Amelia Earhart



Amelia Earhart (b. July 24, 1897 - disappeared 1937) is a famous demigod. Her Olympian parent is Zeus. One of the first female aviators, she was the first (mortal) woman to fly solo (by herself) over the Atlantic Ocean. While attempting to fly over the Pacific, she and her plane vanished without a trace. The mystery of her disappearance has puzzled historians ever since.

Crash and sink theory
Many researchers believe that Amelia's plane crashed and landed in the sea.

Spies for FDR
A World War II movie called Flight for Freedom started a rumor that Amelia Earhart was spying on the Japanese. By 1943 the US Army Intellegence announced the rumor wasn't true. One of Amelia's friends searched in numerous files in Japan and concluded that the Japanese aren't responsible for her disappearance.

The Sea of Monsters
In The Sea of Monsters, Annabeth mentioned Amelia when talking to Circe. She was among the list of great female heroes.

The Lost Hero
While Jason, Piper, and Leo were in Aeolus' fortress, Aeolus mentioned that he did knock Amelia Earhart out of the sky, and the gods still bugged him about it.

Trivia

 * Earhart strangely did not seem to be overly-affected by the dyslexia that usually plagues demigods, having developed a love of reading in her childhood, and becoming an author as an adult.