Demigods

"You are a half-blood. One of thy parents was mortal. The other was an Olympian."

- Zoe Nightshade on Demigods Demigods, or half-bloods, are a race of beings who are half-mortal, half-god. They possess mortal souls and are vulnerable to old age and death though longer than average human lifespans; however, their godly blood endows them with special abilities that allow them to achieve feats usually not possible by humans.

Note: this page describes types of demigods not included in the Rick Riordan's canonical books, including demigods who only appeared in Rick Riordan Presents books and types who only appeared in fanfiction.

Description
Demigods are the end result of a god and a mortal (mostly with human) having a child together. Because these children are part god, they have above average reflexes, an affinity for the language of whatever ancient civilization once worshiped their godly parent, and may have some level of control or skill over the realm of their godly parent. Most of them also have ADHD to help them concentrate in battle and having a brain hardwired for an ancient language results in dyslexia (though some possess one of these abilities only while others possess none).

hile most demigods are created much like regular humans, children of Athena are born from their mother's thoughts merging with their father's. In this way, Athena remains a virgin goddess and it reflects how she herself was born, sprouting from the head of Zeus. It is unknown if other virgin goddesses or gods in general have a special way to have children like Athena.

Appearance
Demigods are completely indistinguishable from humans. They do not have a divine form, however they do inherit some traits from their god parent's divine form. For example, Percy inherited Poseidon's black hair, sea-green eyes and brooding look, while Annabeth Chase inherited Athena's startling grey eyes. Thalia and Jason Grace inherited Zeus' electric blue eyes and regal features (Thalia in special inherited Zeus' black hair) and Nico and Bianca di Angelo inherited Hades' dark hair, dark eyes, and pale skin. The children of Aphrodite inherit her beauty and appeal. The children of Hermes inherit his elfish facial features and Luke inherited his blue eyes. Children of Ares inherit his sneer and tall, bulky appearance. Children of Hephaestus, such as Leo Valdez, Jake Mason, Harley, Nyssa, and Beckendorf inherit his skills with mechanics, resulting in them normally having large muscles and calloused hands (from working in the forges all day long). They also inherit his ugliness, or in Leo Valdez's case, his curly dark hair. Children of Apollo inherit his healing powers and archery prowess. Some, like Will Solace, inherit his blond hair and blue eyes. Magnus inherited Frey's long blonde hair and Alex Fierro got his/her sly smile from Loki. According to The Crown of Ptolemy, when an Egyptian god looks at a Greek demigod, they see them as a human surrounded by "a powerful ultraviolet aura."

It is unknown whether a demigod's eye and hair color depends on what form their parent took while consorting with their mortal parents. Some demigods with the same divine parent have a different color.

Greek Demigod
Greek demigods, such as Percy Jackson, are a subset of demigods who train at Camp Half-Blood, located in Long Island. They are born when a god conceives a child with a mortal while in their Greek aspect. As such, Greek demigods have an innate predisposition towards ancient Greek, and possess instinctive battle skills that manifests as ADHD.

Children of humans and titans, such as Hecate, are referred to as demigods rather than as demititans.

They are assigned to a cabin dedicated to their divine parent once they are claimed. Most Greek demigods die in their teens because they are prone to being attacked and killed by monsters either before making it safely to Camp Half-Blood or during quests and battles. Very few survive to make it past their twenties.

Egyptian Demigods
The Egyptian gods were never as promiscuous as the Greco-Roman or the Norse gods so Egyptian demigods were never as numerous but at one point exist. Narmer the founder of the first dynasty and first king to unify all of Egypt was a son of Horus. Many other Pharaoh's were also demigods, specifically many were sons of Ra, Horus, Isis, Amun, or Ptah.

After the death of Cleopatra however most of the Egyptian gods were imprisoned or blocked from entering the mortal world by the House of Life, as a result Egyptian demigods stopped existing for over 2 millennia. This came to an end thanks to the Kane Siblings.

The first Egyptian Demigod born in over two millennia would be Rosetta Stone, daughter of Sadie Kane and Walt Stone/Anubis.