Larissa Sanders

Larissa Sanders is a 19 year old daughter of Lyssa and Eulyses Sanders. She came to camp at eleven years old, however, she is currently attending collage in Arizona

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Lyssa, Rager, Isa, Lari, Captain Crazy, Drakon Slayer,

### Residence

* College in Arizona (Currently)
* Camp Olympia (Formerly)
* Phoenix, Arizona (Formerly)

## Family

### Biological Family

* Lyssa (Mother)
* Eulyses (Father)
* Thanatos, Hypnos, Hemera, Charon, Aither, Nemesis, Arai, Dolos, Keres, Oizys Sophrosyne, Furies, (Uncles and Aunts)
* Josh Robles, George Flores, Hayley Robles, Natalie Smith, Juniper Noveschosch (Cousins)

## Appearance

### Outfit

* No apparent aesthetic
* Dark blue-ish green Camp Olympia shirt
* Black jeans
* Gray combat boots
* Black vest

## History

### Early Life

Larissa Sanders was born to Eulyses Sanders a clear sighted mortal and Lyssa the goddess rage, fury, raging madness, frenzy, and, in animals, the frenzied madness of rabies in Phoenix, Arizona on March 10, 2002. One evening, when Eulyses Sanders, CEO of a dominant American Energy company, was vacationing in Phoenix. He and his associates entered the Casino Arizona undercover. They didn't want to create a scene and risk their gambling habits be splashed across every business news outlet in the morning. Their night went by fast, as they played the tables throughout the main casino floor. Eventually, Eulyses was invited back into a private room, where he found a large table and seven different figures sitting about. They were about to begin their next poker game when the woman in the center gestured to the man sitting directly across from her. "Take a seat, dynamo. The news of your arrival reached our room a few hours ago, and we've been monitoring you to be one of our players." The woman wore crimson lipstick, had perfectly arched eyebrows, and her eyes struck daggers into Eulyses’ soul. He calmly sat down, in the now-empty seat, across from the woman. Once he was ready, the game was underway.

Losing the first, second, and third round, Eulyses was starting to lose his nerve. Each game ended with the woman and him going head to head, even when he thought he had the best possible hand to win, she still beat him every time. This continued through the fourth and fifth games. Finally, Eulyses folded and stood up to leave. After all, this was only losing him money. The woman glanced at him, and let him leave. He met back with his associates outside of the main casino floor, and they headed back to their respective rooms for the evening. When Eulyses made it back to his room, the door was slightly ajar. After he had left the private game room, the woman had dispersed the other players, and disappeared, reappearing in Eulyses’ room. She had opened the door, for dramatic effect...only. She had noticed a certain charm in Eulyses and wanted to explore it more. When he entered the room, he was wary. He heard the water being drawn in the bathroom suite. Eulyses found the woman bathing. Throughout the evening, Lyssa seductively explained her origin and life ~ she explained who she was to the entranced man.

After that evening, Lyssa knew she was pregnant. She didn't want to care for the child, so she had a servant nymph deliver the baby back to Eulyses in Arizona. The baby was passed to one of Eulyses’ assistants, who honestly had no clue what to do with it. She presented it to Eulyses’ per the nymphs instructions. But the businessman simply said it was impossible and couldn't have been his child, and told his assistant to find a solution. His assistant wasn't going to give the child away, she had always wanted one of her own, so she started taking care of it. Eventually, the child grew up. Her new mother, Latisha had named the child Larissa after her grandmother, but she called her Isa for short. Larissa soon adopted the nickname “Rager'' when she was nine years old

### Early Monster Attack

When Larissa was eleven, she attended an office party with her mother at Eulyses’ mansion. It was the end of the fiscal year, and they were celebrating another year of existential growth for the company. Latisha had been promoted to a senior advisor in the company. Eulyses greeted Latisha and her daughter when they arrived. He felt a strange connection to the little girl. Her eyes were piercing, and she looked like someone he knew, but he couldn't figure out who. Eventually, throughout the party, he remembered the woman in Phoenix. The fact that Latisha, had been the one to introduce him to the baby he told her to get rid of - clicked in his brain. That girl was his biological daughter. He just felt it. But before he got the chance, he noticed Larissa with another girl who looked to be a similar age.

Larissa didn't like the party at all, she had met another girl, who said her dad worked for the company. Her name was Jane...classically cliche Larissa had thought. They were standing at the base of the stairs, leading down into the furnished backyard. Jane looked at Larissa when no one was looking, she pushed the girl down the several concrete stairs. Larissa wasn't a weakling, though she was shocked and screamed. Jane sprouted wings and claws and pounced down at the demigoddess. Larissa creamed, which drew the attention of the other house guests, but they only saw the two girls squabbling. Latisha ran over and tried to separate them, she slapped Jane (who she still saw as a human, due to the mist) Jane, or harpy-Jane, stabbed Latisha with one of her claws. Larissa freaked out, her rage started growing, and she felt like she couldn't control herself anymore. She lunged at the harpy and knocked her into the side of the concrete staircase.

Larissa felt energized, and a burst of energy released from her body as she snarled at the harpy. Jane got up, and pounced back at the demigoddess. When she touched her arm, she reeled back, as it burned due to the energy released. Larissa had no clue what was happening, but she just kept getting angrier. Her rage took over and she grabbed a loose stone and hurled it at the harpy, slapping it in the face. The harpy didn't retreat, but it was down for a second. Larissa didn't wait for it to regain its senses, she ran back up the stairs and through the main entrance to the mansion. The Harpy met her on the front porch as she was trying to escape to their car. When she opened the door, the creature burst in, most of the guests were outside, and didn't follow the angry girl into the house. The standoff between the two mythic creatures was tense. Finally, after several minutes of violence between the two, the fight let itself into the kitchen. Larissa used everything in sight to fend off the beast. She threw knives, and other utensils, but they didn't do much damage. Finally, she grabbed a glass pitcher, and when the beast lunged at her again, she smashed it into the creature's head. The shards rained down on the beast, and Larissa used a knife to stab it. Finally, it turned to dust. Larissa freaked out. She ran outside to her mom's car, and tried to start it.

### The Aftermath

Eulyses and her mom ran out front, to Larissa it had felt like forever, but it had only been a few minutes since she had fallen down the stairs. Harley was crying while sitting in the front seat. Eulyses suggested they stay, but Latasha refused and took her daughter home. Later that week, Eulyses asked Latisha to bring her daughter to their office building, as he wanted to speak with her. Latisha relented and brought her to the office, she didn't want to let her daughter go but knew that Eulyses had figured he was the father. At the party, he had his new assistant use a strand of hair they had found after the fight, so see if he was the father. HE knew he was, but wanted confirmation. He explained all of this to Larissa and showed her the paperwork that proved it. He also knew that if what her biological mother said was true, he needed to get his daughter to a safe place. Latisha knew she had to give up her daughter, even though she raised her. She was a strong Christian woman, who did it for the glory of her God, and not for any selfish gain. She did love the girl but also wanted what she thought was best for her.

### Coming to Camp and her life there

Eulyses had her choose a new wardrobe to pack, and new items to bring with her before he had her fly her to Camp Olympia. Eulyses was aware of Camp Olympia, because Lyssa had warned him about the measures he would need to take if they did conceive. She also told him that she wasn't interested in a child unless he got it to the Camp. The only reason Eulyses didn't accept the child in the first place, was because he had convinced himself that his night with Lyssa had been a dream. IT wasn't until he saw the girl, who had the same eyes as her mother, that he realized Lyssa was real, and he had a daughter that he neglected for so many years. He knew there wasn't any way that he could just insert himself into her life, and be an actual father, so he thought it was best to follow the instructions he had been given and get her to Camp Olympia immediately. At camp, Lyssa claimed her only a few days after her arrival. For the first several years at camp, Larissa was only a summer camper. She spent the school year switching between living with her dad, and Latisha, whom she considered her mom. Finally, after four years, she became a full time camper, and moved exclusively to camp.

## Personality

Larissa is generally hot-tempered, arrogant, brave, and strong like most of her siblings. She is also known as a bully that dunks new campers' heads in toilets. At times, she can show strong feelings for Miles Guzman and shows her kind and caring side to him, even before he becomes her friend. Larissa is very proud and defensive of her cabin and often defends the camp from monsters. She is also defensive and very protective of her good friend Zora Natalia after she gave Larissa some dating advice. Although never seen in a one-on-one duel with anyone in the series, Larissa is a fierce and daring warrior, and is all too aware of this, taking extreme pride to the point of hubris in her own combat skills. Her anger toward Caspian increased after he defeated her mother. During The Battle for Olympus she is angered by the camp for never respecting her or her mother. Her pride even prevented her from allowing herself from fighting in the war until Zora's intervention, mirroring Achilles preventing his army from fighting in the Trojan War. She is similar in that way to Achilles, in the sense that her pride sometimes gets in the way of her good sense. This also makes her extremely similar to her own mother, Lyssa, in that they both value strength as a primary advantage - although, Larissa does not only rely on strength, and is an extremely charismatic leader who even Caspian recognizes to have inspirational bravery.

### Fatal flaw

Larissa's fatal flaw is Holding Grudges. She holds the grudge that she nor her mother were never respected at camp, and this kept her from fighting in the battle of Olympus.

## Appearance

Larissa is described as having the height of a basketball player and the muscular body of a rugby player, making her the most physically adept female fighter at Camp Olympia. She is described as being a foot taller than Evan, who is 5'6, making her 6'6. She has dark blue "pig eyes," and pale brown hair that is described as stringy. Caspian states that Larissa has the same rageful glare as her mother Lyssa. She is often seen wearing a dark blue-green Camp Olympia shirt, black jeans, gray combat boots, and a black vest

## Powers and Abilities

### Lyssa Kid Powers

* She has the ability to induce a blinding rage in her opponents.
* She has the ability to enter a raging frenzy in battle. In this mode, she is completely invulnerable, and have enhanced strength and speed, but at the cost of not being able to tell friend or foe.
* She can induce and cure rabies in both humans and animals.
* She can communicate with dogs, as her mother was associated with them
* She can produce an aura of anger and tend to cause others around her to fight.
* She has the ability to focus an emotional energy beam out of her rage which will burn anything it touches.
* She is able to tap into primal rabid animal instincts which allows her to attack or flee with enhanced speed and ferocity. However, this ability can often lead to loss of self-control and only lasts for a short time.
* She can generate a veil of the emotional energy of rage around her body, the veil would protect her from damage for a short time and cannot be used if she doesn't have the rage to fuel it.
* She can cause people near her to temporarily develop symptoms of rabies, including agitation, hallucinations, and an inability to swallow, incapacitating the victim for a short period.
* She can cause people near her become enraged and frenzied, reducing her competency and effectiveness in battle
* She can cause nearby animals to become rabid and once in this state, can command them to attack an enemy or gather information for them. This ability can only be used on up to 3 animals at one time. The larger the animals and the more that are summoned, the more energy it drains.

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Like most demigods, Larissa possesses inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that she uses to analyze the fighting style of her opponent.
* Dyslexia: Her brain is "hardwired" for Ancient Greek instead of modern languages.
* Fighting skills: Larissa has been trained in hand-to-hand combat during her stays at Camp Olympia and is one of Camps Best fighters
* Weapon Proficiency: Larissa is good with all weapons
* Will power: Larissa is known to have a ton of will powers
* Superhuman strength: Like most demigods, Larissa is much stronger than most mortals
* Superhuman durability: Like most demigods, Larissa is much more durable than most mortals
* Superhuman agility: Like most demigods, Larissa is much more agile than most mortals
* Superhuman reflexes: Larissa has shown to have much stronger reflexes

## Relationship

### Friends

#### Caspian Portal

Although it may not seem like it at first glance, Cassy and Larissa are on good terms. Their relationship did not start out well with her 'initiation' ceremony when he first got to camp of her trying to dunk his head in a toilet (which backfired on her completely when she and some of her friends were soaked in toilet water and tossed in mud via Cassy's control over water) and the subsequent capture the flag game ending with them both holding a grudge against each other, Cassy due to her attitude, and Larissa because of the damage done to her reputation. When Cassy wounded her mother, it gave her a reason to hate him. In the second story, they began to understand each other more, even being able to work together with little arguments. Over the course of the next few stories, they grow from an unfriendly relationship to considering each other's valuable friends and allies. Nowadays, Larissa treats Caspian like a little brother

#### Zora Natalia

Larissa became Zora's personal bodyguard and friend in the fifth story after the daughter of Ganymede gave her advice about boyfriends. She was seen comforting Zora after her boyfriend, Alexander Nash died. Zora's death sent a grief-stricken Larissa into an unstoppable rage, through which she was able to defeat the drakon and gained the blessing of Lyssa

### Family

#### Eulyses (Father)

Not much is known about their relationship as father and daughter, but Larissa doesn't like him that much since he gave her up as a baby

#### Lyssa (Mother)

Larissa is very frightened of her mother, Lyssa. When she is given a quest to find the Golden Fleece, she is shown to be scared of her mother's harsh nature. As shown by Daniela, her deepest fear was making her mother angry at her. However, Larissa made her mother proud when she single-handedly fought a Lydian Drakon, sent by Kronos*,* and she gave her the blessing of Lyssa, which made Larissa temporarily invincible.

## Etymology

Larissa is a girl's name of Greek origin thought to derive from the ancient city of the same name. Meaning **"citadel,"** Larissa, or Lárissa, was once the seat of the Aleuadae clan whose founder Aleuas, claimed descent from Hercules.

Sanders is a patronymic name, meaning **son of Alexander**. The name derives from the abbreviation xander, with Alexander deriving from the Greek "Ἀλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "Defender of the people".

## Trivia

1. Larissa is slightly based on Clarisse La Rue
2. Larissa's adopted mother lives around Phoenix, Arizona; somewhere close to an exit to the Labyrinth.
3. Larissa's actions in the first war very much mirror the actions of Achilles in the Iliad. After not receiving what they thought they deserved, they refused to fight in the war. Then, a close friend stole their armor (Zora and Patroklos respectively) and lead their forces into battle, before being killed by the enemy (the drakon and Hector of Troy respectively). This leads each of them to go into a blind rage, rejoin the war, and kill the being responsible for the death of their friend.
4. Evan says that most kids couldn't touch Larissa , with the exception of Tyler Solace
5. Larissa is the tallest girl demigod standing at 6'6
	1. Rosemary Hudson comes in a close second at 6'0
	2. Mia di Angelo also comes close at 6'2
6. She is often called Rager by her peers
7. Unbeknownst to Melody, Larissa goes out of her way to protect her from any danger
8. Larissa's middle name is May