Meadow Madison

Meadow Madison is a seventeen year old Greek Demigod/Gorgon daughter of Medusa and Mitch Madison. She came to camp at 12 years old

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Med, Meddie, Medusa, Snake woman, Serpent girl, Freak of Nature, The Devil's Child

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Heraklion, Greece (Formerly)

## Family

### Biological Family

* Medusa (Mother)
* Mitch (Father)
* Euryale and Stheno (aunts)
* Pegasus and Chrysaor (half-brothers)

## Appearance

### Eye Color

Green (Normal)Gray (When turning people to stone)

### Outfit

* Usually causal
* Jean jacket
* White shirt with snakes on it
* Red jeans
* Black boots

## History

### Early Life

Meadow Madison was born to Medusa, the gorgon goddess of snakes/serpents and sculpting, and Mitch Madison, a blind mortal man, Mitch Madison in Heraklion, Greece on October 28, 2004. Mitch is a blind man who cares for the animals in the jungle. Mitch was exploring a forest near his home in Greece where he meets Medusa, the gorgon. Medusa was heavily injured from running away a fight she lost and was bitter about her loss. She tried to stone Mitch, but couldn't, as she realized he was blind. They stayed together in the jungle for about a week, and two fell in love. Medusa fell in love with Mitch because he was unconditionally considerate and sweet and Mitch returned her feelings since she was actually kind underneath her cold and bitter side. They eventually had a child together and named her Meadow.

### Childhood

Medusa stayed with Mitch for a few years and raised Meadow together with him, but suddenly left after her 5th birthday. Mitch was distraught, but he never stopped taking care of Meadow. Apparently, the mist couldn't cover Meadow's hair and was exposed for people to see. She had to wear disguises. She wore sunglasses to shield her eyes, a wig for her hair, and makeup to cover the scales on her skin. She hated it. Well that was until she discovered she can make her hair appear normal at will. Meadow was home schooled and never left her house. Until one day, she snuck out of her room to go play with the children in her neighborhood. She didn't wear her disguise and left the house with her hair and eyes exposed. Her excitement to play with the other children quickly died as everyone began screaming and running away from her. People began to throw rocks at her and calling her the "Devil's Child". She immediately ran back to her house as people started to chase her away. This scarred her for life. Once her father heard all about her situation and comforted her. He never blamed her for trying to see the world. The gossip about the incident didn't stop until she was 9 years old, as Meadow never left the house without her disguise again.

Mitch didn't want Letícia to endure any more discrimination, so they moved into the rain forest with their little house. Since they lived in the forest, Meadow can explore the outside world without having to face judgment from society. Meadow enjoyed living in the forest that she developed the skill to sneakily move around the trees without anyone finding her. She spent her time studying by herself, helping her father take care of the animals, and discovering her newfound abilities. She discovered her ability to turn living things into stone when she saved a mouse from drowning, but accidentally turned it into stone. The stone effect wore off after one hour which relieved her.

### Getting captured and escaping

Meadow's daily routine caught the attention of an animal hunter. The hunter intended to kidnap Meadow and sell her to people who were rich and fascinated by bizarre things. The animal hunter tracked down her house and were prepared to kidnap her once she left the house again. Meadow had a gut feeling that someone was watching her, so she was extra careful when she left the house. Soon, she realized that she was being hunted and tried to escape the hunters. She put up a fight but eventually she was shot in a back with a tranquilizer gun.

Unconscious and asleep, the animal hunters wasted no time and found an American buyer who was willing to buy her for 500k dollars. He was interested in Meadow's unique features and dubbed her "Medusa 2.0". Meadow woke up in the back of truck, tied up and blindfolded. As she looked for a way out, she overheard the truck driver about their destination. She realized she was now in America and far from her home. Meadow made noise as she tried to escape and caught the driver's attention. The driver stopped the truck and went out to check her. Once the door was open, Meadow made a run for it. She ran straight to the forest with the driver and his partner running after her. She had nowhere to go since she was so unfamiliar with her surroundings. Meadow started to get exhausted as they pursued her deeper into the forest. She screams for help, hoping that someone would hear her.

### Meeting a Huntress

Thankfully, the Hunters of Artemis were nearby. Eithne Phoenix, one of the huntresses, was able to hear the plea and went to investigate the noises. She prepared her bow and arrow but was startled when she saw Meadow with her snake hair. At first she didn't who to aim; the girl with the snake hair? or the men chasing after her? Inevitably, she shot the two men down. Once they were down, Eithne cautiously approached her with her bow and arrow, ready to shoot again. Her eyes were closed, so she relied on her ears for guidance. Meadow was told to close her eyes, but she didn't understand a single word she said. Eithne realized she couldn't communicate in English and tried another option. She stowed her weapon and approached her gently. She kneeled down and told her to be calm while her eyes were still closed. Meadow recognized what she was saying and relaxed as a response. Eithne was able to get a better look at her when she covered her eyes. She brought her to the campsite to allow the goddess Artemis to examine her more closely, as she wasn't an average monster.

Meadow held Eithne's hand and covered her eyes as they walked to the camp, Meadow also turned her hair back to normal now that she was calm. The huntresses were astonished to see Eithne bring a monster to their campsite. They put their guard up but Eithne tells them not to aim any weapons at her since it scared her. She avoided looking at anyone and fixed her gaze on the ground. Eithne introduces her to Artemis, who was curious about her unusual nature, having never seen a gorgon-human hybrid before. Artemis insists that they bring her with them and let her join the Hunt to test her abilities. She made Eithne Meadow's guardian and tasked her to help Meadow with anything. Initially, Eithne didn't like the idea, but she couldn't disobey Artemis and comply. In just a week, Eithne grew close to Meadow and even taught her basic English during their travels. The huntresses grew to like Meadow after she started to open up with them and taught her a few archery lessons. Meadow never used her gorgon powers, especially her Petrification. She mostly used her snake hair to sense danger around their campsite. One silent night, two gorgons had infiltrated their campsite and had taken Meadow away from the Hunt.

### Meeting Her Aunts

Euryale and Stheno had taken Meadow away from the Hunt and were brought to a Bargain Mart where they stayed. She wanted to go back, but she realized she was like them. Euryale explained that they found out that Meadow was Medusa's child when they received a written letter from her before she was killed. They had to retrieve her as promised to Medusa's request. She was a little conflicted as she wanted to return to the Hunt, but she didn't want to leave her biological family. Stheno was very sweet towards Meadow and would teach her some words in Ancient Greek while Euryale trained her strength and agility. The Gorgon sisters continued to train Meadow in using her powers and fighting for about 3 weeks. She practiced using her Petrification to defend herself from enemies.

Monsters around the area heard the word about Medusa's half-child and wanted to see for themselves. Euryale thought it would be a good way to test Meadow's abilities and skills and so they let her fight her. Without telling Meadow, she was unexpectedly attacked by a Dracaenae, who was looking for a fight. Meadow tried her best in standing her ground, but she was afraid to stone her, so she quickly lost that fight. Euryale watched from afar and was disappointed with her. She punished her afterward while Stheno tried to cheer her up. To give her a second chance, she would let her second fight be against a demigod.

### Coming to Camp/Infiltrating Camp Olympia

For her redemption, a twelve year old Meadow was tasked to hunt a demigod and was taught how to smell half-bloods from afar. She was able to find a scent and followed it under her Stheno guidance. Stheno and Euryale coerced her not to be merciful and finish the job quickly, but Meadow showed extreme discomfort of killing an innocent person. Stheno reassures her that demigods kill more monsters and that the offsprings of gods need to be punished. She doesn't feel much better but it gave her a reason now to kill. She approaches the demigod and stealthily watches her in the trees. The demigod instantly feels like she's being watched and puts her guard up. Meadow blends in with the thick bushes of leaves and follows her without making a sound. She tries to come up a plan to capture the demigod without hurting her, but her aunts were still watching her from afar.

Now, I think I should tell you about, this demigod, Meadow is trying to capture. This demigod is none other than Aubrey Pena, Hera's second child. Aubrey had been wandering the woods, but while wandering, instantly felt like she's being watched and put her guard up. Aubrey looked around warily, but she soon found herself face to face with a gorgon-hybrid. The two battled for a bit, but Aubrey having been trained since she was like nine, had the upper hand. Meadow was knocked down, but Aubrey, seeing Meadow's fear, put her weapon down. In the back, Euryale left in disappointment and Stheno followed, but felt bad for her niece. Meadow began apologizing to Aubrey, saying that her aunts wanted her to capture a demigod. Aubrey knew that Meadow was innocent and offered to take her to camp. Meadow hesitantly accepted this offer and Aubrey led her back to camp. Many of the campers looked in fear at Meadow and Aubrey, but Hera's daughter brought Meadow to Zoe, and Meadow was placed into the Hermes cabin. Soon, Meadow was identifed as Medusa's daughter and placed into the Cabin Mythos.

## Personality

Amough her fellow campers, Meadow is widely regarded as friendly and outgoing. She dislikes Caspian and Damian because of what Poseidon and Athena did to Medusa, but they have learned about each other more and get along better, and she is mostly nice to others. She is easy-going and confident and that makes her a popular camper. She is a fan of sports and takes part in the chariot races. She is a skilled sculptor and sometimes makes statues around camp. She is also a skilled cook and sometimes cooks food with Emily and Aubrey. She also has a habit of turning people to stone when she’s upset so she wears sunglasses but they always turn back after a few hours. Meadow Madison is a cheerful, friendly and cordial seventeen year old girl with a love of exploring new things in her daily life. After the incident with the neighborhood, Meadow is quite cautious and vigilant around strangers and can be timid towards them as she is afraid of getting hurt again. Though once proven with good intentions or harmless, she can be very open and caring towards people. She is very insecure about her monster features and will try to hide it from the public. When angered, her snakes make a lot of hissing noises even when she tries to be discreet about her rage. When she first met Caspian, she felt…uneasy around him and when she met Damian, she felt hate bubbling in her, but she couldn't understand why. Meadow is really adventurous and curious. She hasn't explored anything but she wants to see everything. She is always trying to find out people's emotions and is often too emotional. She believes everything happens for a reason, and wants to know why everything happens. Sadly, during the winter, she becomes weak and a bit sickly. She is very kind almost never angry however when she does get angry she is near fearless, completely ruthless and very fierce. Meadow is typically very loyal to those she cares about and extremely courteous to everyone. She can be ambitious if the outcome suits her mood and won't hesitate to take risks, especially when the current situation threatens someone she cares about. She is extremely curious but has enough self control not to get herself in trouble over it. Meadow is slow to trust but does so implicitly and is always brutally honest with people. She is generally affectionate once you have her trust but is not very romantic or flirty. In fact romance holds no appeal to her. She is usually sympathetic to others and won't hesitate to help, though she will often ask what price the person asking would attach to said help. She likes to think she is a logical person but has occasional airhead moments that get in the way. Meadow is honest as the day is long. She doesn't like to lie, and even when she does will immediately correct herself. She'd rather keep a secret silent, to the point where she runs away from the person asking. She is modest, and doesn't like to take credit, even when it's due. She's happy to allow others to claim her help as their own doing, because she doesn't particularly mind. Honestly she has no motives. This bothers her beyond belief, and is also the reason she's fine with others using her work. It's because she hasn't found anything she truly enjoys enough to want acknowledgment for. She feels like she's somehow living life half heartedly and leaving things unfinished. However when she tries to think of something to do she gets overwhelmed with the possibilities and tends to return to her comfort zone of gardening. She has no foresight. She can't logically think through situations to understand consequences. Life tends to take her by surprise due to this. That's why she tends to maneuver through life by instinct and is able to focus with intense perception on the present. She usually can only focus on one thing at a time. She's a very kind person. She wants to see the good in people and believes there's many different types of good. She wants to meet many new people and see their good. She gets upset when she sees someone truly evil, however. She hates ambiguity because she knows that there's multiple paths with many consequences for each but she cannot think through it. She's scared of accidentally hurting someone through choosing the wrong one. She takes her mistakes very personally and remembers them vividly, feeling a disproportionate amount of guilt for the deed. She apologizes profusely when she does something wrong, past the amount of times she needs to. She can make situations awkward like that.

### Fatal flaw

Meadow's fatal flaw is hubris. At times she can be over confident and she tends to pick fights with Athena/Minerva/Menrva kids about things, but she is learning to town this down

## Appearance

Meadow is often described as a very scarily beautiful seventeen year old Greek girl. Meadow is tall, seventeen year old girl, who is often described with brown hair that fades to a dark green but turns to snakes when angry, green eyes that change to gray when she turns someone to stone, and has pale olive skin. She normally wears a jean jacket, a white shirt with snakes, red jeans, and black boots. The species of snakes in her hair are mostly likely to be vipers. Meadow is also described with fangs and snake scales on her skin, but she often puts make up on them

## Powers and Abilities

### Medusa Kid Powers

* She can talk to snakes
* She can turn people into stone (for a couple of days) with her eyes
* She can command snakes to do their bidding.
* She has magical blood. Blood on her right side can cure people while the blood on the left side can kill people.
* She can turn into a snake
* She has snake-like tendencies like tongue flicking and hissing

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Meadow's supernatural alertness and keen senses that keep her ready for, and alive, in battle
* Dyslexia: Meadow's brain is "hard-wired" for divine Ancient Greek instead of mortal languages.
* Sculpting skills: Meadow is very skilled at sculpting
* Reptile knowledge: Meadow knows a lot about different reptiles
* Archery: Meadow, being trained by a huntress, is skilled with archery
* Dagger usage: Meadow is skilled at using a dagger
* Superhuman durability: As a gorgon hybrid, Meadow is more durable than a regular human being
* Superhuman strength: As a gorgon hybrid, Meadow is much stronger than the average mortal
* Superhuman Reflexes: As a gorgon hybrid, Meadow reflexes are greater than the average mortal
* Superhuman Agility: As a gorgon hybrid, Meadow is more agile than the average mortal

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Eithne Phoenix

After Eithne saved Meadow from her kidnappers, she was very attached to her and looked up to her for guidance. The first days as her guardian was tough because of the language barrier, but she managed to teach her English in 3 days. Meadow was closer with Eithne than the rest of the hunters and would make fun of her dark personality just to tease her. Meadow calls her "αδελφές" meaning sister in Greek. When Meadow was taken away by her aunts, Eithne was worried about Meadow, but didn't show it to the others. She was glad, (also surprised) to see her safe in Camp Olympia.

#### Aubrey Pena

Aubrey took care of Meadow when she first arrived at Camp and was one of the first demigods to not judge her based on appearance. When they first met, they were both opponents, as Meadow was tasked to hunt a demigod. But Meadow showed no interest in hurting and was only their to capture a demigod to prove to her aunts. Aubrey saw her hesitation, but kept her guard up since she believed it was a trap. Aubrey treats Meadow like a sister

### Family

#### Medusa (Mother)

Meadow doesn't have many memories of her mother, and the stories told by heroes about her has always depicted her as the "villain" or "monster" of every story. She understands her mother's pain of being seen as a monster and her hatred and anger towards the gods who cursed her. She wishes to meet her again one day. Meadow admires the story of how her father met her mother and only trusts in her father's story about her mother.

#### Mitch (Father)

Meadow dearly loves and cares for her father, as he was the only one who never treated her differently with the rest. Even though her father is blind, Mitch still would have loved her the same even if he had his vision. She knows her father is capable of handling things by himself and will even help him if he needs it. Meadow is worried that she may never come back to Greece to see her father again.

#### Euryale and Stheno (Aunts)

Between her two aunts, she actually cares and fears the both of them equally. Euryale, being the meaner and crueler sister, is slightly strict with Meadow, but isn't overly harsh with her and Stheno, the carefree sister, enjoys spending time with her as her niece and feeding her food at random times. At first Euryale was very harsh with Meadow and expected more from her since she was a gorgon, but she was actually soft around her.

## Etymology

Meadow is an American origin name meaning **Grass, vegetation or clearing**

The name Madison was originally an English surname, derived from a non-standard spelling of Mathieson. Madison means **“son of Matthew” or “Matthew's son”**

## Trivia

1. Meadow is the only gorgon hybrid at camp
2. Meadow has a pet mouse named "Benzo", the mouse she saved from drowning.
3. Her snakes sometimes have a mind of their own and can't control them at times.
4. Meadow was eleven years old when Caspian killed Medusa
5. The backstory is heavily inspired by "Medusa falls in love with a blind person" fanfics.
6. Meadow has the same last name and initials as Michael Madison, son of Isis
7. She can speak English, Greek, and Spanish
8. Meadow hates using her petrification powers