" ▁( desc endant ▁of ▁a ▁dem ig od ) ▁who ▁dies ▁during ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁He ▁is ▁taken ▁care ▁of ▁by ▁his ▁grand m other ▁after ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁death , ▁and ▁makes ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁Camp ▁Jup iter ▁upon ▁her ▁ins istence . ▁Frank ' s ▁family ▁desc ends ▁from ▁Per ic ly men us , ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁P ose id on , ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁shapes h ift . ▁Per ic ly men us ' s ▁descend ants ▁were ▁sold ▁into ▁sla very ▁in ▁China , ▁and ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Canada ▁many ▁years ▁later . ▁While ▁batt ling ▁Al cy one us ▁( who ▁is ▁inv inci ble ▁within ▁Al aska ), ▁Frank ▁t aps ▁into ▁his ▁ancest ral ▁power ▁and ▁transform s ▁into ▁an ▁ele ph ant . ▁However , ▁his ▁combined ▁power ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Mars ▁and ▁having ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁shapes h ift ▁makes ▁his ▁life ▁very ▁frag ile . ▁The ▁F ates ▁tied ▁his ▁life ▁force ▁to ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁fire wood ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁baby , ▁so ▁if ▁the ▁wood ▁burn s ▁up , ▁he ▁will ▁die ▁( as ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁legend ▁of ▁Me le ager ). ▁The ▁god dess ▁Jun o ▁appears ▁to ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁grand m other ▁while ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁baby ▁to ▁warn ▁them ▁of ▁this ▁fact , ▁as ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁cru cial ▁to ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Gi ants . ▁In ▁all ▁his ▁life , ▁Frank ▁has