Storm Spirit

The Ventus (plural Venti)-(anemoi thuellai in Ancient Greek) are storm spirits. They are the fierce storm winds that Aeolus kept locked away in the hollows of his island.

Ventus, however, is the Latin term. In Greek Mythology Venti are called anemoi thuellai, and fall in the class of daimones, while in the book they're simply described as monsters. According to myth, they were created when Typhon was defeated by Poseidon. Ventus is the Latin/Roman word for air, which fits, because they are demon wind creatures. Leo Valdez prefers just to call them storm spirits, since he thinks 'venti' makes them sound like evil expresso drinks.

Appearance & Properties
They are dark, shadowy angels with pale skin, lightning for eyes and black feathered wings blazing with lightning, wind and rain. Because they are born from Typhon they have Ichor in their veins and cannot be permanently killed due to their immortal heritage. They come in diferent forms based on Dylan and demonic stallions like Tempest, depending on how chaotic they are.

The Lost Hero
Dylan is a Ventus. During Jason's encounter with the monster, Dylan proceeds to call forth two more of the demonic storm gods. All three Venti then proceed to attack the young demigods and the satyr, Coach Hedge, in the name of a mysterious Mistress. Two of them are killed by Jason, however Dylan escapes.

Later Piper, Leo, Jason go to Medea's mall they find out Medea had some storm spirits and Coach Hedge, and she helped kill Leo's mom. In order to see Aeolus and convince him to help them, Jason, Leo and Piper try to capture the venti to present to him.

They are later attacked by more in the shapes of demonic stallions, and Jason tames one of the stallions and also finds out it's name is Tempest. Somehow, it managed to survive when Hera (Roman equivalent: Juno) showed her true form towards the end of The Lost Hero. It scattered off, but it is unknown where it went.

Powers & Abilities
In addition to their inherent immortality, they posses the following abilities:


 * They have control over the wind.
 * They can move as quick as the wind.
 * They can create twisters out of nothing.
 * They can fly.
 * They can produce lightning with ease.
 * They can channel electricity out of their fingertips.
 * They can become tangible and intangible at will, unless caught by surprise.
 * They come with AC outlets. (You can 'plug' an electric appliance into them and it will work thanks to their electricity.)

Appearance
Venti can appear as smokey men with wings of an Angel, or horses, depending on how chaotic they are. They can take on human forms, as Dylan did.

Trivia

 * Since venti can appear as demonic stallions, it's possible that children of Poseidon can talk to them, although they may not treat them with respect as other horses do.