▁pre cious ▁met als ▁and ▁g ems , ▁which ▁both ▁first ▁view ▁as ▁a ▁cur se . ▁Haz el ▁died ▁after ▁G ae a ▁tries ▁to ▁use ▁Haz el ' s ▁power ▁over ▁earth ▁to ▁res ur rect ▁Al cy one us . ▁When ▁Haz el ' s ▁mother ▁changes ▁her ▁mind ▁about ▁helping ▁G ae a , ▁Haz el ▁bur ies ▁herself ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁under ▁the ▁earth , ▁delay ing ▁Al cy one us ' s ▁reb irth ▁and ▁killing ▁them ▁both . ▁While ▁Haz el ' s ▁spirit ▁is ▁being ▁jud ged , ▁she ▁gives ▁up ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁E ly si um ▁to ▁save ▁her ▁mother ▁from ▁pun ishment , ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁both ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Field s ▁of ▁As ph odel ▁instead . ▁At ▁some ▁point ▁before ▁The ▁Lost ▁Hero , ▁N ico ▁finds ▁Haz el ▁in ▁the ▁Under world ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁visit ▁Bian ca ▁di ▁Ang elo , ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁she ▁has ▁tried ▁for ▁reb irth . ▁He ▁helps ▁her ▁escape ▁to ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁the ▁living ▁and ▁arr anges ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁join ▁Camp ▁Jup iter . ▁Haz el ▁and ▁N ico ▁are ▁protect ive ▁of ▁each ▁other , ▁much ▁as ▁true ▁half - s ib lings . ▁ ▁Haz el ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁African ▁American , ▁having ▁c ocoa - color ed ▁skin , ▁cur ly ▁c inn am on - b rown ▁hair , ▁and ▁golden ▁eyes . ▁Her ▁leg ion ▁t atto o ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁looking ▁like