▁The ▁ 4 0   ft . ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁G ig antes ▁with ▁green ▁drag on - like ▁legs ▁that ▁are ▁described ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁same ▁color ▁as ▁lim a ▁be ans . ▁He ▁oppos es ▁Ze us / J up iter . ▁Aw ak ened ▁in ▁The ▁Lost ▁Hero , ▁P orph yr ion ▁f ights ▁Jason ▁and ▁his ▁friends . ▁H era ▁almost ▁k ills ▁him , ▁but ▁he ▁esc apes . ▁ ▁Th oon ▁– ▁A ▁sh rive led ▁w iz ened ▁G ig antes ▁with ▁white ▁drag on - like ▁legs . ▁He ▁oppos es ▁the ▁F ates . ▁Th oon ▁makes ▁an ▁appearance ▁in ▁The ▁Blood ▁of ▁Olymp us . ▁ ▁Dem ig ods ▁The ▁following ▁dem ig od ▁characters ▁all ▁have ▁one ▁parent ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁Greek ▁or ▁Roman ▁god ▁( or , ▁more ▁rarely , ▁a ▁T itan ), ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁parent ▁is ▁a ▁mort al ▁human . ▁It ▁is ▁common ▁for ▁these ▁" half - blo ods ," ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁known , ▁to ▁grow ▁up ▁una ware ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁entirely ▁human . ▁They ▁are ▁frequently ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁gods ▁and ▁other ▁myth ological ▁be ings ▁as ▁" mort als ," ▁though ▁they ▁are ▁certainly ▁more ▁than ▁human . ▁▁ ▁Al ab aster ▁Tor r ington ▁– ▁Al ab aster ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁story ▁" S on ▁of ▁Magic " ▁in ▁The ▁Dem ig od ▁Di aries . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁H ec ate ▁and ▁half - bro