to New York in attempt to stop the two camps from destroying each other. He nearly catches them numerous times, but they either shadow travel away before he has the chance or are saved by allies (such as the Hunters of Artemis and the Amazons). Orion murders countless Hunters and Amazons, including Phoebe, but escapes with his life. With the help of Athena and her mother Bellona, Reyna killed Orion by strangling him with her cloak which Athena had infused with a part of her shield Aegis. Periboia – The female Princess of the Gigantes who is Porphyrion's daughter. She opposes Aphrodite/Venus. Periboia appears in The Blood of Olympus. Polybotes – A 30 ft. Gigantes with Komodo dragon-like legs. He opposes Poseidon/Neptune and can turn water to poison. Polybotes attempts to destroy Camp Jupiter in The Son of Neptune with an army of monsters. He is killed by Percy and Terminus. He expresses a particular desire to capture Percy and make him watch as he kills Poseidon. In The House of Hades, Polybotes returns to the living world through the Doors of Death and later succeeds in convincing the goddess Kymopoleia in joining the giants. However, he was once again defeated by Jason Grace and Kymopoleia herself after Jason convinced her to turn sides. Porphyrion – The 40 ft. King of the Gigantes with green legs that are described to be the same color as lima beans. He opposes Zeus/Jupiter. Awakened in The Lost Hero, Porphyrion fights Jason and his friends. Hera forces him to retreat, but can't kill him as only a god and a demigod together can kill a giant. He is killed by Jason and Zeus in The Blood of Olympus. Thoon – A shriveled wizened Gigantes with white legs. He opposes the Fates. Thoon makes an appearance in The Blood of Olympus. During the final battle, he is beaten to death by the Fates themselves with clubs which Jason notes is a scary sight. Demigods The following demigod characters all have one parent who is a Greek or Roman god (or, more rarely, a Titan), while the other parent is a mortal human. It is common for these "half-bloods", as they are known, to grow up unaware that they are not entirely human. They are frequently referred to by gods and other mythological beings as "mortals". Alabaster Torrington – Alabaster appears in the short story "Son