Cast of Characters- The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

Last Tuesday, I started and finished The House of Hades by Rick Riordan. This is the fourth book in the Heroes of Olympus series, a sequel series to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. The summary is as follows: At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy’s instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If they can fight their way through the Gaea’s forces, and Percy and Annabeth can survive the House of Hades, then the Seven will be able to seal the Doors both sides and prevent the giants from raising Gaea. But, Leo wonders, if the Doors are sealed, how will Percy and Annabeth be able to escape?

They have no choice. If the demigods don’t succeed, Gaea’s armies will never die. They have no time. In about a month, the Romans will march on Camp Half-Blood. The stakes are higher than ever in this adventure that dives into the depths of Tartarus.


Percy Jackson

Percy is a son of Poseidon. He was the subject of the first great prophecy in the war with the Titans. Percy has discovered his fatal flaw, loyalty. Percy has proved time and time again that he will do anything for his mom, his friends, his camp and the world. In The Lightning Thief, Percy goes to the Underworld to rescue his mom and save the world. In The Sea of Monsters, Percy journeys to save his friend Grover and Camp Half-blood. In The Titan's Curse, Percy sets out to save Annabeth and the goddess Artemis. The Battle of the Labyrinth shows Percy saving his camp from Kronos' forces. In The Last Olympian, Percy saves the world once again. Percy has showed that he is a caring person and is willing to sacrifice for the benefit of others.


Annabeth Chase

Annabeth Chase is a daughter of Athena. She is very intelligent, but she is also very stubborn and does not like to believe that she is wrong. For example, when Percy challenges her plans in The Battle of the Labyrinth, she freaks out. This ties into her fatal flaw of hubris, the idea that she can do something better than anyone else. She is also not afraid to break rules. Also in The Battle of the Labyrinth, she challenges the idea of only having three demigods on a quest. She takes four people instead of three. She is a very dynamic character throughout the first series. At the beginning of the first book she hates Percy. Towards the end of the first book they are friends, almost like how Ron and Hermione became friends after fighting the troll. They are together at the the last book in the first series, also very similar to Ron and Hermione.



Jason Grace

 Jason Grace is a son of Jupiter and the younger brother of demigod Thalia Grace, leader of the Hunters of Artemis. Jason disappeared as a gift to Hera when he was very young. He went to Camp Jupiter/ New Rome. He became a praetor (leader). He defeated the Titan Krios during the Titan War. Jason is similar to Percy in that he is always the first to put his neck on the line. However, Jason has Annabeth's aspects as a good leader. His decisions are strong and he is a natural leader. However, Jason likes to bend the rules. In The House of Hades, Jason says that he had tried to change the rules of the Twelfth Legion, and that the rules were a little too much for him. In this book Jason becomes more Greek and makes the conscious decision to stay at Camp Half-blood which he thinks of as home.

Piper McLean

 Piper McLean is a daughter of Aphrodite. You might think this would make her a complete girly girl but it doesn't. In fact, she hates that kind of people. Piper is a lot like her older half- sister Selena Beauregard. They are both the kind of person who would do anything for the people that they love. However, Piper sticks to the side of the demigods and of Jason even above saving her father. This is similar to Percy's choice to not hand over the lightning bolt to Hades, even to save his mother, which was his motivation for going on his first quest. Piper is very protective of Jason and can be a bit hostile towards Reyna sometimes. Piper doesn't want to be the spoiled rich girl, and just wants to be able to spend time with her movie star dad and with her friends.

Leo Valdez

Leo Valdez is a son of Hephaestus. Leo is a jokester and has a hard time taking things seriously. He is always really hyper. Jason once described his appearance as "a Latino Santa's elf" Leo is very mischievous and is good with his hands like all children of Hephaestus. Leo likes to flirt with girls completely out of his league. He frequently annoys and makes fun of Frank Zhang. Unlike most children of Hephaestus, Leo can control fire, a very deadly power. Leo has a very strange connection with Hazel Levesque, she was in love with his great-grandfather. Frank knows this and Leo puts strain on Frank and Hazel's relationship. Leo comes up with some crazy plans, but they usually work out in the end like with Echo and Narcissus. Leo is very all over the place.

Frank Zhang

Frank Zhang is a son of Mars. He is not a warmonger however, he is more like a big fluffy panda bear. Frank often needs help getting out of difficult situations and is most often helped out by his girlfriend Hazel Levesque. Frank is also descended from Poseidon and can shape shift into different animals. Since Frank is so powerful, his life force is tied to a piece of wood that almost perished in a fire when he was young. Throughout The House of Hades Frank makes an astonishing transformation into a warrior when he receives a blessing from his father Mars. He becomes much more fit. In the battle against Pasiphae to unchain the Doors of Death, Jason gives up his position as praetor to Frank.

Hazel Levesque

Hazel Levesque is a daughter of Pluto. She has been reborn and died before the World War II took place. Hazel likes horses, unlike most children of the Underworld would. Hazel is cursed. She draws precious minerals to her, but they bring the people who possess them bad luck. Hazel loves her half-brother Nico di Angelo very much. She is often placed in awkward situations with Leo and Frank such as with Narcissus and Echo, and the Archimedes spheres under Rome. Hazel looks up to Jason as a leader. She is also very unsure about Frank's transformation into a super-warrior. She likes the shy old Frank better than the new confident one.