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Germani

Germani (singular Germanus), is a Latin name for warrior people who settled down in the Rhine valley. Many of them were friendly to the Romans. Quite a few Roman emperors, including Nero and Commodus used to keep Germani as bodyguards or elite troops. 

The Trials of Apollo[]

The Hidden Oracle[]

Two Germani named Vince and Gary (whose names were really Vincius and Garius, Romanized versions of their unpronounceable Batavi names) arrived at the Grove of Dodona after coming out of the Myrmeke's Lair right before Nero. When Apollo realized that the Germani were from ancient times, Nero said that souls always escaped from Erebos, it was easy for an god-emperor like him to call back people who worshiped him. That's how he became a god and to prove their loyalty, Vince was told to fall on his spear by Nero but the latter changed his mind at the last second. He says that they are sensitive about insults to the Imperial person, he soon orders them to take Meg McCaffrey home. But Apollo got mad and attacked Vince, hitting him with his spear, and throwing him through the tree canopy. Gary charged but Apollo broke his spear and punched him causing him to collapse, Nero threw him in the Ants' lair. 

The Dark Prophecy[]

At his apartment terrace, Nero sent a Germanus named Vortigen to go with Meg while she searches for Apollo. Commodus uses Germanus during his naming ceremony rehearsal and for the Attack on the Waystation.

The Burning Maze[]

Germani were responsible for the mortal death of the emperor Caligula. So, after being reborn as a god, he replaced them with Automatons and then human mercenaries, Strixes and Pandai.

The Tyrant's Tomb[]

Germanus fight in the Battle of San Francisco Bay and a Germanus named Gregorix appears as the army's deputy commander. Most of them flee after Apollo and Frank Zhang kill Caligula and Commodus, Commodus right in front of them and the Julia Drusilla Yachts are destroyed.

The Tower of Nero[]

Nero has teams of Germani and most likely human mercenaries guarding every station and port in New York City. After Nero's death, the Germani became mortal again and surrendered, having lost the will to fight with the loss of their leader and are left figuring out how to lead mortal lives once more. Their injuries are treated by kids from Apollo's Cabin while Apollo himself notes that they will have to find a new purpose for their remaining years and he guesses that none of them loved the idea of staying loyal to the cause of a dead emperor.

Appearance[]

Germani are seven feet tall on average, with a muscular build of three hundred pounds stuffed into horsehide armor. They have blond hair that glinted like silver floss and long beards with glittering jeweled rings. They also wear snake-shaped tattoos on their necks. The men tend to carry an oval shield and a spear, but they looked like they could crack open cannonballs with their bare hands.

Personality[]

Germani are a warlike and barbarian people who enjoy hunting and injuring. They don't speak much but they are great at killing, maiming, and making a hole in crowds. Apollo says that they were always crazy like Nero, but they were loyal to the Julian dynasty.

Known Germani[]

Trivia[]

  • They are most likely a reference to the old Germanic people. Some of them were allies of the Romans, while others were enemies. These people were the ancestors of the German, Dutch, English, Scandinavian and other people. Interestingly, old Germanic mythology is quite similar to Norse mythology.
  • People let them win at Chess.
  • Albatrix seems to be a Gaulish name.
  • Alaric seems to be a Gothic name.
The Trials of Apollo
Core Series: The Hidden Oracle | The Dark Prophecy | The Burning Maze | The Tyrant's Tomb | The Tower of Nero
Main Characters: Apollo/Lester Papadopolous | Meg McCaffrey | Percy Jackson | Peaches | Leo Valdez | Calypso | Grover Underwood | Piper McLean | Jason Grace | Reyna Ramírez-Arellano | Frank Zhang | Hazel Levesque | Lavinia Asimov | Nico di Angelo | Will Solace | Rachel Elizabeth Dare
Secondary Characters: Chiron | Austin Lake | Kayla Knowles | Hemithea | Josephine | Georgina | Lityerses | Trophonius | Gleeson Hedge | Mellie | Chuck Hedge | Medea | Herophile | Crest | Don | Tyson | Ella | Tarquin | Luguselwa | Claudia | Janice | Blaise
Minor Characters: Sally Jackson | Thalia Grace | Mrs. O'Leary | Festus | Cade | Mikey | Harley | Connor Stoll | Miranda Gardiner | Cecil Markowitz | Ellis Wakefield | Sherman Yang | Damien White | Malcolm Pace | Paolo Montes | Valentina Diaz | Germani | Agamethus | Olujime | Phillip McCaffrey | Hunter Kowalski | Sssssarah | Prickly Pear | Aloe Vera | Joshua | Naevius Sutorius Macro | Incitatus | Tristan McLean | Bombilo | Aurum | Argentum | Julia | Jacob | Dakota | Poison Oak | Screech-Bling | Annabeth Chase | Elon | Mamurius Veturius | Mimi
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Minor Gods: Nero | Commodus | Caligula | Iris | Britomartis | Styx | Terminus | Lupa | Terpsichore | Harpocrates | Cardea
Titans: Rhea | Leto | Mnemosyne | Helios
Monsters and Magical Creatures: Python | Nosoi | Karpos | Palikos | Myrmekes | Colossus Neronis | Blemmyae | Gryphon | Carthaginian Serpent | Scythian Dracaena | Cynocephali | Centaur | Cyclops | Yale | Satyr/Faun | Strix | Dryad | Dragon | Pandai | Eurynomos | Skeleton Warriors | Vrykolakai | Khromandae | Amphisbaena | Troglodyte | Tauri Sylvestres
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