. ▁When ▁Julius ▁K ane ▁released ▁five ▁gods ▁through ▁the ▁Ros etta ▁Stone , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁unexpected ▁host ▁of ▁Ne ph th ys , ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁placed ▁by ▁I sk and ar ▁in ▁an ▁under water ▁prison ▁so ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Life ▁could ▁not ▁eliminate ▁her . ▁A ▁sh ab ti ▁of ▁her ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁place ; ▁it ▁is ▁destroyed ▁during ▁the ▁fight ▁with ▁Set ▁in ▁The ▁Red ▁Py ram id . ▁Carter ▁K ane ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁this ▁sh ab ti ▁and ▁see ks ▁out ▁the ▁real ▁Z ia ▁to ▁free ▁her ▁and ▁release ▁Ne ph th ys ' s ▁spirit . ▁Z ia , ▁who ▁special izes ▁in ▁fire ▁magic , ▁later ▁becomes ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁Ra ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁manage ▁to ▁destroy ▁Ap oph is ▁in ▁The ▁Ser pent ' s ▁Sh adow . ▁Her ▁initial ▁ind ifference ▁to ▁Carter ▁slowly ▁evol ves ▁into ▁rom ance , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁begin ▁d ating ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁when ▁Ra ▁asc ends ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁heav ens . ▁ ▁Am os ▁K ane ▁Am os ▁K ane ▁is ▁Julius ▁K ane ' s ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Carter ▁and ▁Sad ie ' s ▁uncle , ▁and ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁twenty - first ▁N ome ▁( New ▁York ). ▁He ▁takes ▁in ▁Carter ▁and ▁Sad ie ▁after ▁Julius ▁hosts ▁Os ir is ▁and ▁is ▁tra pped ▁by ▁the ▁god ▁Set . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁novel , ▁Am os ▁is ▁possessed ▁by ▁Set ▁and ▁forced