Jason Grace
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Jason Grace is a fictional character
and the protagonist
in Rick Riordan
's The Heroes of Olympus
book series, the sequel to the Percy Jackson & the Olympians
series. He first appears in The Lost Hero
, the first novel of the series, as a 15 or 16-year-old boy suffering from amnesia
. He meets Piper McLean
, who claims to be his girlfriend, and Leo Valdez
, who claims to be his best friend, on a school bus ride to the Grand Canyon
. Jason and his two friends learn that they are demigods - half-human, half-god - after getting attacked by a group of storm spirits called venti
. They are escorted to Camp Half-Blood, a sanctuary for Greek demigods. After conducting lightning through his weapon, he realizes that he is the son of Jupiter
, the Roman
form of Zeus
, king of the gods. Jason's appearance is similar to Jason of the Argonauts
as he appeared with one shoe.
, was greatly insulted when she heard about Jason's birth, and she was furious with Zeus. Being children of Zeus/Jupiter, they would attract even more monsters than most other demigods. To placate her anger, Zeus gave Hera Jason's life as a gift, naming him after the Greek tragic hero Jason
, who was Hera's favorite mortal. This made Hera the patron of Jason. When Jason was two, his mother gave him to Hera as a peace offering. He was brought to the wolf Lupa
, the trainer of Roman demigods, and Chiron
's counterpart. The Roman demigods must prove themselves before Lupa or be eaten. At the Roman version of Camp Half-Blood, he was trained in discipline and conquest. He bears a tattoo that he vaguely remembers being burned on, picturing 12 straight lines with an eagle and SPQR
, which stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus (The Senate and the Roman People). Jason describes the Roman camp as "more warlike" than Camp Half-Blood. After defeating the Titan
Krios at the Battle of Mount Othrys, (happened at the same time as the Titan war of Olympus) It's also mention by Aelous that Jason defeated the giant sea monster from the trojan war. Jason's memories were wiped away by Hera and he was sent to the Wilderness School to meet Piper and Leo, the Greek demigod children of Aphrodite
and Hephaestus
, respectively.
During the delinquent students' field trip to the Grand Canyon, Jason and his friends are attacked by storm spirits called Venti
(Latin,Greek:anemoi thuellai). Senior camper Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena
, and Butch, son of Iris
, evacuate the trio to Camp Half-Blood, where Jason feels uneasy, as though he does not belong. At the campfire meeting that night, he summons a thunder bolt and remembers that he is the son of Jupiter
. At this time, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, the camp's current Oracle of Delphi, gives Jason a prophecy. Jason embarks on a quest with Piper and Leo to save Hera
from the giant Porphyrion
.
On his quest, Jason encounters Medea
, Cyclopes
, the master of the winds, Aelous, and two Greek giants.
In The Lost Hero, Jason begins to piece together his lost memories. He discovers that he can speak fluent Latin
and uses Roman terms instead of Greek terms. He begins to remember his sister Thalia after seeing a picture of her inside Cabin One, Zeus's cabin, at Camp Half-Blood, and reunites with her during his quest. While he is fighting Porphyrion, he tells the giant that he is a "child of Rome, consul to demigods, praetor of the First Legion" and frightens the giant with his tattoo. At the end of The Lost Hero, he remembers participating in the Second Titan War; he was the commander at the Battle of Mount Othrys, where he defeated Krios and toppled Kronos's throne with many other Roman demigods. He realizes that Hera sent him to Camp Half-Blood, and Percy Jackson to the Roman camp, so that the two camps would become aware of each other and band together to defeat Gaea. Jason also recalls the faces of his friends: Dakota, Gwendolyn, Hazel, Bobby, and Reyna. It was implied that Reyna was his romantic interest before he met Piper McLean. These feelings confuse Jason because he also has feelings for Piper.
He was mentoined by Reyna and Hazel. He was a praetor along with Reyna.
, which is not as common in Roman demigods as in Greek demigods. Because Jason was conceived by a god in Roman form, he speaks Latin
rather than Ancient Greek
and calls the gods and spirits by their Roman names.
As the son of Jupiter, Jason can control lightning and the winds. He can fly by manipulating gusts of air (a gift that his sister Thalia Grace has yet to exhibit, as she is afraid of heights),but he can only hold out at certain heights; and he can withstand lightning strikes by conducting electricity
through his body. Jason can also summon thunder bolts through his weapons, although summoning too much energy can make him pass out. Jason is an experienced fighter, well-trained in close combat. He can wield both sword
and lance
with perfect ease, and he holds his own against larger and stronger opponents.
-like lance, depending upon whether the coin landed heads or tails. One side of the coin had an image of an axe engraved with the words "Ivlivs", which is Latin for "Julius"; the other side had a portrait of Julius Caesar
, an emperor of Rome
. The giant Enceladus
destroyed this coin in battle. After Jason and his friends rescued Hera from Porphyrion
, the goddess gave Jason a gladius
to replace his lost coin.
Character (arts)
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
and the protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
in Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan
Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Jr. is an American author best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and helped to edit Demigods and Monsters, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series...
's The Heroes of Olympus
The Heroes of Olympus
The Heroes of Olympus is a fantasy book series written by Rick Riordan and based on Greek and Roman mythology. It is the sequel series to the Percy Jackson & the Olympians pentalogy....
book series, the sequel to the Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a pentalogy of adventure and fantasy fiction books authored by Rick Riordan. The series consists of five books, as well as spin-off titles such as The Demigod Files and Demigods and Monsters. Set in the United States, the books are predominantly based on Greek...
series. He first appears in The Lost Hero
The Lost Hero
The Lost Hero is a 2010 fantasy-adventure novel written by Rick Riordan and is based on Greek and Roman mythology. It is the first book in the series The Heroes of Olympus, the next series about Camp Half-Blood. It was preceded by the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, which focused solely on...
, the first novel of the series, as a 15 or 16-year-old boy suffering from amnesia
Amnesia
Amnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...
. He meets Piper McLean
Piper McLean
Piper McLean is a fictional character and the deuteragonist in Rick Riordan's The Heroes of Olympus book series, the sequel to the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. She first appears in The Lost Hero, the first novel of the series, as a fifteen year-old undetermined demigod who attends the...
, who claims to be his girlfriend, and Leo Valdez
Leo Valdez
Leo Valdez is a fictional character in Rick Riordan's The Heroes of Olympus series of novels. He first appears as one of the three protagonists in The Lost Hero where he is a fifteen year-old demigod of indeterminate parentage who attends the Wilderness School, a boarding school for "bad...
, who claims to be his best friend, on a school bus ride to the Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park, the 15th national park in the United States...
. Jason and his two friends learn that they are demigods - half-human, half-god - after getting attacked by a group of storm spirits called venti
Venti
Venti is a network storage system that permanently stores data blocks. A 160-bit SHA-1 hash of the data acts as the address of the data...
. They are escorted to Camp Half-Blood, a sanctuary for Greek demigods. After conducting lightning through his weapon, he realizes that he is the son of Jupiter
Jupiter (mythology)
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Jupiter or Jove is the king of the gods, and the god of the sky and thunder. He is the equivalent of Zeus in the Greek pantheon....
, the Roman
Roman mythology
Roman mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to ancient Rome's legendary origins and religious system, as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans...
form of Zeus
Zeus
In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus...
, king of the gods. Jason's appearance is similar to Jason of the Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts are characters from Greek mythology. The title may also refer to:* Jason and the Argonauts , a 1963 film with animation by Ray Harryhausen* Jason and the Argonauts , a two-part TV movie made in 2000...
as he appeared with one shoe.
Background
Jason is the demigod son of Jupiter and Ms. Grace, an infamous television actress. He was born seven years after his sister, Thalia Grace, who was conceived while Jupiter was in his Greek form, Zeus. Zeus's wife, HeraHera
Hera was the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the Olympian pantheon of Greek mythology and religion. Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage. Her counterpart in the religion of ancient Rome was Juno. The cow and the peacock were sacred to her...
, was greatly insulted when she heard about Jason's birth, and she was furious with Zeus. Being children of Zeus/Jupiter, they would attract even more monsters than most other demigods. To placate her anger, Zeus gave Hera Jason's life as a gift, naming him after the Greek tragic hero Jason
Jason
Jason was a late ancient Greek mythological hero from the late 10th Century BC, famous as the leader of the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcus...
, who was Hera's favorite mortal. This made Hera the patron of Jason. When Jason was two, his mother gave him to Hera as a peace offering. He was brought to the wolf Lupa
Lupa
Lupa can refer to:* a female wolf * the wolf in the story of Romulus and Remus, or the Lupa Capitolina , a bronze statue representing the wolf...
, the trainer of Roman demigods, and Chiron
Chiron
In Greek mythology, Chiron was held to be the superlative centaur among his brethren.-History:Like the satyrs, centaurs were notorious for being wild and lusty, overly indulgent drinkers and carousers, given to violence when intoxicated, and generally uncultured delinquents...
's counterpart. The Roman demigods must prove themselves before Lupa or be eaten. At the Roman version of Camp Half-Blood, he was trained in discipline and conquest. He bears a tattoo that he vaguely remembers being burned on, picturing 12 straight lines with an eagle and SPQR
SPQR
SPQR is an initialism from a Latin phrase, Senatus Populusque Romanus , referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic, and used as an official emblem of the modern day comune of Rome...
, which stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus (The Senate and the Roman People). Jason describes the Roman camp as "more warlike" than Camp Half-Blood. After defeating the Titan
Titan (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of powerful deities, descendants of Gaia and Uranus, that ruled during the legendary Golden Age....
Krios at the Battle of Mount Othrys, (happened at the same time as the Titan war of Olympus) It's also mention by Aelous that Jason defeated the giant sea monster from the trojan war. Jason's memories were wiped away by Hera and he was sent to the Wilderness School to meet Piper and Leo, the Greek demigod children of Aphrodite
Aphrodite
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation.Her Roman equivalent is the goddess .Historically, her cult in Greece was imported from, or influenced by, the cult of Astarte in Phoenicia....
and Hephaestus
Hephaestus
Hephaestus was a Greek god whose Roman equivalent was Vulcan. He is the son of Zeus and Hera, the King and Queen of the Gods - or else, according to some accounts, of Hera alone. He was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes...
, respectively.
The Lost Hero
In The Lost Hero, Jason is 15 years old, as hinted by Annabeth. He wakes up on a school bus full of delinquent students, holding hands with Piper, who claims to be his girlfriend, and sitting behind Leo, who claims to be his best friend. Jason has no memory of who they are, how he ended up in the school, or who he is. Jason's supposed gym teacher, Gleeson Hedge, tells Jason that he has never seen him before today, and that he is good at manipulating the Mist to make everyone believe that they know him. This makes Jason much more comfortable knowing he is not crazy. The coach also reveals that Jason, Piper, and Leo are demigods, and that an extraction team is coming to bring Piper and Leo to camp along with an unknown "special package".During the delinquent students' field trip to the Grand Canyon, Jason and his friends are attacked by storm spirits called Venti
Venti
Venti is a network storage system that permanently stores data blocks. A 160-bit SHA-1 hash of the data acts as the address of the data...
(Latin,Greek:anemoi thuellai). Senior camper Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena
Athena
In Greek mythology, Athena, Athenê, or Athene , also referred to as Pallas Athena/Athene , is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, warfare, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, justice, and skill. Minerva, Athena's Roman incarnation, embodies similar attributes. Athena is...
, and Butch, son of Iris
Iris (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Iris is the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. As the sun unites Earth and heaven, Iris links the gods to humanity...
, evacuate the trio to Camp Half-Blood, where Jason feels uneasy, as though he does not belong. At the campfire meeting that night, he summons a thunder bolt and remembers that he is the son of Jupiter
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn,...
. At this time, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, the camp's current Oracle of Delphi, gives Jason a prophecy. Jason embarks on a quest with Piper and Leo to save Hera
Hera
Hera was the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the Olympian pantheon of Greek mythology and religion. Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage. Her counterpart in the religion of ancient Rome was Juno. The cow and the peacock were sacred to her...
from the giant Porphyrion
Porphyrion
In Greek mythology, Porphyrion was a giant, one of the sons of Uranus and Gaia. After the Olympian gods imprisoned the Titans in Tartarus, Porphyrion was one of twenty-four anguipede giants who made war on Olympus....
.
On his quest, Jason encounters Medea
Medea
Medea is a woman in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of the sun god Helios, and later wife to the hero Jason, with whom she had two children, Mermeros and Pheres. In Euripides's play Medea, Jason leaves Medea when Creon, king of...
, Cyclopes
Cyclopes
Cyclopes may refer to:*The genus Cyclopes, of which the Silky Anteater is the only known species*The plural form of Cyclops, a one-eyed monster from Greek mythology...
, the master of the winds, Aelous, and two Greek giants.
In The Lost Hero, Jason begins to piece together his lost memories. He discovers that he can speak fluent Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
and uses Roman terms instead of Greek terms. He begins to remember his sister Thalia after seeing a picture of her inside Cabin One, Zeus's cabin, at Camp Half-Blood, and reunites with her during his quest. While he is fighting Porphyrion, he tells the giant that he is a "child of Rome, consul to demigods, praetor of the First Legion" and frightens the giant with his tattoo. At the end of The Lost Hero, he remembers participating in the Second Titan War; he was the commander at the Battle of Mount Othrys, where he defeated Krios and toppled Kronos's throne with many other Roman demigods. He realizes that Hera sent him to Camp Half-Blood, and Percy Jackson to the Roman camp, so that the two camps would become aware of each other and band together to defeat Gaea. Jason also recalls the faces of his friends: Dakota, Gwendolyn, Hazel, Bobby, and Reyna. It was implied that Reyna was his romantic interest before he met Piper McLean. These feelings confuse Jason because he also has feelings for Piper.
He was mentoined by Reyna and Hazel. He was a praetor along with Reyna.
Appearance
Jason is very handsome, with tidily cropped golden blond hair, bright blue eyes, and a 'cute' scar on the corner of his lip (according to Thalia, he tried to eat a stapler when he was two). He is of average height with athletic build, having muscular tanned arms. He has an intimidating tattoo burned under his forearm: 12 straight lines like a bar code with an eagle (the symbol of Zeus/Jupiter) and the letters "SPQR" over the lines. Jason doesn't remember where he got the marks, but he believes he got them from the Roman camp.Personality
Jason is polite, dedicated, and serious, with a wry sense of humor. He is a natural leader who always protects his friends, even if it means risking his own life. His sense of duty is acute to a fault. Although he harbors feelings for Piper, Jason holds back, afraid that he is already romantically involved with a girl from his past named Reyna.Demigod Abilities
Like most demigods, Jason has ADHD, a condition which helps him fight monsters. It is not clear if he also has dyslexiaDyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...
, which is not as common in Roman demigods as in Greek demigods. Because Jason was conceived by a god in Roman form, he speaks Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
rather than Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
and calls the gods and spirits by their Roman names.
As the son of Jupiter, Jason can control lightning and the winds. He can fly by manipulating gusts of air (a gift that his sister Thalia Grace has yet to exhibit, as she is afraid of heights),but he can only hold out at certain heights; and he can withstand lightning strikes by conducting electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
through his body. Jason can also summon thunder bolts through his weapons, although summoning too much energy can make him pass out. Jason is an experienced fighter, well-trained in close combat. He can wield both sword
Sword
A sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...
and lance
Lance
A Lance is a pole weapon or spear designed to be used by a mounted warrior. The lance is longer, stout and heavier than an infantry spear, and unsuited for throwing, or for rapid thrusting. Lances did not have tips designed to intentionally break off or bend, unlike many throwing weapons of the...
with perfect ease, and he holds his own against larger and stronger opponents.
Possessions
Initially, Jason wielded a coin that could change into a double-edged sword or a javelinJavelin
A Javelin is a light spear intended for throwing. It is commonly known from the modern athletic discipline, the Javelin throw.Javelin may also refer to:-Aviation:* ATG Javelin, an American-Israeli civil jet aircraft, under development...
-like lance, depending upon whether the coin landed heads or tails. One side of the coin had an image of an axe engraved with the words "Ivlivs", which is Latin for "Julius"; the other side had a portrait of Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
, an emperor of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. The giant Enceladus
Enceladus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Enceladus was one of the Gigantes, the enormous children of Gaia fertilized by the blood of castrated Uranus...
destroyed this coin in battle. After Jason and his friends rescued Hera from Porphyrion
Porphyrion
In Greek mythology, Porphyrion was a giant, one of the sons of Uranus and Gaia. After the Olympian gods imprisoned the Titans in Tartarus, Porphyrion was one of twenty-four anguipede giants who made war on Olympus....
, the goddess gave Jason a gladius
Gladius
Gladius was the Latin word for sword, and is used to represent the primary sword of Ancient Roman soldiers. Early ancient Roman swords were similar to those used by the Greeks. From the 3rd century BC, the Romans adopted swords similar to those used by the Celtiberians and others during the early...
to replace his lost coin.