Demigods(Half-Bloods)

Demigods, also known as Half-Bloods, are a hybrid species of human-like beings. All demigods are the offspring of a god and a mortal. All demigods wield powers connected to the domain of their divine parent, and these abilities grow stronger with age. In general, they are a species of sub-gods who willingly assist their god parent and/or the gods themselves. Many have become great heroes, kings, lords, dictators, etc.

Some demigods can be the son of both a male god and a mortal man (such as the case of Theseus, whose mother laid with both Poseidon and King Aegis on her wedding night). It may also be possible for a demigod of two gods if the mother lays with both. It may also be possible for a demigod to be three-quarters god, the child of a god and a demigod (half-blood).

While most Demigods are created much like regular humans, children of Athena are born from their mother's thoughts merging with their father's. The other gods are likely able to do similar things, however no known examples of similar births are known.

They are escorted to Camp Half-Blood where they are placed into one of the twenty Cabins, each honoring a different Olympian.

Most demigods wait forever to be claimed. Children of Athena are claimed at birth, while others have to demonstrate some form of their parents' trait to be noticed, either through cunning, powers, skills like archery, or even beauty. Otherwise, they are placed in Hermes' cabin, and since he is patron to travelers, anyone is welcomed there, including children of minor gods who aren't important enough to have a cabin. After the Second Olympian War, Percy Jackson had made all of the gods to recognize all of their children at the age of thirteen, and that each god and godess (including the minor gods and godessess) gets a cabin at Camp Half-Blood.

Demigods often go on quests given to them by the Oracle of Delphi.

Appearance
Demigods are indistinguishable from humans. Because gods don't have DNA, they don't have any inhuman traits. They do not have a divine form, however they do inherit some traits from their god parent's divine form, for example, Percy inherited Poseidon's black hair and sea-green eyes, Annabeth inherited Athena's gray eyes, Thalia and Jason (from The Lost Hero) inherited Zeus' electric blue eyes, Nico and Bianca inherited Hades' black hair, dark eyes and olive-like skin, children of Aphrodite inherit her beauty and appeal, children of Hermes inherit his elfish facial features. Children of Hephaestus, such as Leo, Jake, Harley, Nyssa and Charles inherit his skills with mechanics, calloused hands (from working in the forges all day long) and sometimes fire power (As in Leo's case).

Traits
The ichor in a demigod's blood stream gives them a distinct scent that all monsters can smell. There are ways to hide or mask the scent, but if a demigod realizes what he/she truly is, their scent will reach its peak. The scent of children of the Big Three is much more potent than those of lesser demigods.

Roman Demigods
Roman Demigods, such as Jason Grace, are a unique subset of demigods who train at the Roman Camp Half-Blood, which is located near San Fransisco. They are born when a god conceives a child with a mortal while in their Roman aspect. They naturally speak and read Latin, as opposed to Ancient Greek like other demigods, and are trained in the style of the Roman legions instead of Greek warfare. Like the Greek demigods, they are unaware of the existence of their counterparts at the Greek Camp Half-Blood in Long Island. This is due to conflict between the two groups back in the American Civil War, after which the gods manipulated the Mist as tightly as possible to stop the two groups from ever meeting each other again, although there have been some close calls. The head of their camp is an immortal she-wolf, Lupa, who originally cared for Romulus and Remus, the demigod founders of Rome. Little is known about her, the Roman Camp Half-Blood, or these demigods at this point.

Abilities
Demigods have ADHD, which hardwires them for battle, and dyslexia, which they have because their brains are hardwired for Ancient Greek. Demigods are the only beings who can (partially) see a god's Divine Form without being destroyed because they are born of a god themselves. Demigods inherit some control over their divine parent's domain, such as Percy's ability to manipulate water or Leo's way with technology and tools. Demigods also have a wide variety of other abilities that they all share, including superhuman strength, speed, senses, agility, healing-factor, durability, endurance, etc.

The Lost Hero mentions that the gods have influence over certain special powers that their children can receive, such as Hepheastus with his children's fire power (such as Leo Valdez), and Aphrodite with Charmspeak (such as Drew and Piper).

Camp Half-Blood Demigods

 * Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon
 * Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena
 * Isaac, son of Hephaestus (from the video game only)
 * Victoria, daughter of Apollo (from the video game only)
 * Luke Castellan, son of Hermes
 * Connor Stoll, son of Hermes
 * Travis Stoll, son of Hermes
 * Bianca di Angelo, daughter of Hades
 * Nico di Angelo, son of Hades
 * Clarisse La Rue, daughter of Ares
 * Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus
 * Charles Beckendorf, son of Hephaestus
 * Silena Beauregard, daughter of Aphrodite
 * Katie Gardner, daughter of Demeter
 * Jake Mason, son of Hephaestus
 * Michael Yew, son of Apollo
 * Will Solace, son of Apollo
 * Austin, son of Apollo
 * Kayla, daughter of Apollo
 * Lee Fletcher, son of Apollo
 * Pollux & Castor, Twin sons of Dionysus
 * Sherman, son of Ares
 * Malcolm, son of Athena
 * Mark, son of Ares
 * Ethan Nakamura, son of Nemesis
 * Chris Rodriguez, son of Hermes
 * Daedelus a.k.a Quintus (instructor, not camper), son of Athena
 * Piper McLean daughter of Aphrodite
 * Leo Valdez son of Hephaestus
 * Jason Grace son of Jupiter
 * Miranda Gardiner daughter of Demeter
 * Nyssa daughter of Hephaestus
 * Shane son of Hephaestus
 * Christopher son of Hephaestus
 * Harley son of Hephaestus
 * Drew daughter of Aphrodite
 * Lacy daughter of Aphrodite
 * Mitchell son of Aphrodite
 * Clovis son of Hypnos
 * Lou Ellen daughter of Hecate
 * Butch son of Iris

Roman Camp Demigods

 * Jason Grace, son of Jupiter (Sent to Greek Camp Half-Blood by Juno)
 * Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon (Sent to Roman Camp Half-Blood by Juno)
 * Jack London, son of Mercury
 * Gwendolyn, daughter of a Roman God[3]
 * Dakota, daughter or son of a Roman God
 * Hazel,
 * Bobby,
 * Reyna

Historic Demigods

 * Frederic Bartholdi, son of Athena (mentioned in The Demigod Files)
 * Hercules, son of Zeus.
 * Perseus, son of Zeus.
 * Aeneas, son of Aphrodite.
 * Helen of Troy, daughter of Zeus.
 * Theseus, son of Poseidon.
 * Adolf Hitler, son of Hades (Implied in The Lightning Thief).
 * Orion, son of Poseidon.
 * Daedalus, son of Athena.
 * Harry Houdini, son of Hermes.
 * Harriet Tubman, daughter of Hermes.(Implied in the Lighning Thief)
 * William Shakespeare, son of Apollo
 * Edward Teach (Blackbeard), son of Ares.
 * Winston Churchill, son of Zeus (implied in The Lightning Thief).
 * Franklin Delano Roosevelt, son of Zeus (Implied in The Lightning Thief).
 * Joseph Stalin, son of Zeus or Poseidon (Implied in The Lightning Thief).
 * William H. Seward, son of Hebe.
 * Eurytion, son of Ares (Immortal).
 * Gus, son of Hermes.
 * Amelia Earhart, daughter of Zeus.(Implied in the Lighning Thief)
 * George Washington, son of Athena (mentioned in The Lightning Thief).
 * The Beatles (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison), sons of Apollo (mentioned in The Last Olympian).
 * Alfred Hitchcock, Olympian Parent Unknown (Mentioned in The Last Olympian).
 * Abraham Lincoln, son of Athena).
 * Thomas Faynor, son of Hephaestus.

Kronos's recruits
Some Demigods have been discovered by Luke or Kronos, and recruited to the Titan Army. Some are even convinced to leave Camp Half-Blood.


 * Ethan Nakamura, son of Nemesis (reformed because Percy convinced him to leave Kronos)
 * Chris Rodriguez (former recruit, reformed), son of Hermes
 * Silena Beauregard, daughter of Aphrodite, (Blackmailed and then forced by Luke into being Kronos's spy)
 * Luke Castellan, son of Hermes (Reformed at the end of his life)

Etymology
Most demigods' last names seem to relate to their Olympian parent:
 * Silena Beauregard, daughter of Aphrodite - Beauregard is French. It literally means "good looking".
 * Lee Fletcher, son of Apollo - A fletcher is someone who makes archery arrows.
 * Micheal Yew, son of Apollo - Yew is a favorable choice of wood to use for longbows.
 * Nico di Angelo, son of Hades - Nico is most likely deprived from the prefix Necro, to mean "dead". Di Angelo means "of angels".
 * Will Solace, son of Apollo - Though Solace really means "to comfort in distress", just as Will comforted and healed Annabeth when she was injured, Solace could also be a play on the word "Solar".
 * Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus - The name of one of the three Graces (and nine Muses) is Thalia. She too, was a daughter of Zeus. The Muse Thalia sired the Corybantes, with Apollo. This Thalia was also attracted to Apollo.
 * Pollux & Castor, twin sons of Dionysus - They share the same names as the twins of the Gemini.
 * Jake Mason, son of Hephaestus - Mason means "one who works with stone".
 * Clarisse La Rue, daughter of Ares - La Rue is french, and means "Street". Which doesn't entirely relate to anything about Ares. However, rue is to regret, as Clarisse inflicts regret to all who face her in battle.
 * Travis and Connor Stoll, sons of Hermes - Their name is a homonym for stole, as Hermes is the god of thieves, which was brought up in the Sea of Monsters.
 * Katie Gardner, daughter of Demeter - Demeter is the goddess of the harvest and her last name refers to one who gardens or works with plants.
 * Miranda Gardiner, daughter of Demeter - Demeter is the goddess of the harvest and her last name refers to one who gardens or works with plants.
 * Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus-Leo means fire as Leo can manipulate fire
 * Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite-Piper was named "Piper" because of her high vocal cords because she has charmspeak