Grover Underwood - Olympians

Olympians

• Zeus/Jupiter — The King of the Gods, Lord of the Sky and God of Lightning. Zeus is brother to Poseidon and Hades, uncle to Percy, Nico, and Bianca, father of Thalia, and son of Kronos. Jupiter is brother to Pluto and Neptune, father to Jason, and uncle to Hazel. His symbol of power is his Master Bolt. He is prominent in The Lightning Thief, but has only small roles in the rest of Percy Jackson & the Olympians. In The Lost Hero, under the influence of Khione, Zeus forbids contact between gods and mortals and closes down Olympus, although he indirectly aids the demigods several times on their quest, such as answering his son's prayer for aid against Enceladus.

• Hera/Juno — The Queen of the Gods and Goddess of Marriage. Hera plays a small role in The Titan's Curse, but helps Percy and the others on their quest in The Battle of the Labyrinth. Cabin 2 at Camp Half-Blood is dedicated to her, but is perpetually empty; as the goddess of marriage, she has not given birth to any demigods. She frequently meddles in the affairs of demigods, however. As Juno in The Lost Hero, she is kidnapped by Gaea, and she contacts Jason Grace to rescue her. Previously, as Juno, she had sneaked out of Olympus and exchanged Percy and Jason to try to unite the Roman and Greek demigods, going against the wishes of Zeus in doing so. Compared to Hera, Juno is more rebellious; she states that Hera would not have disobeyed Zeus as she did.

• Aphrodite/Venus — The Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Lust. Aphrodite first appears briefly in The Titan's Curse. When Percy meets her, her appearance shifts constantly, matching every girl he has ever had a crush on (including Annabeth). Aphrodite is also the last child of Ouranos. Most of Aphrodite's demigod offspring are female, such as Silena Beurguard and Piper McLean. The latter's tomboyish habits vex Aphrodite, who twice changes Piper's appearance to make her look more beautiful. In The Mark of Athena, Aphrodite and Venus are revealed to be almost identical in personality and portfolio (the only difference is that Venus is more interested in high society functions), so the goddess is not rocked by an identity crisis like the rest of the Olympians.

• Apollo — The God of the Sun, Light, Poetry, Healing, Truth, Plague, Prophecy, Music, the Arts, the Oracle and more. It is said that Zeus gave Apollo more powers than an other God because he is responsible. Apollo drives a flying red Maserati Spyder convertible that glows brightly like the sun. He appears to be about 18 or 19 years old, with sandy colored hair, sky blue eyes, and dazzling white teeth. Apollo seems flirtatious, playful and optimistic, but he can also be one of the most dangerous Gods when he wants to be. He also has the most children out of any other male God. Apollo wears Ray-Ban sunglasses and sports an iPod. Percy notes that he looks similar to Luke, but less evil and without a scar. Apollo is also described by Thalia Grace as being 'hot'. Like most other Gods, Apollo is arrogant and has a big ego,and he is described as a very annoying brother by his sister Artemis. Apollo helps Percy and his friends by flying them to Camp Half-Blood in The Titan's Curse. Apollo also mentioned that Helios and Selene faded away when the Romans didn't build their temples. In The Last Olympian, he heals Annabeth's broken arm after she was thrown into her mother's throne. At the end of the war between the Titans and the gods, he certifies Rachel Dare as the new Oracle. His Greek and Roman forms have the same name as he claims that 'perfection can't be improved'.

• Ares/Mars — The God of War and Bloodlust. Percy first encounters Ares in The Lightning Thief, in which he drives a large black Harley-Davidson motorcycle with flame decals and a leather seat made from human skin. He wears red wraparound sunglasses that cover his flaming eyes, a bulletproof vest, combat boots, black leather biker clothes, and a black leather duster. He is the father of Clarisse, whom he blesses in battle in The Last Olympian. He appears as Mars in The Son of Neptune after a war game in Camp Jupiter, announcing the capture of Thanatos. He then claims Frank as his son, commissioning him to lead a quest to Alaska to free Thanatos. Mars is much more forward-thinking and strategic than Ares.

• Artemis/Diana — The Goddess of the Moon, Wild Animals, and the Hunt. Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo. Cabin 8 at Camp Half-Blood is dedicated to her, though as she is a virgin goddess without demigod children, it is unoccupied, except for the rare visits when her Hunters visit. Artemis appears to be about 12 years old, with auburn hair and silvery-yellow eyes, the color of the full moon. Artemis leads the Hunters of Artemis, a group of girls who pledge to give up love in exchange for immortality and agelessness. In The Titan's Curse, she is captured by Atlas, who forces her to hold up the sky for him. She is rescued by Percy, who holds the sky for her while she fights Atlas. Together, Artemis and Percy trick Atlas into taking back the sky. Thalia then joins her Hunters, preventing Thalia from fulfilling the Oracle's prophecy. Satyrs are also reported to be attracted to Artemis because she is "so into nature."

• Athena/Minerva — The Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategy. Athena first appears in The Titan's Curse, where she dislikes Percy and his relationship with her daughter. Athena is as beautiful, but serious and foreboding. Like most of her demigod children, she has grey eyes. She has been alternately described as having black and blonde hair. She does not actually give birth to her children; rather, they are conceived and born in her mind, just as she herself sprung from the mind of Zeus; a child of Athena is a literal brain child. Athena considers Percy dangerous, given his potential of fulfilling the prophecy that could destroy Olympus. Percy considers her the most dangerous Olympian because of her calculating intelligence, which ensures her plans rarely fail. Her Roman form, Minerva, is much less imposing, being simply a virgin goddess of wisdom, and since the Romans take virginity quite seriously, Minerva has no children. The massive differences between Athena and Minerva render the goddess functionally insane during conflicts between the Greek and Roman demigods. Athena has a personal vendetta against Rome and Roman demigods ever since the Romans stole the Athena Parthenos statue from Athens during their original invasion of Greece, and over the centuries has sent many of her children on suicide missions to retrieve it.

• Demeter/Ceres — The Goddess of the Harvest and Agriculture. Demeter made few appearances in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. She and her daughter Persephone appear in The Last Olympian, where they participate in the battle against the Titans. Bacchus implies that the war between the Greek and Roman demigods has trapped her in her Roman form.

• Dionysus/Bacchus — The God of Wine and Madness. Dionysus is Percy's cousin and the father of Castor and Pollux. He is the director of Camp Half-Blood, a position given to him as a punishment by his father Zeus for chasing an off-limits nymph. At camp, he is known as "Mr. D." Dinoysus hates his job and has a low opinion of demigods because of Theseus's abandonment of Ariadne (whom Dionysus made into his wife) and how Jason abandoned Medea. Although he enjoys playing with the camp satyrs. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, he goes in search of minor gods to recruit against the Titans. Although he claims Percy "always manages to annoy him," he has saved the lives of Percy and his friends on several occasions. When war breaks out between the Greek and Roman demigods, Dionysus goes through an identity crisis, but is able to focus enough to force himself to remain in his Bacchus form.

• Hades/Pluto — God of the Underworld, Riches, and Death. Not technically an Olympian, Hades is the older brother of Poseidon and Zeus, father of Nico, Bianca, and Hazel, uncle to Percy, Jason, and Thalia, and son of Kronos and Rhea. He is the husband of his niece Persephone. Hades is portrayed as cunning and resentful of the Olympians proper, though not specifically hostile to them. In The Last Olympian, he traps Percy, planning to hold him in an underworld prison so Nico can fulfill the great prophecy. Nico, however, helps convince Hades to join in defense of Olympus against Kronos and the Titans. After his army of the dead helps Olympus win, the Olympians reward him, his demigod children, and the minor gods with full recognition at Camp Half-Blood.

• Hephaestus/Vulcan — The God's Blacksmith and the God of Fire. Father of Charles Beckendorf and Leo, Hephaestus acts as a major ally of Percy in The Battle of the Labyrinth In The Lost Hero, he defies Zeus by speaking to Leo, to whom he delivers the head of Festus to be used as the figurehead for the Argo II, a war vessel for the gods to use against Gaea's forces.

• Hermes/Mercury — The God of Travelers, Communication, and Thieves, and the Messenger of the Gods. In the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, Hermes helps Percy, hoping that he will be able to redeem Luke. After Luke's death in The Last Olympian, he becomes angry at Annabeth for not saving him when she had the chance.

• Hestia/Vesta — The Goddess of Hearth and Home. Hestia makes few appearances, but exemplifies quiet power when she becomes involved in the affairs of demigods and Olympians. Originally an Olympian, she sacrificed her place on Olympus to Dionysus in order to prevent a civil war. She is the title character of The Last Olympian, wherein she aids Percy in his fight against Kronos.

• Poseidon/Neptune — The God of the Sea, Earthquakes, Storms, and Hurricanes. Poseidon is a son of Kronos, brother of Hades and Zeus, father of Percy, and uncle of Thalia, Jason, Nico, Bianca, and Hazel. In The Lightning Thief, he is suspected of having stolen Zeus's master bolt, but Percy recovers the bolt, sparing his father punishment. Poseidon fights Oceanus in the underwater front of the Titan war. He remains there in The Last Olympian while the other Olympians fight Typhon, until Percy convinces him that his power is necessary to defeat Typhon.