Meg McCaffrey

Margaret "Meg" McCaffrey is a twelve-year-old Greek demigod daughter of Demeter, living on her own in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. After Apollo had been forced to live as a mortal, Meg saves him from being mugged. When she learns that he needs to be a servant to somebody, in order to return to Olympus, she claims him.

Early Life
Meg was born to Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest, and Phillip McCaffrey, a mortal man, in Palm Springs, California. She lived in Aeithales, a series of greenhouses build by her father. Her father cared for her greatly.

When she was five years old, her father was being threatened by Triumvirate Holdings and they were forced to flee after their house burst into flames by orders of Caligula.

They went east to New York City, where the god-emperor Nero separated her from her mortal father and proceeded to take in and raise Meg as his own daughter. Before leaving, her father gave her a rose which was supposed to be a gift from her mother.

When she was six years old, Nero killed her father for her being disobedient and crushed the rose, and indirectly blamed the daughter of Demeter for her father's death.

Through his sophisticated manipulation over the years, Nero was able to manipulate Meg into believing that he and the fearsome malevolent Beast were two separate people, rather then the same man.

The Burning Maze
For the past two days she, Apollo and Grover have wondered the labyrinth. They find a wave of fire and go to were it came from. They hear a sound and run. They find a room and she and Grover seal the entrance with tomato plants. After Apollo is paralyzed she demands he tells them what they are. He tells them they are Strix, and if they kill them they will be cursed. She parries the strix as it dives at them and slices it’s wing off before it dies after hitting a wall, she is scolded by Apollo for this. She and Grover strengthen their blockade before she tapes Apollo to Grover’s back and tells him to ask the Arrow of Dodona. She strays behind to think of ways to hold of the strix before they break through. She catches up with Grover and Apollo but is scratched and paralized by the strix. Grover buys them some time by using panic and they birds flee. She and Grover realize that a Brutus is similar to strawberries and they use strawberry seeds to block the strix and destroy them. They make it to the surface and their destination.

After they emerged from the labyrinth, Meg tried to go inside when she realized where they were but Grover stops her and tells her to rest. She wakes up nervous and Grover takes them to meet his friends. They meet up with Grover’s nymph friends who update Grover on their current events. She faints upon hearing the name of the green houses. Apollo and Grover carry her to a near by well and leave her in the care of a cloud nymph while they search for her husband.

She is awake by the time Apollo and the satyrs return. Apollo tries to talk with her and she shuts him out and glances at Joshua. She orders Apollo to tell her about the emperor. She is concerned by Apollo’s information on the third emperor and reveals Aeithales as her old house. She leaves and Apollo catches up and talks to her. She shows him her memories of living at the greenhouses before the fire and the house burning gown as she and her father flee. She hopes Jason and Piper have the answers they need.

She, Apollo, and Grover take Coach Hedge’s car to Malibu to meet up with Piper and Jason. When they arrive they find the house being emptied by movers and talk with Piper. Piper says Triumvirate Holdings ruined her father and she hugs the daughter of Demeter when she learns she went through the same thing. She agrees to join them. After piper gets her weapons they take her neighbor’s car to downtown Los Angeles and find the entrance to the labyrinth. She readies for battle after Piper shoots the guard with a poison dart. After the guard goes down Piper takes them in a service elevator to the labyrinth. They run into Agave and Money Maker, two of Grover’s scouts. The daughter of Demeter and a Grover do what they can, but Grover chooses to take them above ground to heal properly. She, Piper and Apollo go on and reach an underground parking garage where they run into Medea. The sorceress promises to take the daughter of Demeter back to Nero. She declines and Medea sicks her dragons on them. She and Piper take care of the dragons and she grows weeds in her ears to block out Medea’s charmspeak. However she is knocked unconscious. Apollo pulls her up and shields her from the flames of Helios behind a concrete pillar. She regains consciousness and goes to help Piper with Medea speaking to her like Nero. She leaves after Piper shoots Medea with a dart and Helios goes haywire.

The three make it to the surface and pass out, she manages to inform Grover of their encounter with Medea in the maze before that. They are taken back to Aeithales for better healing. During the meeting she suggests killing Caligula, but Apollo says that would be impossible. They agree to ask Jason what he learned from the oracle and to steal Caligula’s boots of guidance. Before they leave Apollo helps her plant the seeds her father showed her years ago. She, Apollo and Piper head to Pasadena to talk with Jason. When they arrive at his school they head to the son of Jupiter’s dorm room to talk. She and the others inform Jason about the attack on Camp Jupiter after he tells them what the oracle told him. She and Piper go to the office to get Jason out of school. They drive to Santa Barbara in a school van and search Stearns Wharf for hours. During dinner they spot a small fleet of yachts forming a blockade around the harbor with mortal military and law enforcement personnel helping with security. They agree to search the center yacht. They head their after trick three mercenaries into giving them their boat, Meg wants to kill them but they leave them ashore. While Jason takes Piper up first Apollo asks Meg why she wanted to kill the mercenaries. She tells him she wants revenge for the treatment and deaths the emperors have given her. Apollo tells her she should feel angry but to focus on the task at hand before they are taken prisoner by two Pandai. After she and Apollo are brought on board, she tells them she is Nero’s stepdaughter and she wants to kill Caligula. They bring the four to an interrogation room and ask why she wants to kill the emperor. She tricks them into revealing the locations of the boots and Caligula before freeing herself and attacking the pandai. All but [[Crest are destroyed and she goes with Jason to find Caligula while Apollo and Piper find the shoes.

Appearance
When Apollo first met Meg in The Hidden Oracle, he described her as "small and pudgy", with dark hair chopped in a "messy pageboy" style. She wore black cat-eye glasses with rhinestones in the corners, and her outfit made Apollo think she was dressed like a traffic light: red sneakers, yellow tights, and a green tank dress. He also described her voice as "bossy and nasal".

After Sally Jackson cleaned up Meg and dressed her in more appropriate clothes, Apollo realised that she was a shockingly pretty young girl: her dark pageboy hair shone glossy from being brushed, her round face was scrubbed clean of grime, her cat-eye glasses were polished, and she wore new black leggings and a knee-length frock of shifting green hues, along with two gold rings that could transform into two Imperial Gold siccae blades. She also had an elfish springtime aura that reminded Apollo of dryads, and he noted that there was actually a resemblance between her and his first true love, Daphne.

Personality
Meg is brash but playful and often somewhat rude. She can also be tough and easily defends herself, such as when she fended off Cade and Mikey. Apollo describes some of the things she does as “Because Meg”. However, she also hides the more fearful side of herself. In fact, she is terrified of Nero to the point where she obeys him sourly out of fear of herself getting hurt or even worse. She closes up when people ask her personal questions.She is very protective of her past and usually doesn't tell anyone about it unless she wants to. She is also straight to the point and doesn't hide what she wants to say.

Later on, Meg becomes more willing to open herself to emotions, as shown when she saves Apollo from the water snakes in The Oracle of Trophonius through sharing her memories in a heartbreaking song, and pushes past what she is comfortable with to rescue him. Here, Meg is almost selfless as she sacrifices herself even though she isn't prepared for the Oracle and didn't drink from the Lethe and Mnemosyne.

Abilities
As observed by Apollo, even for a child of Demeter (one of the six oldest Olympians), Meg was a remarkably powerful demigod, enough to warrant constant supervision. Nero himself trusted Meg with dangerous missions not just due to her fear of him, but also because of her strong powers and exceptional intelligence.

General Abilities

 * Dyslexia: Meg’s brain is “hard-wired” for Ancient Greek as opposed to modern English. However, as revealed in The Burning Maze, Meg is unable to read Ancient Greek.
 * ADHD: Meg has inborn battle reflexes.
 * Blade Proficiency: Meg is skilled in wielding her Siccae Blades.

Demigod Abilities

 * Chlorokinesis: As a daughter of Demeter, Meg has absolute control over plants, manipulating them to a multitude of effects.
 * Plant Telekinesis: She is able to telekinetically manipulate fruits and vegetables, thus saving Apollo from two thugs.
 * Plant Sensitivity: She can sense the location of various plants with superhuman precision. This is seen when she was able to quickly detect the odor of a golden apple in the Labyrinth. She later claims to have the ability to "hear" trees growing.
 * Plant Growth Acceleration: She can make plants grow more faster than normal or even in enormous proportions.
 * Plant Teleportation: She can teleport using plants.
 * Wood Sensitivity: She can sense the location of wood with superhuman precision, as she do in The Dark Prophecy.
 * Culinary Arts: As a daughter of Demeter, Meg is a natural cook.
 * Karpoi Summoning: As a daughter of Demeter, Meg is able to summon Karpoi, like when she summoned Peaches.

Magical Items

 * Twin Siccae Blades: Meg was given Imperial Gold siccae blades by Nero that can change into rings.
 * Gardening Belt: Meg has a gardening belt that she keeps seeds for battles in.

Philip McCaffrey
Meg was close to her father and had a loving relationship with him. She was devastated when he was killed and blamed herself. In reality, Nero was the one responsible for her father's death. However, Nero blamed the death of Mr. McCaffrey on the Beast and convinced Meg that the Beast was a side of Nero he could not control.

Demeter
While they have never met, the goddess of the harvest has acknowledged Meg for her fighting abilities.

Nero
Meg is terrified of the God-Emperor and obeys him solely out of fear. However, she eventually escapes from him and joins up with Apollo.

Apollo
When she first met the fallen god, he was under her step-father's orders to become his master for his duration as a mortal. She eventually grew to care for him as a friend.

Leo Valdez
Meg first met Leo in ''The Dark Prophecy. ''Throughout the book, Meg travels alongside Leo, Calypso, and Apollo to fullfill the prophecy of the Grove of Dodona.

Piper McLean
Meg first met Piper in The Burning Maze. When Piper learned of Meg losing her father and her first home, she hugged Meg and, to Apollo's surprise, Meg thanked her.

Trivia

 * Much like Luke Castellan, Meg is revealed to be a double agent of the series' main antagonist (Kronos and Nero respectively) near the end of the first book in one of the Camp Half-Blood series (The Lightning Thief and The Hidden Oracle respectively). However, it should be noted that unlike Luke, Meg was shown to be quite apologetic and hesitant when it came to her true allegiance.
 * Meg is the second demigod known to wear glasses, the first being Jason Grace.
 * She had a brief crush on Percy Jackson, but lost interest when he said he had a girlfriend.
 * Meg is the first demigod child of Demeter to be a main character in a series.
 * Meg is the first known demigod to befriend a karpos (Peaches).
 * Ironically, even being a daughter of Demeter, she is allergic to oaks.