Clytius

"I devour magic. I destroy the voice and the soul. You cannot oppose me."

- Clytius to Hazel Levesque

Clytius is a giant created by Gaea to absorb and defeat all of Hecate's magic. He is one of the antagonists in The House of Hades.

History
During the first Gigantomachy, Clytius was created to absorb all of Hecate's magical abilities. However, Hercules, Dionysus, and Hecate worked together to defeat him, with Hecate lighting his hair on fire as the finishing blow.

The House of Hades
When Leo Valdez and Hazel Levesque were cut off from their friends in the House of Hades, they battled Clytius and Pasiphaë until Hecate came and with the help of Hazel, killed Clytius.



Appearance
According to Leo Valdez' dream, Clytius wears a robe made of shadows and is twenty feet tall. Clytius' dragon-like legs are the color of ash and his braided hair is described like his shadow robe in Hazel Levesque account of his appearance. Due to his black shadow robe, usually only his bright eyes are visible. His massive humanoid upper body was encased in Stygian Iron armor, and he had a Stygian Iron sword five times the size of Nico's.

Abilities
Clytius, as the bane and opposite of Hecate, has a number of powerful and unique abilities:
 * Prowess in Battle: Clytius has enhanced strength, and during the original Gigantomachy, was brought down by Hercules, Dionysus, and Hecate working together, and was finally defeated. In The House of Hades, he was capable of holding his own against multiple opponents simultaneously, but was finally overwhelmed by most of the Seven battling him together, and killed by Hecate once again.
 * Magical Absorption: As the bane of Hecate, Clytius has the ability to absorb nearly all of her magical attacks, along with Leo's fire, all of which simply passes through his black mist cloak.
 * Giant Immortality: As a Gigantes, Clytius can only be killed by a god and demigod working together, and when he is harmed by anybody else, he only heals at an accelerated rate.

Trivia

 * Clytius is one of the two giants that are currently dead since all of his brothers barring Damasen have returned to the mortal world.