Helen Gonzales

Helen Gonzales was a fourteen year old Greek Demigod daughter of Hades and Maria Gonzales, and older sister to Evan Gonzales. She came to camp at 12 years old. She was biologically 87 years old

## Basic Stuff

### Age

14 (At Death, Chronologically)87 (Biologically)

### Affiliation

* Camp Olympia
* The Olympians
* The Hunters of Artemis
* Elysium

### Residence

* Elysium (Currently)
* Camp Olympia (Formerly)
* Santa Fe, New Mexico (Formerly)

## Family

### Adoptive/Step Family

Artemis (Adopted mother)The Hunters of Artemis (Adopted sisters)

### Biological Family

* Hades (Father)
* Maria (Mother)
* Evan Gonzales (Younger brother)
* Harper Samuel, Adelaide Basset, Zagreus, Macaria, and Melinoe (Half-siblings)
* Persephone (Step-mother)
* Aurora Spades (Step-sister)
* Zeus, Poseidon, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Kelene (Uncles and Aunts)
* Zamaya, Naomi, Ophelia, Isaac, Tempest, Caspian, Moana, Emily, Carlos, Aubrey, James, Vincent, Caroline (Cousins)

## Appearance

### Outfit

* White shirt
* Silver jacket
* Silvery camo pants
* A circlet
* Black combat boots

## History

### Early Life

Helen Gonzales was born to Hades god of he Underworld, the riches of the earth, and the Dead and Maria Gonzales, a clear sighted mortal in Santa Fe, New Mexico on July 16, 1930. Not much is known about Helen's past. She was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico to Maria Gonzales and Hades in 1930 (her brother, Evan was born 2 years later), before World War II, so Hades never broke the oath she took with his brothers to never have any more demigod children.

### Death of Maria

Helen and Evan both moved to San Francisco at some point. When she and her brother were very little, their mother, Maria, died when Zeus struck the hotel they were staying in with lightning in an attempt to kill the siblings, to circumvent the Great Prophecy. However, they were protected by Hades as she erected an impenetrable wall of black energy to shield them from Zeus's bolt; however, Hades was not able to protect their mother in time. Afterward, a distraught Hades ordered the Fury Alecto to take Evan and Helen to the Underworld and bathe them in the River Lethe, in order to wipe their memories.

### California and The Lotus Hotel

In The Third Story, Helen recalls that after her memory was erased they went back to Fresno and stayed in a Hotel/Casino for a couple of months, with a lawyer (Alecto in disguise) checking in on them every once in a while. Time in the Lotus Hotel/Casino moves slower than time outside, so when Helen and Evan thought they had spent a couple of months in the casino, the truth was that they actually spent about 70 years in there. After all this time Alecto, disguised as another lawyer came and drove the Gonzales siblings all the way to San Diego, there they attended the military boarding school, Westover Hall

### Life in The 21st Century

The siblings' school tuition at Westover was paid for by Hades using what Evan and Helen thought to be a trust fund left to them by their parents. It was later revealed that Evan  had been obsessed with pirates even before she started collecting Mythomagic cards. In ‘The Third Story’ Helen mentioned that the summer before she left Westover Hall, she and Evan visited San Francisco once again, and were very surprised to see several subway stations that had not been there before; she later mentions that during their visit, several monsters (disguised as mortals) attempted to attack them in an alley. Evan also mentions seeing a bus driver with ram's horns (most likely a satyr in disguise), though Helen did not believe him at the time. In ‘The ninth story’ Evan mentions that Helen was the only one who always accepted him. This most likely implies that Helen  knew about her brother being Pansexual before she died and chose rebirth.

### Coming to Camp

The year is 2006, Evan and his sister had been attending for a year then Alecto, this time disguised as a different lawyer told then they were transferring to a new school or “Camp” they traveled for a few days until they made it to he edge of the woods where Alecto gave them instructions to go into the woods, follow the path and they would find “The sign for the school” the two made their way to Camp and found was border. A random camper there found them standing there disoriented and took them to Zoe, who sent them to the Hermes Cabin. A few days later Evan and Helen were both claimed by Hades which, much like Leilani’s claiming shocked and frightened most of the camp. Most kids would avoid them but a few \*cough The JO or what it was at the time cough\* would talk to them. Helen soon joined the hunters of Artemis and died on her first quest, looking for Artemis

## Personality

Astra Stardust described Helen as caring and having a kind heart, which made her ideal for the next lieutenant. In the books, it is also shown that Helen loves her younger brother Evan very much, but is tired of caring for him all her life, leading her to join the Hunters in a heartbeat. When Helen first joined the Hunt, Caspian was a little annoyed and shocked as Helen had a little brother who couldn't join the Hunt. Later, Caspian realized and accepted Helen's motives after she told him that she joined the Hunt so she could live her own life and not be Evan’s babysitter". She also told Caspian that she felt okay leaving Evan at camp, because she figured if there were more people like Caspian at camp, Evan would be fine. During this conversation. Caspian describes Helen as more confident, she keeps her hair up and back in a braid, she doesn't cover her face with her green cap, and she looks you in the eye when talking, all of which she acquired after joining the Hunt.

### Fatal flaw

Helen's fatal flaw may have been holding grudges, like Evan's. After her death, Helen says that holding grudges are very dangerous for children of Hades. Helen's flaw could also have been personal loyalty or having a much too strong bond with those she loves, such as her brother. This may be because Helen was killed when she picked up a Mythomagic figurine of Hades, the only Mythomagic figure Evan didn't have, an act of misplaced sibling love.

## Appearance

Helen was described to be a pretty fourteen year old girl of German-American descent. She is described as having a sort of light skin, a light splash of freckles across her nose, brown hair, brown eyes and she also had a silver aura surrounding her. She is also described as looking more confident and powerful after joining The Hunters of Artemis. She likes wearing a dark green coat, white shirt, and black skirt (now as a ghost, she wears the same thing)

## Powers and Abilities

### Hades Kid Powers

* She had the power of necromancy, or the power to communicate with and control dead things
* She could sense when a friend is dead or dying
* She could see peoples' life auras
* She had the power of minor umbrakinesis, or the ability to control shadows and darkness
* She had the power of minor geokinesis, or the ability to control the earth and earthen substances
* She could sometimes control earthen metals and riches
* She could create flaming fissures that trap people in her father's realm
* She could Shadow travel, a kind of teleportation through shadows
* She could vanquish any un-dead with just one attack
* She could turn people into ghosts and send them to the underworld
* She could very rarely use Pyrokinesis
* She knew when people die when his ears ring.
* She could use Stygian Iron
* She had the ability to communicate with black rams, serpents, and screech owls, as tshey are Hades' sacred animals.
* She could access a "Spirit form" in which she can become invisible, intangible and fly. This power is accompanied by tshe ability to create "spirit chains' ', unbreakable, ghostly looking chains that can hold down ''anything(that includes ghosts and monsters, plus non-living things!)'', potentially even a god.

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Like most demigods, Helen possessed inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that she used to analyze the fighting style of her opponent.
* Dyslexia: Helen's brain was "hard-wired" for divine Ancient Greek instead of modern languages, so she had trouble reading English.
* Fighting Skills: In *The Third Story*, Helen is shown to fight decently, as she held off Talos by herself.
* Intelligence: Helen was smart as she managed to realize Caspian was spying on her and Astra.
* Bravery: Helen was brave, as she calmly sacrificed herself to save the quest.
* Intimidation: Helen could be frightening as she was the daughter of Hades.
* Superhuman strength: Being a demigod, Helen was stronger than the average mortal.
* Superhuman agility: Being a demigod, Helen was more agile than the average mortal
* Superhuman durability: Being a demigod, Helen was more durable than the average mortal
* Superhuman reflexes: Being a demigod, Helen had incredible reflexes

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Caspian Portal

The daughter of Hades had a great deal of respect for the son of Poseidon. Despite the minor falling out they had when Helen learned he was spying on her and Astra, they remained close as he and the others comforted her when she learned she spent seventy years at the Lotus Hotel and Casino. In return, Caspian was disappointed when Helen joined the Hunt and felt personally responsible for her death, showing that he cared for her a great deal. Caspian also stated that he liked talking to Helen as she was much more laid back than Astra.

#### Astra Stardust

Astra invited Helen to join the Hunt and believed that Helene had the ability to replace her as first lieutenant someday. Astra cried when Helen died, blaming herself for choosing an amateur Hunter for a suicide mission.

### Family

#### Hades (Father)

Before Helen died, Hades had originally hoped that she would be the hero of the first Great Prophecy. Later on, he frequently told Eva that his sister would have done a better job than him, showing that he favored Helen over Evan. Though Hades and Evan managed to build a better relationship in time, and Helen later choose rebirth, she remained an extremely difficult subject between her father and brother.

#### Maria (Mother)

Helen's relationship with her mother is unknown as Maria died when she and Evan were very young, and Hades had them taken to the Lethe to have their memories wiped.

#### Evan (Younger brother)

Evan and Helen shared a very close relationship. When they were younger they were inseparable, chasing each other in the front of a hotel as Hades and Maria talked. As their mother died when they were young, Helen assumes an almost motherly role, bearing the responsibility that a parent would normally bear. Helen was very overprotective and close with Evan, and Helen had a tendency to argue with Evan a lot and get annoyed. Despite their arguments, Helen deeply loved Evan and said he was the only family she had left, feeling alone. Evan as devastated when Helen died and tried to bring her back with the help of King Minos, though it was to late and Helen chose for rebirth.

## Etymology

he name Helen is girl's name of Greek origin meaning **"torch; shining light"**

Some believe the name to mean **"war hall"**, as evidenced by the castle in a field of blood on its family crest and the Visigothic cultural origins of the nation of Spain. González is also taken to mean **"son of Gonzalo"**, **"noble warrior"**, **"soldier"** or **"castle guard".**

## Trivia

1. Helen is one of many to be named after a Greek/roman figure, being named after Helen of Troy
	1. Coincidentally, Helen of Troy was a daughter of Zeus and Helen Gonzales was a daughter of Hades
2. Harper, Helen, Evan, and Zamaya are the only Greek demigods of the Big Three whose aging has been tampered with by their godly parents.
3. While on the Argo II, Evan mentions that Helen was the only one who accepted him. This most likely suggests that Helen knew about Evan being Pansexual  even when they were young children
4. Helen has been in the River Lethe twice: Once as a child with her brother on orders of Hades to keep them safe, and once in death so she could be reborn.
5. Helen is the only child of the Big Three to never encounter giants.
6. Helen’s middle name was Amethyst
7. Helen could speak German and taught Evan how to speak it fluently
8. Helen and Evan share the fatal flaw: Holding Grudges