high standards with her grades and panics when she gets a remote bad grade. Gianna can also be very aggressive at times, like how when she first met Jasper, she almost killed him because she didn't trust him at the time. Gianna also knows how to stand her ground. Gianna, as expected from the next War goddess, is a born leader. She fearlessly takes head on situations, and knows where she's going. She is focused, unafraid of standing up for her beliefs and for the ones she loves, and lives to lead, guide and protect her beloved friends. Always loyal to her people and loved ones, Gianna would never leave anyone behind, and continuously makes sure she's providing her best and only her best for those who need her and look up to her. As a natural leader, Gianna carries all the traits of such: she is confident and sure of herself, and knows how to discern what she wants and what is better for everyone. She has excellent persuasion abilities, and can easily make people believe in her and her credibility, and knows how to impose respect and makes sure she is respected by others. Unsurprisingly, Gianna never carries insults, either towards herself or her new family, and always tends to solve problems either by talking or starting a fight, if necessary. Not only does she guarantee respect for herself, but also for her siblings and pantheon. After all, being a member of the Family Demigod requires a lot of honor, admiration and credibility. Deep though, Gianna hides a giant fear of not being enough for her  friends, family and pantheon. She never lets out her insecurity, as she must put her friends’ necessities above everything else, including her own needs, but suffers with the worry that she will not be as good as her mother. Gianna overworks herself just to make sure she will succeed flawlessly in her future job, and will be able to guide and defend her dear family and her precious Camp, her beloved home to which she dedicates her whole life to. Gianna, despite being occasionally rather violent and aggressive, is actually a very caring girl who takes a sisterly figure to everyone around her. She's always providing everyone what they need and won't rest until everyone is feeling good, safe and sound. She is not very good at demonstrating her love with words or displays of affection, but will do so by stepping in front of a blade that comes in your way, standing up in your favor against someone that has offended you, or just being there offering her shoulder for you to cry on if you need. Additionally, Gianna can be described as a brave and strong girl who is also fearless and willing to take risks if she has to. She wants to be a good role model for those who surround her and for those who need someone to look up to, and wants to take a familial figure not only for her family, but also for her people. Gianna is a warrior, above all things, and her sole purpose in her life (as Gianna herself has set) is to protect and serve her camp, for the well-being of everyone.

### Fatal flaw(s)

Gianna has two fatal flaws. Like most Athena kids, one of Gianna's fatal flaws is Hubris or excessive pride. She often acts to proud for her own good, but understands that this might lead to her downfall. Her other fatal flaw is wrath. Gianna is often quick to anger and often acts in violence, never hesitating to pick up a blade and hurting anyone who wrongs her. Usually, Jasper and Lewis have to hold her back and calm her down.

## Appearance

Gianna is often described to be a beautiful seventeen year old girl. She is described with long curly brown hair that is tied in a ponytail, smooth brown skin and piercing gray eyes that always look ready for battle. Gianna is often seen wearing a gray jean jacket, a dark blue shirt that says “Hero” in white writing, a long gray skirt that only really shows her shoes, and brown boots.

## Powers and Abilities

### Menrva Kid Powers

* She has great battle strategies due to her mother being the goddess of wisdom and strategy.
* She is extremely wise like her mother, she even has divine wisdom and has knowledge over cosmic things.
* She is excellent in battle since her mother is the goddess of defensive warfare and skill.
* She never forgets what she hears like her mother.
* She can summon weapons and weave weapons since her mother is the goddess of weaving.
* She has minor audiokinesis. She can memorize others with singing. She also can hear quiet things.
* She can conjure weapons. She can summon weapons like offspring of Laran too. She can curse weapons and disarm other's weapons.
* She has minor mystiokinesis. She can curse objects and she is kind of like Children of Trivia but dimmed down a bit. She has minor chlorokinesis. Since her aunt is Zerene and Menrva was able to control (to a degree) over flora, so can her children.
* She has control over Owls and Serpents just like her mother.
* She has enhanced intelligence.
* She can read people's minds.
* She can see into people's past, but this requires a lot of energy.
* She has the power of Telekinesis, the ability to move/manipulate or levitate objects without making any physical contact with them.
* She can change weapons into a different material (ex: Celestial Bronze to rubber).
* She can perceive, analyze, and comprehend patterns in her environment.
* She can lower or even take away a person's intelligence.
* Gianna was blessed with the power of pregonition/future vision meaning she can foresee possible futures and observe what may happen.

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Like most demigods, she possesses inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that she uses to analyze the fighting style of her opponent.
* Dyslexia: Her brain is hard wired for, strangely enough, divine Ancient Greek and Latin, instead of mortal languages.
* Spear usage: She is skilled with a spear, using it as her main weapon
* Spanish (Limited): Both Lewis and Jasper have been teaching her Spanish, and at most, she can hold up a small conversation
* Dancing Skills: Gianna loves to dance is quite good at it
* Intelligence: As the daughter of the wisdom goddess, Gianna as great amounts of intelligence
* Weapon proficiency: She can instinctively know how to use any weapon as the daughter of Menrva
* Weaving skills: Gianna's mother is the goddess of weaving so she is very skilled at it
* Creativity: Gianna is very creative with her weapon making, her battle strategies, and her combat moves
* Flexibility: Gianna is very flexible
* Parkour skills: Gianna is very skilled at parkour
* Superhuman durability: Being a demigod, Gianna is more durable than the average mortal
* Superhuman strength: Being a demigod, Gianna is stronger than the average mortal
* Superhuman Reflexes: Being a demigod, Gianna's reflexes are faster than an average mortal
* Superhuman Agility: Being a demigod, Gianna is more is more agile than the average mortal

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Jasper Fredrick

Jasper is Gianna's best friend, and they consider each other platonically married, as Gianna isn't really ready for any relationship and Jasper respectful of this (though there *might* be evidence of the two of them having a *small* crush on each other), and they often refer to each other as their "husband" or "wife". Both he and Gianna have this small rivalry since Gianna tried to "kill him" when they first met and they are both children of war goddesses. The two are always bickering about something, but they are still best friends. Gianna takes the role as "leader" (or even Queen) between them, while Jasper is her "Second in command"

#### Lewis Dandridge

Lewis and Gianna are pretty good friends. Since they both their mother's are goddess of wisdom and war, they often train together. Gianna can be seen as the more loud and bolder (and sometimes violent) of the duo while Lewis mostly leads with his mind

#### Ariana Valentine (deceased friend)

Ariana was a daughter of Eros and a huntress of Artemis who befriended Gianna once she got to camp. The two them were very close, almost like sisters. Ariana often told Gianna to "greet the world with open arms" (A/N: That's right, Ariana is basically Polites, I think you know were this might go), advice Gianna would sometimes take. Unfortunately, Ariana would met an untimely death at the hands of a cyclops. She, Gianna, few other hunters of Artemis, Lewis and Jasper had gone a small quest, and they had accidently angered a cyclops. Before Gianna could save her friend, the cyclops crushed her with his club, causing Gianna to have survivor's guilt. Once Ariana was killed, all Gianna could think about was getting revenge and avenging her fallen friend. She, the surviving hunters and her two friends were able to blind the cyclops, but Gianna, acting reckless, told the cyclops her name, just before leaving him to possibly die

### Family

#### Menrva (Mother)

Skye has a close relationship with his mother despite meeting her very little. She's heard many good things about her mother, though at one point their relationship became strained since Menrva had criticized Gianna for "acting so reckless" and letting her emotions get the best of her. Gianna, who hadn't got enought time to grieve her dead friend, argued that her mother had no room to talk about emotions since she was "selfish, prideful and vain". Gianna argued that all her children were made to be fighters for her, and were barely seen as children. This caused Menrva to become angry, and leaving her, refusing to answer her prayers in times of need. Once they got back, Menrva apologized for saying those things, as Gianna truly impressed her, but Gianna only half accepted this apology. They haven't spoken to each other in a while

#### Michael (Father)

Gianna is very close to her father (unlike her half-siblings Damian and Skye, who have bad relationships with there dad). Michael raised his daughter to be a good person and loved her no matter what. He is extreamly proud of how far his youngest daughter had grown, and they often write to each other

#### Penelope (adopted sister)

Gianna and her sister Penelope are very close with each other. Gianna was the one who informed her father of Penny's abusive house hold and with out that, they probably wouldn't have met. Penelope loves her younger sister to death, even if she doesn't understand that Gianna is a demigod. Gianna also has a good relationship with her nephew, and talks about him a lot to her friends.

## Etymology

Gianna is a girl's name of Italian and Hebrew origins meaning **“God is gracious.”** The attractive name is a diminutive of Giovanna, and the Latin feminization of the Hebrew John, where the name receives its etymology

The Washington surname is believed to have originated with the English place name Washington, the name of a parish in Durham, five miles from Gateshead, and also of a parish in Sussex, ten miles from Shoreham.

## Trivia

1. Gianna's middle name is Athena, after her mother's Greek counter part
2. Her favorite Greek hero Odysseus
3. Her favorite "musical" is EPIC, a musical album about The Odyssey
4. Both she and Jasper were born on May 18
5. She is the only character to have a nibling on the mortal side of her family
6. Gianna has a fear of death, and has considered joining the hunters of Artemis
7. Both she and her brother Daedalus share the fatal flaw of wrath, both somewhat aimed at their mother
8. While Gianna prefers to fight with her weapons and sometimes going unarmed, Jasper prefers to fight with Magic