Gardner hibernates. In The Hidden Oracle, Miranda is the third to be kidnapped during Nero's spree in luring Apollo, which greatly disturbs Chiron due to her important status as counselor, though Apollo manages to rescue her. She is dating Sherman. Mitchell – Mitchell is a son of Aphrodite who is a friend of Piper in The Lost Hero. Nyssa Barrera – Nyssa is a daughter of Hephaestus. She meets Leo in The Lost Hero. She is mentioned on several occasions in the beginning and end of The Lost Hero. She also helps plan out Harley's Three-Legged Death Race in The Hidden Oracle. Olujime – Olujime, also known as Jamie, is a demigod under Commodus in The Dark Prophecy. He is a Nigerian student who attends accounting class at Indiana University and joined Commodus to pay for his education. After Apollo frees him, Olujime assists him in the defense of the Waystation. His wrestler-like appearance attracts the attention of Apollo, who to his dismay later finds out that Olujime already has a girlfriend. His status as a demigod is unique in the series, as he does not have connections to the established worlds of Greco-Roman, Egyptian, and Norse; instead, he channels his Yoruba heritage, from which he inherited electrokinesis, and also practices the Yoruba and Hausa martial arts Gidigbo and Dambe. His existence makes Apollo suspect that there may be another pantheon of African gods beyond the Sahara. Paolo Montes – A son of Hebe. He is from Brazil and is only able to speak Portuguese, although he understands English. He is able to rejuvenate himself after particularly serious injuries, an ability which he inherited from his mother. Pollux – A son of Dionysus and the twin brother of Castor (both of whom are named after the Gemini). He survives the war against the Titans, though his brother dies in The Battle of the Labyrinth. Pranjal - A son of Asclepius who works as Camp Jupiter's healer. In The Tyrant's Tomb, he and Meg gather Buster's horn shavings as one of the ingredients for a medicine to heal Apollo's stomach cut. However, he is unable to cure the god's zombie infection and he can only help by keeping it at bay for a while. Sherman Yang – A son of Ares who was left in the care of his cabin as Clarisse, the counselor, is attending university. He marks Meg for