often warlike and often overly aggressive attitude, Hedge is kind and understanding to campers in need. He enjoys extreme sports and martial arts movies. In The Lost Hero, Hedge falls in love with cloud nymph Mellie (assistant to Aeolus) and marries her; by the time of The House of Hades, Mellie is pregnant with a satyr boy. Chuck, the baby, is born at the end of The Blood of Olympus, with Clarisse as his godmother. In The Hidden Oracle, Hedge, Mellie, Chuck, Piper, and Jason are spending the winter in Los Angeles. Introduced in The Trials of Apollo Apollo / Lester Papadopoulos Apollo, in the mortal form of Lester Papadopoulos, serves as the main protagonist of The Trials of Apollo series. In The Heroes of Olympus, Apollo's Roman descendant Octavian promises the god many things for blessing his prophetic skills, which leads to the Olympians' distraction from the true threat of Gaia, and to the resurgence of Python. As a result, the Delphic Oracle ceases to function, effectively halting demigod quests, and Zeus punishes Apollo. Zeus's punishment consists of making Apollo mortal, though he retains most of his personality and some more minor powers. This punishment is revealed in The Trials of Apollo. In his mortal form, Apollo's name is Lester Papadopoulos. Apollo has to adjust to a life of mortality and questing to regain his former powers and lifestyle. Following a meeting with two thugs in Manhattan, Apollo encounters a demigod called Meg McCaffrey, who claims him as her servant until he regains his godhood. Apollo is released by Meg after the revelation of her alliance with his enemy. As Lester, Apollo is a 16-year-old teenager with curly brown hair, blue eyes, acne, and a flabby torso. He is narcissistic, prideful, and arrogant, but does his best to not be a burden on others. His mortal transformation makes him realize how miserable humans are in facing the gods. In particular, he grows to deeply care for Meg and resolves to be with her despite the difficulties involved. After killing Python in The Tower of Nero, Apollo is reinstated as a god, but is changed for the better by his time as a mortal. He is bisexual. Meg McCaffrey Margaret (Meg) McCaffrey is a 12-year-demigod daughter of Demeter and the main character in The Hidden Oracle. Her father was murdered by "the Beast" (Emperor Nero) and she was subsequently adopted