Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods characters

Also known as Perseus Jackson

Appears from the start

A seventeen-year-old demigod son of Poseidon and a veteran of many quests, now a high-school senior in New York. Loyal, wry, and battle-tested, he has set his sights on attending New Rome University alongside his girlfriend Annabeth, only to learn that he must earn three letters of recommendation from the gods to be admitted, which means taking on new tasks for Olympus whether he likes it or not.

Appears from the start

A demigod daughter of Athena, Percy's brilliant and strategic girlfriend and his partner on countless adventures. A gifted planner and architect-in-the-making, she is determined to reach New Rome University with Percy and lends her sharp mind to the quest he is drawn into.

Appears from the start

A satyr and Percy's oldest friend, now an important figure among the nature spirits. Loyal and easily rattled but brave when it counts, he joins Percy and Annabeth once again to help track down what has been lost.

Appears from the start

Percy's devoted mother, warm and steady, now a published writer married to Paul Blofis. She has always supported her son through the dangers of his demigod life and continues to offer him a loving home base.

Appears from the start

Percy's stepfather, a kind and patient high-school English teacher who married Sally and has come to accept the strange, dangerous truth of his stepson's world.

Appears from the start

The beautiful cupbearer of the gods, who serves the Olympians at their feasts. Anxious and secretive, he comes to Percy because the gods' sacred chalice has gone missing on his watch, and he needs it recovered quietly before the other gods discover the loss and blame him.

Also known as Geras

First appears in chapter 2

The primordial god of old age, encountered as an obstacle on Percy's search. A deceptively ordinary-seeming figure, he embodies the wearing-down of youth and strength and proves a dangerous adversary for a young hero to face.

First appears in chapter 3

The slippery, ill-tempered Old Man of the Sea, a minor sea god known for holding useful knowledge and for hating to give it up. Percy must corner and pin him to force out the answers he needs, a trial Percy has faced before.