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That was so beautiful! What was that song?

–Valentina to Apollo in The Hidden Oracle.

Valentina Diaz is a Greek demigod daughter of Aphrodite.

The Senior Year Adventures[]

Wrath of the Triple Goddess[]

Valentina and other demigods go into Manhattan to attend a Halloween party at The manse. She dresses as Coco Chanel. However when they arrive they find it under attack by ghosts. The daughter of helps fight off the ghosts. Once the ghosts vanish, everyone enjoys the party. She demonstrates the moves she uses to fight the ghosts and actually destroys a light fixture. However Harley quickly repairs it.

The Trials of Apollo[]

The Hidden Oracle[]

Valentina is seen at the music lessons in the amphitheater. She was playing the clarinet "producing sounds like a basset hound whimpering in a thunderstorm." When Apollo plays, she breaks down in tears.

For Harley's three-legged death race, she is partnered with Billie Ng and beforehand was checking her makeup in Billie's silver coat. Billie's nature magic caused twigs to sprout from her.

After Apollo comes back safely from the LabyrinthWill mentions that Valentina has broken her arm, and asks if Apollo would be willing to assist him.

During the battle against the Colossus, she is seen launching ballista missiles.

Camp Half-Blood Confidential[]

Valentina is the one that dates the Orientation Film at the beginning of the book. After seeing the orientation film, she rummages through a chest at the back of the Camp Store, trying the outfits that lay within on. While looking through it, she finds Aphrodite's Girdle, and considers using it on Paolo Montes. She decides against it, however, because she feared that it was cursed.

Abilities[]

Aphrodite

Aphrodite, her mother.

  • Prowess in Battle: Valentina is able to hold her own in battle. During the Battle at the Manse, she used pearl necklaces to fend off attackers.

  • Amokinesis: As a daughter of Aphrodite, Valentina has some control over many degrees of love, lust, beauty, and etc.
  • Beauty: Valentina is able to radiate beauty, regardless of how she may look.
    • She can attract people when she walks by.
    • She may have the ability to change her physical features, like Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty.
  • French fluency: As a daughter of Aphrodite, Valentina is able to speak French fluently due to it being the "language of love".

  • Etymology[]

    • Valentina is the feminine form of Valentine. Her name could likely be a play on Valentine's Day, which is fitting for a daughter of Aphrodite.
    • Diaz is a surname of Spanish origin meaning "son of Diego".

    Trivia[]

    • Valentina is the second daughter of Aphrodite to have a point of view, the first being Piper McLean.
    • Valentina is a year-rounder.
    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
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    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 | Paul Blofis | Screech-Bling | Annabeth Chase | Elon | Mamurius Veturius | Mimi
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    Books: The Chalice of the Gods | Wrath of the Triple Goddess
    Main Characters: Percy Jackson | Annabeth Chase | Grover Underwood
    Secondary Characters: Sally Jackson | Paul Blofis | Eudora | Hecuba | Gale | Nope
    Minor Characters: Naomi | Barbara | Elevator Security Guard | Blanche | Lucius | Margaret | Sparky | Li'l Killer | Mrs. Foray | Dr. Samuels | Dr. Sharma | Peter Stuyvesant | Mrs. O'Leary | Chiron | Connor Stoll | Clovis | Harley | Valentina Diaz | Juniper
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