Hermes’ Cabin (#11) is the cabin that houses the children of Hermes and newcomers to Camp Half-Blood who are unclaimed. Formerly, the children of minor gods lived there as well. New arrivals still do stay at the cabin until they are claimed.
Description[]

The inside of the Hermes Cabin in the graphic novel
It is the largest, oldest and most worn-looking of the cabins due to its former use as a home for all unclaimed and homeless demigods. Its dull brown paint is chipped off and there is a caduceus overhanging the door.
Hermes's Cabin is packed at all times. It has at least one bedroom with two twin beds, a wooden nightstand in between the two beds with a Grecian urn on it, a trunk at the end of the bed, Winged Shoes hung on a hook, a wooden desk and a chair, and curtains on the windows for privacy. Posters, pictures, a sword, a map of Camp Half-Blood and a calendar hangs on the wall.
Film[]
In the film adaptation, Hermes' Cabin has tent canvases on the windows for privacy and rooms for each of the occupants; Luke's room has a desk lined with computer monitors, Winged Shoes as a gift from his father Hermes, a map leading to the Underworld, a collapsible shield, a cot, and wooden shelves.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians[]
The Lightning Thief[]
When Percy Jackson first arrives at Camp Half-Blood, he stays in the Hermes cabin with the Hermes kids and all of the other unclaimed demigods. After he's claimed by Poseidon, Percy moves to Cabin Three.
The Last Olympian[]
Following the Battle of Manhattan, the Hermes cabin is stated to be a lot less crowded because most of the unclaimed kids have finally recieved signs from their godly parents.
The Heroes of Olympus[]
The Blood of Olympus[]
Hermes' Cabin had been lining the hills with traps, snares, and other kinds of surprises for the Romans.
The Trials of Apollo[]
The Hidden Oracle[]
After Demeter's Cabin was destroyed in Nero's Skirmish at Camp Half-Blood, the occupants stayed at Hermes's cabin until their cabin was rebuilt.
Known Occupants[]

Luke Castellan, former head counselor.
- Unnamed child of Hermes (counselor, formerly)
- Gus (formerly)
- Luke Castellan (counselor, defected to lead Kronos's army, deceased)
- Connor Stoll (counselor)
- Travis Stoll (former co-counselor, currently attending college)
- Chris Rodriguez
- Cecil Markowitz
- Julia Feingold
- Alice Miyazawa
- Percy Jackson (Moved to Cabin 3 in The Lightning Thief)
- Nico di Angelo (Moved to Cabin 13 in The Last Olympian)
- Ethan Nakamura (son of Nemesis, deceased)
- Holly Victor (Moved to Cabin 17)
- Laurel Victor (Moved to Cabin 17)
- Katie Gardner (temporarily)
- Miranda Gardiner (temporarily)
- Billie Ng (temporarily)
Hermes's Acceptance Policy[]
Being the god of travelers, Hermes's Cabin has an acceptance policy stating that any undetermined camper can stay inside. This means half-bloods whose immortal parent hasn't claimed them or whose immortal parent doesn't have a cabin at camp would stay in the Hermes cabin.
After Percy made the gods swear on the River Styx that they would claim their children at the age of thirteen and make cabins for the minor gods who chose peace after the Second Titan War, only the children of Hermes and the older unclaimed campers live there. All new campers would stay in Hermes's Cabin until they are claimed by their immortal parent.
Abilities[]
As their father is the god of travelers, Children of Hermes are naturally “jacks-of-all-trades”. Their skills include:
- Enhanced Speed: Children of Hermes have a high athletic ability and swiftness.
- Teleportation: Some children of Hermes inherit super speed fast enough to run on air and become a blur.
- Audiokinesis: Children of Hermes are skilled at trickery and very persuasive, acting very good as spies and influencers.
- Enhanced Theft Abilities: Children of Hermes are naturally stealthy and can supernaturally steal things without people noticing, even other demigods.
- Clauditiskinesis: Children of Hermes can magically sense the internal structure and mechanisms of any lock they touch. They are able to make it unlock, even telekinetically. This doesn't work on cursed locks, though.
- Lock Intuition: They can identify curses and traps placed on locks. If they concentrates hard enough, they can deactivate them.
- Clauditiskinesis: Children of Hermes can magically sense the internal structure and mechanisms of any lock they touch. They are able to make it unlock, even telekinetically. This doesn't work on cursed locks, though.
- Alchemy: Children of Hermes are good at making potions.
- Chrimatakinesis: Children of Hermes are presumably quite good with money.
Magic Items[]
- Winged tennis shoes that allow the wearer to fly
- Hermes Cabin's old chariot
Trivia[]
- The Hermes Cabin was the first known cabin to have two head counselors, Travis and Connor. Though in The Lost Hero, Travis goes to the head counselor meeting without Connor.
- Conversely, in The Hidden Oracle, it has been revealed that Travis has gone to college, thus leaving Connor as the sole Head Counselor.