The mortal characters of The Camp Half-Blood Series (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus and The Trials of Apollo) and companions like The Demigod Files and The Demigod Diaries. For the full list of characters, click here.

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Sally Jackson-Blofis

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Played by: Catherine Keener (films), Virginia Kull (TV series)

Percy's mother, who can see through the Mist. A staple in his life, she's selfless, funny, and hardworking, and Percy's first and best mentor.

Action Mom: As of The Last Olympian, she pumps a monster about to attack Percy full of celestial bronze buckshot (in Chapter 18, which is aptly named "My Parents Go Commando").
Percy: Mom! When did you learn to fire a shotgun?
Sally: About two seconds ago.
Adaptational Nice Girl: Downplayed. In the books, she is a very nice woman by heart and soul, yet murders Gabe by petrifying him with Medusa's head (though given what kind of man Gabe is, it's hard to fault her). In the first film, she merely divorces him and Gabe is instead petrified because he ignored the warning not to open the fridge, which was storing Medusa's head.
Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: At the start of The Titan's Curse, she tells stories about how cute Percy was as a baby, especially naked in the bathtub, in front of his crush and the daughter of Zeus.
Badass Normal: Though she lacks divine origins, she's a Mama Bear par excellence who will attack anyone who tries to hurt her son.
Beware the Nice Ones: A trait she shares with her son. Uses a shotgun to fend off a monster in The Last Olympian. This stretches back as far as The Lightning Thief, where it's heavily implied that she used Medusa's head to turn Gabe to stone once his unwitting protection for Percy was no longer applicable.
Damsel in Distress: In the first book, where she is kidnapped by the Minotaur and taken to the Underworld.
Demoted to Extra: While she is never made to be important to begin with, she always makes at least an appearance in every book of the first series. In the second series, however, she is completely absent, aside from a few mentions in The Son of Neptune and The Mark of Athena. She finally makes a direct appearance in The Hidden Oracle.
Fatal Flaw: Her love for Percy often clouds her judgement. She initially didn't want him to go to Camp Half-Blood out of fear that she might never see him again and thus, tried to keep him close to her as much as possible. As pointed out by Dionysus, this is how demigods usually get killed, as proven when they're attacked by the Minotaur. In the end, she ultimately accepts that Percy can't keep listening to her all the time and must make his own choices.
Foil: To Beryl Grace. Both were the mortal woman Zeus and Poseidon broke their oaths with, but Sally was shown to be a lot more stable and loving than Beryl. This is most notable in what they name their sons: Sally named Percy after a hero who had a happy ending, while Beryl named her son after Hera's favorite hero so she wouldn't kill them.
Good Parents: She genuinely cares about her son's well-being, and shows it a lot.
Happily Married: To Paul, after getting rid of Gabe.
I See Them, Too: Can see through the Mist, even better than Percy (who's a demigod). However, she admitted that her ability gradually decayed from aging and cannot "see" as well as she could in her youth.
Inconsistent Coloring: Her eyes are described as being blue, but they change color in the light.
The Maiden Name Debate: She kept her name when she married Gabe Ugliano. Can you blame her? After marrying Paul, she goes by Sally Jackson-Blofis and uses his surname for their daughter, Estelle.
Mama Bear: She might be just a mortal woman, but she never lets this get in the way of her and Percy. She married Gabe Ugliano specifically because he smelled so strongly that it camouflaged Percy from monsters who would have otherwise smelled him. And once she no longer needed him, she had him turned to stone for years of abuse before selling his statue for a pretty penny.
Most Writers Are Writers: She was an aspiring novelist before her uncle died, and later goes back to college to study writing again.
Nephewism: Sally was raised by her negligent uncle after her parents died. After he was diagnosed with cancer, she dropped out of high school to care for him until his sickness took its toll, leaving her with to fend for herself.
"Not So Different" Remark: Percy notes that she has a rebellious streak in her, too, mellowed by years and circumstance.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: When his nice, gentle-spoken mother raises her voice at him, that's when it truly sinks into Percy that real monsters are out to kill him.
Parents as People: Her marriage problems are given extensive focus.
Parental Abandonment: Her parents died in a plane crash when she was young.
Race Lift: White in the books, films, and TV series. In the musical, her role is originated by Carrie Compere, who's Black.
Shotguns Are Just Better: Uses a shotgun to send a monster flying in the fifth book.
Struggling Single Mother: To say the least, she's had a real tough run. From living in a relatively poor family, losing her parents at a young age, having to dropout of high school to care for her dying uncle, having to raise her demigod child by herself, and marrying a disgusting lowlife to protect said child from monsters. Percy can barely comprehend how his mother endured through it all with a positive outlook.
Percy: [My mom] worked odd jobs, took night classes to get her high school diploma, and raised me on her own. She never complained or got mad. Not even once. But I know I wasn't an easy kid.
- Overtime, she earns the happy life she deserves after she finally graduates college and launches into her writing career, remarries a Nice Guy and has another child with him, and her demigod child is now able to protect himself and go off to college with his friends.
Til Murder Do Us Part: Once she doesn't need Gabe's stench to protect Percy anymore, she disposes of him using Medusa's severed head. Since he was a complete prick to both her and Percy, it's hard to fault her for it.
Too Good for This Sinful Earth: Subverted. Along with Grover and Annabeth, Sally is one of the only people in Percy's life he actively cares for and is very close to. She gets attacked and seemingly killed by the Minotaur, until it's revealed that she's still alive. She was abducted by Hades to act as a bargaining chip to get his Helm of Darkness back. Once Percy returns the Helm as he promised, the Lord of the Dead returns Sally to the living world.
Trademark Favorite Food: Not the type, but rather the color; she likes to dye her food blue (such as blue muffins), because that's her favorite color (and because she wanted to stick it to Gabe, who insisted there was no such thing as blue food). A trait she passed to her son.
True Sight: She's one of the handful of mortals with an innate ability to see through the Mist, allowing her to see monsters and gods as they really are (which is one of the things that caught Poseidon's interest). This is why she knows the significance of Percy's existence and protects him from monsters by marrying Smelly Gabe in order to hide her son's demigod scent.

Gabriel "Gabe" Ugliano

Played by: Joe Pantoliano (films), Timm Sharp (TV series)

Percy's abusive stepfather at the beginning of the series, nicknamed "Smelly Gabe". He isn't the nicest of guys.

Abusive Parents: He's a downright crappy stepfather to Percy.
Adaptational Attractiveness: In the books, he's described as a Gonk and a Fat Bastard. In the movie, he looks no uglier than a typical middle-aged man. He's still bald, though.
Adaptation Personality Change: The movie removes any indication that he's a Domestic Abuser beyond a slap on Sally's bottom. However, he does attempt to physically abuse Percy, even though from what we've seen in the books, it was implied he was only verbally abusive towards him.
Asshole Victim: Turning someone into stone from cold blood would have ordinarily been a rather morally ambiguous act, but by the point it happens, he has proven himself such an asshole that you will at worst not care, but at best cheer.
Cheating with the Milkman: Implied to be cheating on Sally as Sugar, his apparent grief counselor, is seen patting Gabe's hand and arm during an interview.
Dies Differently in Adaptation: Downplayed because in all versions, he dies by getting petrified by Medusa's head. In the book, Sally intentionally kills him, while in the movie, Sally and Percy put Medusa's head in the fridge, and Gabe brings about his own demise by breaking the lock (predictably ignoring Percy's warning note) and opening it, exposing himself to Medusa's gaze.^{note (spoilers)}
Domestic Abuse: Implied to be one towards Sally.
Embarrassing Last Name: Gabe Ugliano? Rebellious streak aside, there's absolutely no way Sally would accept a surname like that.
Establishing Character Moment: When Percy introduces the reader to his "obnoxious" stepfather, he first describes the state of their apartment, littered with chips and beer cans. Gabe, who's "too busy" playing poker with his buddies, barely acknowledges his stepson's arrival:
Gabe: So, you're home.
Percy: Where's my mom?
Gabe: Working. You got any cash?
Percy (narration): That was it. No "Welcome back!" "Good to see ya" "How has your life been the last six months?"
Evil Smells Bad: Percy calls him "Smelly Gabe" for a reason. Due to lack of bathing, hygiene, and constant smoking habits, he reeks like "moldy garlic pizza wrapped in gym shorts". In fact, Sally only married him because his odor can mask the scent of a powerful demigod like Percy, preventing monsters from finding him.
Fat Bastard: Very fat, and very mean.
Greed: He always demands money from Percy for his gambling, which he calls their "guy secret". When the Jackson family goes missing for a month, Gabe relishes in their life insurance, only for Sally to turn up alive and he's forced to return her money (to his dismay) and he demands she return to work.
Hate Sink: Compared to the main villains of the series, like Luke, and excluding Kronos, Gabe has absolutely zero redeeming qualities and Percy describes him as, by far, the loosest definition of a human being. However, the karma gods (even if there are any in Greek mythology besides Nemesis) have seen to it that he ends up as a statue thanks to Medusa's head.
Jerkass: Especially to Percy.
Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: During a Barbara Walters interview, Gabe tries to appear sad over Sally's "loss" while accusing his stepson of taking everything from him. Percy could tell right away that he was not mourning over Sally at all; merely using her disappearance as an opportunity for his own gain.
Lack of Empathy: Shows absolutely no grief when Sally and Percy are declared missing; merely using the Jacksons as an opportunity to enact his petty vendetta on Percy for ruining his Camero. When he discovers that Sally is alive, Gabe is not happy since he had to return the money he got off her life insurance.
Laser-Guided Karma: After 12 years of being an abusive stepdad to Percy and an indifferent husband to Sally, he ends up reaping what he sow when Sally uses Medusa's head on him.
Lazy Bum: Despite apparently "managing" an electronics shop, all he does is play poker and abuse the Jackson family 24/7. He also has an apartment littered with beer cans just to prove how irresponsible he is.
Meaningful Name: His last name, Ugliano, should have plenty of hints as to his ugly personality.
Taken for Granite: Gets turned to stone by Medusa's head. Sally later sells his corpse for quite a lot of money.
Wicked Stepfather: He treats Sally like a servant in her own home, has no love and affection towards Percy and is, in general, an all around asswipe.
Would Hit a Girl: It's implied that Gabe was close to physically hitting Sally in front of her son, and judging by how she immediately flinched when he raised his hand, he's done this quite a lot (to Percy's disbelief).
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Sally of all people delivers this right to him by turning him to stone with Medusa's head, now that she no longer needs his stench to protect her son.

Paul Blofis

Sally's boyfriend and eventually second husband, Paul is Percy's English teacher and his new stepfather. He finds this arrangement slightly awkward.

Action Dad: In the fifth book, where he picks up a sword and promptly kills a dracaena with it. After which he says a memorable quote:
"I hope that was a monster I just killed. I was a Shakespearian actor in college! Picked up a little swordplay!"
Badass Normal: Is a normal human who can't see the monsters attacking his stepson. This does not stop him picking up a sword and killing them anyway.
Brick Joke: Percy first mistook his last name to be "blowfish", but decides to drop it on his mother's insistence. When Poseidon briefly meets Paul, he mistakes his name to be "blowfish" and comments that its a shame because he likes blowfish.
Genre Savvy: When wanting to propose to Sally, he asks permission from Percy if he's good enough for her, implying he knows about his father troubles from Sally. He also knows Percy is a smart kid underneath his ADHD and dyslexia and is quite special.
Good Counterpart: To Smelly Gabe of all people. Gabe was an irresponsible Lazy Bum who constantly made Sally and Percy's lives miserable, and never even bothered to help support their needs, only taking advantage of the Jacksons for his own gain. Paul, on the other hand, is a hardworking Nice Guy who genuinely loved Sally while helping her get through college, and wanted to become a good parental figure for Percy, even help him enroll at the school he teaches in.
Good Stepfather: To Percy Jackson, in contrast to Smelly Gabe.
Happily Married: Marries Sally sometime between Battle of the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian. They even conceive a daughter together named Estelle, named after Sally's late mother.
Malicious Misnaming: Percy is initially averse to the idea of his mom marrying another man, so he refers to him as "Paul Blowfish" out of annoyance, but once he gets to know Paul, he lets it go.
Nice Guy: One of his most notable differences from Smelly Gabe is that he's incredibly kindhearted, loving, and accepting.
Punny Name: Percy initially calls him "Paul Blowfish" behind his back, but stops doing it after he gets to know him better. Then Poseidon (mistakenly) thinks his name was "Blowfish" and is ashamed when Paul himself corrects him.
Put on the Bus: Is only mentioned a few times in The Heroes of Olympus. In The Trials of Apollo, Paul is mentioned by Sally in the first book until he makes his full reappearance by the last book.
Second Love: To Sally, after Poseidon. Gabe doesn't count since Sally only married him to protect Percy.

Estelle Blofis

Paul and Sally's newborn daughter and Percy's maternal half-sister.

Ancestral Name: She's named after her late grandmother, Estelle Jackson.
Big Brother Worship: Implied to have taken a liking to her older half-brother, Percy. At just three months old, Estelle laughs every time Percy's name is mentioned.
Cuteness Proximity: Is described by Lester/Apollo that "If [Estelle] stayed as curious as she is, she could conquer the world".
Practically Different Generations: Is born when her brother Percy is in his late teens.
Strong Family Resemblance: Is mentioned to have wisps of silver and black hair like Paul's, but has sea-green eyes like Percy's (which is surprising since she's not a child of Poseidon, but it could also just be a hereditary thing from Sally).

Frederick and Mrs. Chase

Annabeth's estranged father and stepmother, the former of whom is fascinated by historical warfare.

Absent-Minded Professor: Frederick tends to lose his train of thought.
Action Dad: In The Titan's Curse when Percy and friends are fleeing Mount Othrys, Frederick Chase flies by in a Sopwith Camel and strafes a line of monsters with bullet casings made of celestial bronze.
Badass Normal: In The Titan's Curse, Frederick pulled a Big Damn Heroes moment when he flies a Sopwith Camel into battle, shooting monsters with celestial bronze bullets.
Character Development: Mrs. Chase is described as a Wicked Stepmother who doesn't want her biological children living with a "freak", but when she first appears, she seems to be a perfectly normal, kind-hearted woman. In The Mark of Athena, we actually see her previous negative behavior towards Annabeth.
Papa Wolf: Frederick turns out to be like this, even after all the crap he put his daughter through. During his Big Damn Heroes moment:
"Get away from my daughter!"
Parents as People: Frederick cares a lot for his children, but he can be absent-minded at times. Meanwhile, Mrs. Chase tries to be civil to Annabeth, but the latter keeps pushing her away.
Wicked Stepmother: Annabeth indicates that Mrs. Chase is this and memories of her as seen in The Mark of Athena finally demonstrate it. Possibly downplayed by the present in ''The Titan's Curse", as Percy finds her to be not as bad as Annabeth made her out to be.
True Sight: Frederick can see through the Mist, given how he talks about a pegasi's wing span, and even created bullets out of celestial bronze.

Beryl Grace

Jason and Thalia's mother, a beautiful Hollywood starlet.

'80s Hair: Her description in the previous series includes that she had a "poofy hairdo".
Abusive Parents: Attracting the king of the gods (twice) had a negative effect on her ego, and eventually she turned to alcohol. This led to many arguments with Thalia. She's not above offering her son as a peace offering for an angry goddess, either.
The Alcoholic: She turned to drink later in life, which caused her rift with her daughter.
Foil:
- To Sally. Both were the mortal woman Zeus and Poseidon broke their oaths with, but Sally was shown to be a lot more stable and loving than Beryl, who's more unstable and selfish. This is most notable in what they name their sons: Sally named Percy after a hero who had a happy ending, while Beryl named her son after Hera's favorite hero so she wouldn't kill them.
- Also to Esperanza, Leo's mom. Like Esperanza, she wanted her lover back, but for her son, while Beryl wanted Zeus for herself. Both died, but while Esperanza was killed by Gaea's manipulation, Beryl's death was her own making.
Love Makes You Crazy: Her inability to get over Zeus and her own pride turned her into a mania, a spirit of insanity, who haunts her son in the last book.
Missing Mom: To Thalia and Jason.
No Name Given: The only one of the Seven's mortal parents to not be named. She's finally named by the last book.
Posthumous Character: She's dead by the story proper.
Rock Theme Naming: Beryl is a mineral group that includes emerald, aquamarine, and morganite.
White-Dwarf Starlet: Described in the previous series to be an "eighties starlet with a poofy hairdo".

Maria di Angelo

Nico and Bianca's mother, the daughter of an Italian diplomat.

Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?: "Zeus is un imbecille."
Gratuitous Italian: Her most memorable phrase, as described above.
Little Black Dress: She wore one on the day of her death, complete with a pearl necklace and white gloves. Percy describes her as looking like a 1940s movie star.
The Lost Lenore: Hades took her death very hard, to the point that he cursed the entire succession of the Oracles of Delphi for ensuring her death.
Missing Mom: Died when Nico was 10 and Bianca was 12.
Posthumous Character: Killed by Zeus during World War II. Frankly, even if she had lived, her chances of still living in the present weren't very high to begin with.

May Castellan

Luke's mother, who is described as kind-hearted and multitalented... until she tried to become the Oracle of Delphi despite Hades's curse, and paid the price for it.

Fainting Seer: Tragically became one.
Go Mad from the Revelation: She went nuts after trying to take in the Oracle's spirit and seeing what would happen to her son.
I See Them, Too: Born with the Sight. It ends badly when she tries to become the Oracle.
Mad Oracle: Became one.
Mind Rape: Taking in the Oracle's spirit drove her mad.
Missing Mom: Somewhere in the middle. She's there, but she's not, you know?
My Beloved Smother: At her best. No wonder Luke ran away.
Nothing Is Scarier: When Percy and Nico visit her for information on Luke, May doesn't seem in the right state of mind; she calls them both Luke (and Percy points out that neither of them even resemble Luke at all) and shows them her house full of candles, moldy peanut butter sandwiches, burnt cookies, and stacked dishes. Then, her curse kicks in without warning and she begins freaking out about "her son's fate" in front of her guests. Even Nico was visibly frightened and unnerved.
The Ophelia: She's beautiful, but extremely unstable.
Reports of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated: Percy had never considered the fact whether or not Luke's mortal parent was still alive until Nico brings up May's existence in The Last Olympian.
Walking Spoiler: Almost everything about her in The Last Olympian is a spoiler.

Esperanza Valdez

Leo's deceased mother.

Deceased Parents Are the Best: When Leo's not angsting about killing her with his fire powers, he remembers her fondly.
Doting Parent: As much as she could, when she was alive.
Foil: To Beryl Grace, Jason's mother. As Leo notes, while Esperanza truly loved Hephaestus with all her heart, her only wish was for Leo to meet him. Meanwhile Beryl wanted Zeus/Jupiter for herself and not her kids.
Meaningful Name: Her name means "hope".
Missing Mom: To Leo.
Plucky Girl: Described as such in the backstory. Despite the discrimination and hardships she faced she was always determined, optimistic, and kind, as well as a doting parent to Leo.
Posthumous Character: Deceased by the story proper.
Spicy Latina: Averted. She was described as being very warm and friendly, as well as satisfied with her living conditions as long as she had Leo.
Wrench Wench: Very talented with machines, which, perhaps unsurprisingly, attracted the attention of Hephaestus.

Sammy

Hazel's almost-boyfriend from her time in New Orleans.

The Charmer: Like his doppleganger and descendant Leo, he's a smooth talking wisecracker. He's a bit more successful then Leo is though.
Class Clown: Seemed to be one during Hazel's schooling years.
First Love: For Hazel.
Generation Xerox: His great-grandson Leo looks exactly like him. Magic may have been involved.
No Full Name Given: He's only known as Sammy, nothing more. Until The Mark of Athena, where it turns out his surname is "Valdez", same as Leo's.
The One That Got Away: To Hazel. According to Gaea, had she lived, Hazel would have grown up to marry him.
Only Friend: To Hazel.
Posthumous Character: Died around 15 years before the events of The Heroes of Olympus series.
Satellite Love Interest: Not much is known about him as a character other than being Hazel's First Love and Leo's great-grandfather.
Twofer Token Minority: Mexican-American, so he jokes that the St. Agnes School for Colored Children and Indians should have given him a double scholarship.
What Could Have Been: In-Universe; if Hazel had stayed in New Orleans, she would have grown up to marry Sammy... or at least, that's what Gaea says.

Tristan McLean

Piper's father, who works as a movie star.

Ambiguously Bi: Produced Piper through a fling with Aphrodite, but at the end of The Tower of Nero, his daughter's girlfriend Shel, upon seeing Apollo in god form with a toga (which looks like bedsheets for modern eyes), asks if he's Tristan's boyfriend. Apollo was actually coming to check up on Piper, but the fact remains that Shel thought him being in a relationship with Tristan was probable enough to ask for confirmation.
Embarrassing Statue: Or poster, in this case. The Poster, one of him in some Conan the Barbarian-esque movie, shirtless, oiled up chest, the works. Piper hates it, and her dad seems rather chagrined about it himself.
Fake Nationality: In-universe, he never plays a Native American in any movie he's in, despite being Cherokee. In fact he refuses to, saying they're too close to home.
Go Mad from the Revelation: Aphrodite never told him her true nature because she feared his weak will wouldn't be able to handle it. She's proven right when his time with Enceladus utterly destroys him and reduces him to a traumatized shell of a man.
Hostage Situation: Gaea kidnaps him so that Piper will do what she wants. It doesn't work.
Mind Wipe: Piper gives him a drink that erases his memory of the whole ordeal, even if it helped the two of them grow closer.
Parental Neglect: While he's presented positively, he tends to leave a bad taste in the mouth once one remembers that Piper rarely gets to spend time with him, and that time is usually under a minute.
Parents as People: His difficulties juggling his job and his daughter, as well as his relative weak will compared to other characters, are given extensive focus. However, even after losing everything due to the Triumvirate using their influence to destroy his career, he instantly pulls himself out of self-pity when he sees his daughter sobbing over Jason's corpse.
Parents in Distress: He's held hostage in The Lost Hero to blackmail his daughter.
Plays Great Ethnics: In-Universe; this Cherokee actor has played (at least) Greek, Latino, Israeli, and Syrian characters.
Riches to Rags: The Triumvirate ruins his reputation and finances, driving him into bankruptcy and forcing him and Piper to return to their reservation lands in Oklahoma after all his property was seized.
Window Love: With Piper, after he loses his memory.
Weak-Willed: Somewhat. He can't handle the existence of the Mist, which Aphrodite cites as her reason for staying away.

Emily Zhang

Frank's deceased mother, who was a Canadian soldier.

Action Girl: Apart from being a soldier, she was apparently badass enough to earn Mars' affection.
Animorphism: The Zhang family gift.
Good Parents: Every memory Frank has of her paints her as a deeply loving and encouraging mother, Franks himself makes it very clearly that he loves her and misses dearly and he does not take kindly to people besmirching her name, as seen when Juno calls her "somewhat foolish."
Heroic Sacrifice: She sacrifices herself to safe her fellow soldiers.
Lineage Comes from the Father: Inverted, she got her powers from her mother.
Posthumous Character: She died before the start of the story.

Marie Levesque

Hazel's deceased mother, who worked as a fortune teller in New Orleans.

Abusive Parents: Became this when possessed by Gaea.
Be Careful What You Wish For: She was very poor and couldn't escape poverty. When the spell she cast summoned Pluto, they dated, and after Hazel was born, Pluto promised her anything she wanted. She asked for all the riches under the earth, and Hazel got the power to summon and control jewels and precious metals... but everything she summons is cursed unless she or Pluto touches it. Everything Marie sold brought horrible fates to those who bought them, and she ended up just as poor.
Calling the Old Man Out: Hazel isn't the one who delivers this to her mother, though she'd have every right; the Judges of the Underworld do this. They call out Marie for the fact that Hazel was destined to have a happier life, and Marie stole it from her to become wealthy and powerful. It's only because Hazel intercedes for her mother's soul that Marie isn't tortured for eternity.
Death Equals Redemption: Tragically subverted. Despite repenting of her wrongdoings and reaffirming her love for Hazel in their final moments, she's still condemned to the Fields of Punishment which forces Hazel to give up Elysium to save her from eternal damnation. The judges don't consider a few minutes of regret to make up for all the evil she did.
Demonic Possession: She often gets possessed by Gaea.
Dying as Yourself: Only came back to her normal self before dying with Hazel on the sinking island.
Expy: Of Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, although she lived significantly later. (Though considering the rumors that Laveau somehow became immortal, one has to wonder...)
Fortune Teller: She was a con artist, although Hecate says she had magic of her own.
Gold Digger: The first thing that she asked when Pluto questioned what she wanted for her future child, she asked for her to be able to sprout rich minerals. Somewhat justifiable considering that she was poor (and Black, living in the 1920s South), but it was kind of excessive.
Missing Mom: To Hazel.
My God, What Have I Done?: Just before Alcyoneus is about to rise, she realizes what her selfishness caused and is willing to give up her life to save Hazel. However, Hazel doesn't let this happen and instead dies with her to delay Alcyoneus's rise. Later, Marie is truly remorseful when the Judges of the Underworld reveal that she inadvertently ended Hazel's life prematurely and changed her destiny for the worse.
Posthumous Character: Died alongside Hazel while trying to prevent Alcyoneus' rise. Initially given a pass to the Field of Punishment, Hazel traded her entry for Elysium, so the two were sent together to the Asphodel Fields separately. That was the last time Hazel saw her mother.
Ragin' Cajun: A New Orleans native who became very nasty when she was possessed by Gaea.
Together in Death: Alongside Hazel, she was buried somewhere in an island off the coast of Alaska. Unlike Hazel, though, she died for good.

Julian Ramírez-Arellano

Reyna and Hylla's father, he was an ex-US Army soldier formerly stationed during the Iraq War.

Abusive Parents: Sadly, unlike the other demigod parents, he wasn't always like this. Due to a severe case of PTSD, he constantly thought that he's in a war zone and acted as such, at one time locking up his daughters inside a room for days. Eventually, he thought of them as enemies and outright tried to physically hurt them.
Amazon Chaser: Well, considering that he followed a relationship with a war goddess long enough to have two daughters...
Disappeared Dad: While he's only killed for real shortly before the events of The Sea of Monsters, his daughters realized that he's already a lost cause by the time he returned home from war.
Dramatically Missing the Point: He spiraled into madness completely after Bellona told him that Rome would never fall as someone of his bloodline remained. She meant it as a comforting thought that his family would persevere. Instead, he took it to mean people were going to hunt his daughters down, extinguishing the bloodline and the legacy of Rome with it.
Driven to Suicide: Maybe. Nico is sure he became a mania before his final confrontation with Reyna and Hylla. Only manias are a type of undead. Whether he faded into a mania without dying, died from his unhealthy crazed lifestyle, or killed himself is left to the reader.
Famous Ancestor: Was descended from notable figures in the history of Puerto Rico, the Ramírez-Arellano family being a Spanish noble house. While Bellona had been the protector of the family for centuries, Julian was the first person she openly had relationship with.
Knight Templar Parent: A very dark variation. In his PTSD-ravaged mind, he locked Reyna and Hylla away to "protect" them until he eventually became convinced they were enemies themselves.
Offing the Offspring: Tried this, after he turned into a mania. Reyna put an end to this, for everyone's best interests.
Posthumous Character: Died shortly before the events of The Sea of Monsters.
Shell-Shocked Veteran: So, so very much. It is Played for Drama in how it affects his daughters.
Spear Counterpart: Basically a male counterpart to Beryl Grace, whose backstory was revealed much earlier. They even shared the same fate.
Tragic Villain: Unlike fellow Abusive Parent and mania Beryl Grace, Julian wasn't always a bad person. He was once a loving father to his daughters and Hylla remembers him as a kind man. Unfortunately, his PTSD caused him to become violent and paranoid, lashing out at them and seeing enemies where there were none.

Luguselwa — unmarked spoiler

A Gaul and Meg's legal guardian from her time in Nero's household.

Action Girl: She essentially taught Meg everything she knew, including fighting skills.
An Arm and a Leg: Both hands in her case. Nero, being the sadistic prick he is, ordered an 8-year-old kid to do it.
Brawn Hilda: Described to be very tall, heavy, and muscular, even more so than Gunther the Germanus.
Foil: Draw a sharp contrast to Nero, Meg's other foster parent. She's the tough, caring Jerk with a Heart of Gold Mama Bear to Nero's manipulative, gaslighting, narcissistic Abusive Parent.
Guile Heroine: Her bargain with the Leontocephaline is for her own immortality in exchange for Nero's fasces, in essence trading Nero's immortality for Nero's immortality. The Leontocephaline finds it funny.
Improvised Weapon: She attaches forks to her involuntarily amputated arms and uses them as weapons after being caught by Nero. She eventually upgrades to attaching knives.
Mama Bear: The length she went through to ensure Meg's freedom is nothing short of remarkable, up to and including letting herself fall off a building, losing both her hands and losing her immortality.
Only Known By Her Nickname: Generally referred to as "Lu" in narration, after Meg calls her this.
Walking Spoiler: She plays a huge role in The Tower of Nero.

Shel — unmarked spoiler

A girl from Oklahoma that Piper fell in love with after moving there.

Closet Key: She's Piper's first girlfriend.
Locked Out of the Loop: She doesn't seem to be aware Piper is a demigod or that Greek Mythology is real.
Muggle–Mage Romance: She's a normal girl who's dating a demigod daughter of Aphrodite.
Satellite Love Interest: She only briefly appears at the end of The Tower of Nero as Piper's girlfriend. Justified in that this is Apollo's and not Piper's story to tell, or we would likely know more about her from Piper's narration of what happened after she moved back to Oklahoma.

Other Mortals

Hyacinthus

One of Apollo's great two loves.

The Lost Lenore: One of two for Apollo.
Posthumous Character: He died thousands of years before the start of The Trials of Apollo, but we still learn about him through Apollo's memories.

Jane

Tristan McLean's secretary, and the one who minds Piper when he's busy.

Beleaguered Assistant: Looking after the rebellious kleptomaniac Piper can't be easy.
Prim and Proper Bun: She's described as wearing her hair up in a bun at all times.
Resentful Guardian: To Piper. It becomes even worse that, after she was fired, she was secretly in league with the Triumvirate Holdings and is implied to be involved with bankrupting her former boss.
Weak-Willed: According to Medea, and it's true, seeing how easily Medea was able to order her around.

Koronis

One of Apollo's girlfriends and the mother of Asclepius. When Apollo found out she cheated on him, he had Artemis murder her.

Imperiled in Pregnancy: Apollo had Artemis murder her while she was pregnant. He did save the child, though.

Rachel Elizabeth Dare

For information on Rachel Elizabeth Dare go to here.

Rufus

A classmate of Hazel and Sammy at St. Agnes School for Colored Children and Indians.

The Bully: Hazel's primary human tormentor.
Kids Are Cruel: Called Hazel names and other nasty things, because she's the daughter of a witch (which is not entirely untrue).
Posthumous Character: Considering that Hazel's flashbacks take place in The '40s, he, like Sammy, is probably already long dead.
Scary Black Man: A teenage version, but Hazel definitely saw him as this.

Dr. Howard Claymore

For information on Dr. Claymore go to here.

Mr. Dare

Rachel's father, a very successful businessman.

Parents as People: Doesn't interact with his daughter a lot because of his businesses. Heck, he lets her go for weeks without a fuss. Keep in mind that Rachel is only 14 years old in her first appearance.
Pet the Dog: After his general indifference, he finally lets his daughter to go as she pleases, even for a while, by boarding a helicopter back in time for the Battle of Manhattan.

Nancy Bobofit

Played by: Valerie Tian (first film), Olivea Morton (TV series)

A kleptomaniac girl who attends Yancy Academy.

Adaptational Nice Girl: In the first film, she's not once shown making fun of Grover nor Percy and is not a kleptomaniac like her book counterpart. In a deleted scene of the museum field trip, she understandably calls Grover out when he's caught snapping pictures of the Aphrodite statue.
Adaptation Dye-Job: Valerie Tian kept her black hair for the Fox adaptation of The Lightning Thief, ironically making her one of the few characters in the show to bear a 100% exact resemblance to her book counterpart.
The Bully: She constantly bullies other kids, with Grover and Percy being her favorites.
Evil Redhead: Has red hair and is a menace to Percy and Grover, but she pales in comparison with further antagonistic characters in the series.
For the Evulz: Basically her reasoning for her bulling habits is because… well, let's face it, she's a world-class bitch who just enjoys torturing other kids for her own amusement.
Hate Sink: As she only has a couple appearances in the first two chapters on The Lightning Thief, Nancy has zero redeeming qualities and practically relishes it.
Laser-Guided Karma: Ends up falling victim to Percy's powers when she dumps her lunch all over Grover. Percy unwittingly makes the museum fountain drag Nancy into the water.
Meaningful Name: The part of her name 'Bobo' is probably based on the same word in Portuguese, which means "stupid", to fit her crappy personality.
Small Role, Big Impact: She only appears in the first couple of chapters in The Lightning Thief and is never mentioned again. It is when she dumps her lunch on Grover that causes Percy to unknowingly manifest his powers and out him as a demigod to Alecto, aka Mrs. Dodds. By extension, this set up the chain of events that would lead up to Percy fulfilling the seventy-year-old Great Prophecy.
Sticky Fingers: Is described as a kleptomaniac, meaning she has a nasty habit of stealing from other people for no reason. During lunch on a field trip, Percy notices Nancy stealing items from someone else's purse.
"Take That!" Kiss: When she overhears how Percy will be leaving Yancy Academy, she smirks at him and taunts him by making sarcastic kissing motions at him with her lips.
Teacher's Pet: Of the sadistic variety. Mrs. Dodds sees Nancy as her favorite student and constantly overlooks her wrongdoings whenever she bullies Percy. Justified in that Mrs. Dodds is actually the Fury, Alecto, and suspected Percy of stealing Hades' Helm of Darkness.
Unwitting Pawn: Downplayed, but it's heavily implied that Mrs. Dodds has been using Nancy to anger Percy into manifesting his demigod powers and confirm his godly parentage.

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Main Characters' Families

Played by: Catherine Keener (films), Virginia Kull (TV series)

Played by: Joe Pantoliano (films), Timm Sharp (TV series)

Other Mortals

Played by: Valerie Tian (first film), Olivea Morton (TV series)

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Played by: Catherine Keener (films), Virginia Kull (TV series)

Played by: Joe Pantoliano (films), Timm Sharp (TV series)

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