Demigod

**Demigods**, or **half-bloods**, are a race of beings that are half-mortal and half-god. They possess mortal souls and are vulnerable to death by stabbing, war, etc like every other elf; however, their divine blood endows them with supernatural abilities that allow them to achieve feats usually not possible by humans.

## Description

Demigods are the end result of a god and a mortal (elf or human, though human is unlikely) having a child together. Because these children are part god, they have enhanced physical characteristics, near-inhuman reflexes, an affinity for the ancient elvin or ancient runic languages, and may have some level of control or skill over the realm of their godly parent. Most of them also have ADHD and dyslexia to help them learn ancient elvin and ancient runic languages and to help them concentrate in battle (though some possess one of these abilities only while others possess none).

While most demigods are created much like regular people, children of Athena are born from their mother's thoughts merging with their father's. In this way, [Athena] remains a virgin goddess and it reflects how she herself was born, sprouting from the head of [Zeus]. It is unknown if other virgin goddesses or gods in general have a special way to have children like [Athena].

When a demigod reaches a certain age, normally early teens, their powers start to manifest. At this time, demigods will release a scent that monsters are able to detect and this scent will become stronger if the child learns they are a demigod. Also, if the demigod is a child of a powerful god, the scent can become even stronger. If the child never learns that they are a demigod or they are a child of a minor god, monsters may overlook them.

Most demigods wait to be claimed. Children of [Athena] are claimed at birth, while others have to demonstrate some form of their parents' trait to be noticed, either through cunning, powers, skills like archery, or even beauty. Few demigods have full-blooded siblings (with the exception of twins), as their godly parent will usually leave their mortal consorts not long after a child is born, or sometimes even before that.

## Appearance

Demigods are completely indistinguishable from humans. They do not have a divine form, however they do inherit some traits from their godly parent. For example, Percy Jackson inherited [Poseidon]'s black hair, sea-green eyes, and brooding look, while Annabeth Chase inherited [Athena]'s startling grey eyes. Thalia and Jason Grace inherited [Jupiter]’s electric blue eyes and regal features (Thalia also inherited Zeus' black hair) and Nico and Bianca di Angelo inherited Hades' black hair, dark eyes, and pale skin. The children of [Aphrodite] inherit her beauty and appeal. The children of [Hermes] inherit his elfish facial features and and some, like Luke, inherited his blue eyes. Children of [Ares] inherit his sneer and tall, bulky appearance. Children of [Hephaestus], such as Leo Valdez, Jake Mason, Harley, Nyssa, and Beckendorf inherit his skills with mechanics, resulting in them normally having large muscles and calloused hands (from working in the forges all day long). They also inherit his ugliness, or in Leo Valdez's case, his curly dark hair. Children of [Apollo] inherit his healing powers and archery prowess. Some, like Will, inherit his blond hair and blue eyes. [Magnus] inherited Frey's long blonde hair and [Alex] got her sly smile from [Loki]. When an Egyptian god looks at a Greek demigod, they see them as a human surrounded by "a powerful ultraviolet aura."

It is unknown whether a demigod's eye and hair color depends on what form their parent took while consorting with their mortal parents. Some demigods with the same divine parent have a different color.

## Traits

There are ways to hide or mask the scent, but if a demigod realizes who they truly are, their scent will reach its peak. The scent of children of the more powerful gods is much more potent than that of the children of lesser gods. Demigods' personalities tend to vary based on their divine parenthood; for example, Percy is reckless and rebellious resembling [Poseidon] and the untamed seas, [Annabeth] inherits her mother's wits and intelligence, [Clarisse] is very violent and warlike, much like her father, [Jason and Thalia] are strict and mature like their father, [Zeus/Jupiter], [Leo] is crafty and creative, and understands machines more than people, like his dad, [Hephaestus]. [Nico] is very dark and moody like his dad and enjoys spending time with the dead more than the living like his father [Hades], and [Conner and Travis Stoll] are mischievous and cunning and like to play pranks and steal things, like their dad, [Hermes]. Most demigods also have ADHD and/or dyslexia (though it varies from demigod to demigod). Demigods are relatively (or extremely in some cases) stronger, more agile, and more durable than regular mortals, and have more resistance to diseases.

Demigods are often labeled as 'troublemakers' at school. This is due mostly to the result that most demigods have ADHD. A trait shared by demigods is their feeling of not being able to belong, since they don't quite belong in the mortal world, and don't quite belong in the godly world.

## Greek Demigods

Greek demigods, such as Percy Jackson, are a subset of demigods who train at Camp Half-Blood, located in Long Island. They are born when a god conceives a child with a mortal while in their Greek aspect. As such, Greek demigods have an innate predisposition towards Ancient Greek and possess instinctive battle skills which manifests as dyslexia and ADHD respectively. Egyptian magic doesn't harm them as seen in Demigods & Magicians

The children of humans and Titans are considered demigods rather than demi-Titans, such as the children of Hecate.

They are assigned to a cabin dedicated to their divine parent once they are claimed. Most Greek demigods die in their teens because they are prone to being attacked and killed by monsters either before making it safely to Camp Half-Blood or during quests and battles. Very few survive to make it past their twenties.

## Roman Demigods

Roman demigods, such as Jason Grace, are a subset of demigods who train at Camp Jupiter, which is located near San Francisco. They are born when a god conceives a child with a mortal while in their Roman aspect. They naturally speak and read Latin, as opposed to Ancient Greek to Greek demigods, and are trained in the style of the Roman legions instead of Greek warfare. Roman demigods often make it to adulthood and can live in New Rome once their decade of service is over and are able to start families.

Much like their Greek counterparts, children of humans and Titans are considered demigods.

Roman demigods start their lives at the Wolf House. It is there that Lupa decides if the child is strong or not. If she believes they are, she will spend time training the demigod skills that they will need to survive. Should the demigod make it through the training alive, Lupa will instruct them to follow their instincts to Camp Jupiter, home of the Roman Legion. However, if Lupa doesn't believe the demigod is strong enough or shows fear, it is said that they will be eaten by her and her wolves. Upon making it to Camp Jupiter, a praetor will decide if the demigod can join the Legion before sending them to have their augury read. If it is favorable, the demigod can then officially join the Legion. Like the Greek demigods, they were unaware of the existence of their counterparts at Camp Half-Blood in Long Island, but some demigods like Octavian had their suspicions.

This is due to a conflict between the two groups back during the American Civil War (and likely many other wars before), after which the gods manipulated the Mist as tightly as possible to stop the two groups from ever meeting each other again, although there have been some close calls. The head of their camp are the camp's two Praetors, who are elected demigods from the camp.

It is stated that some demigods, such as Janice and Claudia, are children of former legionnaires and gods, making them both demigods and legacies.

## Norse Demigods

They are the progeny of the Norse gods with mortals. Unlike the Greek and Roman demigods, they do not have a formal training camp nor are dyslexic or have ADHD, and are not claimed by their parent in the same manner as the Olympian Gods, instead having their parentage revealed in Valhalla or by the parent themselves telling them.

It is not uncommon for Norse demigod to be told and believe they are hallucinating. They are given medication and sometimes end up on the streets.

Norse demigods also include the children gods have with Dwarves and Elves, such as Blitzen, the son of Freya and a Dwarf. As well as any child a Jotunn has with a mortal, such as Samirah al-Abbas and Alex, the children of the Jotunn Loki.

Unlike other pantheons, they view the siblings of their divine parent and their children as family, such as Magnus seeing Freya as his aunt and her svartalf son Blitzen as his cousin.

## Mayan Demigods

Mayan demigods are the children of humans and the Mayan Gods. They are referred to as *Godborns*. The children of these unions have some sort of physical handicap, medical issues, or mental issues, this is because the blood of humans and supernaturals are not meant to be mixed.

Unlike other demigods, who can inherit multiple abilities based on their divine parent's attributes, godborns only inherit one of their parent's attributes, as too many powers are dangerous for a godborn. For example, Zane can only control fire and not storms in addition to his flames.

Due to the Prophecy of Fire, the gods made a pact to not have godborn children, and if they broke the oath, then both the god and their children would be tortured to death. However, as revealed by Ixtab, the oath has been broken before Zane was born, but these godborns were hidden away and have long since died by the time Zane was born. After the events of *The Fire Keeper*, the Mayan gods do away with the pact and agree to claim and train their children.

In the past, they were sent to train at the Shaman Institute of Higher-Order Magic. The practice was stopped after the Prophecy of Fire was foretold, but reinstated after the gods elected to end the pact preventing them from having anymore godborn children.

## Elvin Demigods

The children of an elf and an elvin god, these demigods usually turn out more powerful than any other demigods. This is why one of the parents usually stays in the Forbidden Cities with the child, hidden among humans.

## Abilities

Most demigods born to gods have ADHD (although it varies between demigods and doesn't seem to be the case with Norse demigods at all), which hard-wires them for battle, and dyslexia, which they have because their brains are hardwired for reading either ancient elvin languages or other ancient languages. Demigods inherit some control over their divine parent's domain, such as Percy's ability to manipulate water or Leo's ability to manipulate fire. Some demigods also show some control of magic or curses, such as when the Apollo's Cabin cursed the Ares cabin to speak in rhymes, or children of Hecate, who have an innate ability to use it. Demigods also have a wide variety of other abilities that they all share, but these abilities vary depending on their godly parent, including superhuman strength, speed, superhuman senses, agility, above-average healing-factor, intelligence, durability, and endurance.

The gods have influence over certain special powers that their children can receive, such as Hephaestus with his children's pyrokinesis (such as Leo Valdez), Aphrodite with charmspeak (such as Drew Tanaka and Piper McLean), Apollo with precognition (such as Halcyon Green, Idmon, and Octavian), and Pluto with ferrokinesis (such as Hazel Levesque). In addition, Loki reveals in *The Hammer of Thor* that he is able to control his children through their shared powers if he so chooses, though this can be resisted with the correct training.

Their blood (one female demigod's and one male demigod's, respectively) can revive ancient deities in their sleep, like Gaea. The "sacrifices" can be chosen by the god or goddess in question or other chosen. According to Khione, these actions taint the place of the ritual for generations.

## Demigods

### Elvin Demigods

* Rainer Hayes, son of Vale
* Corrin Ferrel, son of Ivar
* Alexander, son of Umbra
* Conall, son of Corentin
* Valerio, son of Ivar
* Justice, daughter of Azure

### Greek Demigods

* Percy Jackson, son of Jupiter
* Luke Castellan, son of Hermes
* Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena
* Cruz Valerio, son of Orcus
* Jackson, son of Hades
* Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite
* Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus
* Miranda Gardiner, daughter of Demeter
* Will Solace, son of Apollo
* Clarisse La Rue, daughter of Ares
* Silena Beauregard, daughter of Aphrodite (deceased)
* Charles Beckendorf, son of Hephaestus (deceased)

### Roman Demigods

* Jason Grace, son of Jupiter
* Dakota, son of Bacchus
* Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto
* Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, daughter of Bellona
* Frank Zhang, son of Mars

### Norse Demigods

* Magnus Chase, son of Frey

### Mayan Demigods

* Zane Obispo, son of Hurakan
* Ren Santiago, daughter of Pacific
* Marco, son of Nakon
* Serena, daughter of Ixchel
* Louie, son of Chaac
* Alana, daughter of Ixtab
* Adrik son of Ixtab

## Etyomology

Many demigods' names seem to relate to their Olympian parent (its possible that the godly parent either influence or give them their children's name):

* Castor and Pollux, twin sons of Dionysus - They share the same names as the twins of the Gemini
* Clarisse La Rue, daughter of Ares - A LaRue OBR is a type of rifle.
* Connor and Travis Stoll, sons of Hermes - 'Travis' is a pun on the word 'travel', since Hermes is the patron of travelers, and 'Connor' is a pun on the word 'con', since Hermes is the god of thieves and con men. Also, their surname is a homonym for 'stole', again, since Hermes is the god of thieves.
* Frank Zhang, son of Mars, legacy of Poseidon- Frank means bow and spear and his dad is the god of war. Zhang is Chinese for 'Master of Bows.'
* Jake Mason, son of Hephaestus - Mason means "one who works with stone".
* Jason Grace, son of Jupiter - He was named after the original Jason to appease Hera's wrath because Jason was her favorite hero.
* Katie Gardner and Miranda Gardiner, daughters of Demeter - Demeter is the goddess of the harvest and their last names refer to one who gardens or works with plants.
* Lee Fletcher, son of Apollo - A fletcher is someone who makes archery arrows.
* Leonidas "Leo" Valdez, son of Hephaestus - Leo is the zodiac sign for a lion, and the element for Leo is fire, Leonidas also means "lion". It may also be a reference to Leonardo da Vinci, a famous inventor.
* Michael Yew, son of Apollo - Yew is a favorable choice of wood to use for longbows.
* Nico di Angelo, son of Hades - Nico is most likely derived from the Greek prefix *Necro*, to mean "dead". Di Angelo means "of angels" in Italian, so then "Angel of Death".
* Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon - Percy claims his mother named him Perseus, after the son of Zeus. Perseus is a Greek name that means "destroyer." The name is a reference to Poseidon, who is known to cause destruction like storms, earthquakes, shipwrecks, etc., when angered.
* Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite - Piper was named "Piper" because of her charmspeak, bestowed by Aphrodite.
* Silena Beauregard, daughter of Aphrodite - Beau Regard is French. It literally means "beautiful looks."
* Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus - The name of one of the three Graces (and nine Muses) is Thalia. She too was a daughter of Zeus. The Muse Thalia sired the Corybantes, with Apollo. This Thalia was also attracted to Apollo, saying that he was "hot."
* Valentina Diaz, daughter of Aphrodite - Her name could likely be a play on Valentine's Day, which is fitting for a daughter of Aphrodite.
* Will Solace, son of Apollo - Though Solace really means "to comfort in distress", just as Will comforted and healed Annabeth when she was injured, Solace could also be a play on the word "Solar".

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