Zoë Nightshade



Zoë Nightshade is a Huntress of Artemis, and the daughter of Atlas and a sea goddess, Hesperius.

History
Zoë Nightshade is the daughter of Atlas, a very powerful Titan, and a sea goddess, Hesperius.

Once she served in The Garden of the Hesperides, she was sent into exile after helping Hercules trick Atlas. She gave Hercules her hair-clip (a gift from her mother) that extends into Anaklusmos, (Riptide), a powerful sword which Percy Jackson now wields (now disguised as a pen). Eventually, she joined Artemis's Huntresses, and became their lieutenant.

She once ran into Thalia, Luke, and Annabeth when they were wandering around the country, and almost convinced Thalia to join them, but she did not want to leave Luke. This made Zoë very angry. She told Thalia she was being stupid, that she would regret it, and that Luke would let her down.

She then helped Percy Jackson and his crew during their journey in The Titan's Curse.

Zoë is also a great fighter and very beautiful. She has long black hair and light brown skin, and a proud forehead.

Zoë goes on the doomed quest along with Thalia, Bianca, and Grover. Percy follows them secretly, wanting to make sure that Annabeth is found safe and sound, having also promised Nico that he will keep Bianca, his sister safe. Zoë is furious with Percy when she finds out he has been following them, but he warns them that a Nemean lion is on its way.

They all fight against the lion, and Zoë manages to kill it with one of her arrows, but she lets Percy keep the pelt, saying the first joke he had ever heard her say it was thy ice cream sandwich that did it.

They continue their quest, going west to find Artemis. Zoë is very worried about the goddess, and very anxious to find her. They get help from Apollo, but giving them transportation is all he can do.

While in the desert, going through Hephaestus' junkyard, a version of Talos attacks them, and Bianca is killed while subduing the automaton. Zoë feels guilty over Bianca's death, which is understandable, as Zoë picked an amateur Hunter who is only twelve for a suicide mission. Percy tries to comfort Zoë after Bianca's death, and later dreams from Hercules' point of view of his relationship and betrayal of Zoë.

Percy later gives up the Nemean Lion pelt, and tells Zoë that he is nothing like Hercules.

To reach Artemis, they are forced to go through The Garden of Hesperides. There Zoë encounters her sisters, and in trying to get through the garden, Ladon awakes and attacks her. The dragon, after a while, sensed Zoë wasn't really who she "used to be" and almost killed her. When the dragon attempted to kill Zoë, she dodged but was still hit in the side. Poison came from the dragon's claws/teeth, making the main reason for her death.

Not much later, Atlas (the General), her father, threw Zoë when she was defending Percy, and she hit a wall, triggering her death. When she died, Artemis turned her into a star constellation, the Huntress.

She pretends to be not friendly but she ends up having a big heart and risks her life to save Percy. It cost her her life, and with her dying breaths she told Percy '''you were right. You are nothing like Hercules'''.

Finally, in the end, Zoë's legacy remains as her persuasion seemed to come through and Thalia declares that she will join the Huntresses.

In The Battle of the Labyrinth, she does not appear, but her constellation is shining in the night sky, mentioned when Percy is telling Calypso on Ogygia, another daughter of Atlas, that he met a friend who was a daughter of Atlas and fought against him instead of supporting him.

In The Last Olympian, though neither Zoë's spirit nor constellation appears, and she is not mentioned by anyone, her legacy is still evident through Thalia leading the Hunter and she endures still in the eternal memory of Artemis and her Hunters.

Personality
Zoë seems to be a loyal lieutenant to Artemis, never breaking her oath. In The Titan's Curse, Zoë fights with Thalia quite often. This is because (before the books), Thalia had changed her mind about joining Artemis's Huntresses. However, she did in The Titan's Curse. Throughout when Zoë is mentioned and when she talks, Zoë speaks old English. This includes speaking words such as thee and thus. That trait would probably come from being immortal. She does seem irritated when Thalia corrects her language, and says "This language changes too much!"

Abilities

 * Immortal due to being one of Artemis's hunter
 * Expert archer
 * Highly skilled hunter
 * Leadership skills

Weaknesses

 * Can die if beaten in battle or falls in love
 * Has a temper

Physical description
Zoë has long black hair, a silver circlet around her head, coppery colored skin, dark brown eyes, an upturned nose. She gives off the aura of royalty, and makes Percy feel awkward around her by the glares she gives him. She is tall and very graceful.

Debatable Species
There is some confusion about Zoë's race. She is the daughter of a Titan and a sea goddess, and has immortal sisters. If she were a Titan or a sea goddess, she would not be able to be killed by her father, calling this instance a 'mistake' in the series. This is highly debatable and without comment from the author, will remain unclear. A similar case is with the son of Posiedon and Gaia, Antaeus.

Film
Zoë is not yet cast, and presumably will not be until the film version of The Titan's Curse starts production.

Book vs. Myth
In the Titan's Curse, Percy has a dream about Zoë's past. In the dream Zoë claims that her mother is Pleione, but in the myths the mother of the Hesperides is Hesperius.