Drakon

Drakons (not to be confused with Dragons) are giant, serpent-like creatures several millennia older than Dragons. They were first mentioned in The Sea of Monsters, and later seen in The Last Olympian.

In The Last Olympian, a Lydian Drakon was sent by Kronos to defeat the demigod forces protecting Mount Olympus. This drakon could only be killed by a child of Ares, but because the Ares cabin had refused to fight, the drakon plowed through the olympian forces and killed many centaurs. It wasn't until Silena Beauregard was killed after charging the drakon in Clarisse's armor that the Ares cabin joined the fight. Clarrisse charged the drakon in a blind rage without any armor and only her spear as a weapon and kills the drakon in the Battle of Mannhattan before she recieved the Blessing of Ares.

Powers

 * Some breath fire, though most don't.
 * Some spit acidic venom.
 * All have extremely hard scales like plate on their skin.
 * Most can paralyze you with their eyes.
 * Extremely hard to kill: the Lydian drakon was able to take a lot of javelins to the mouth.

Sub-species

 * Aethiopian drakon
 * Lydian drakon