How to Create Your Own Demigod from Percy Jackson ⚡

Everything you need to know to join Camp Half-Blood

Co-authored by Sophie Burkholder, BA Reviewed by Lydia Stevens

Last Updated: September 24, 2025 Fact Checked

Do you want to create your demigod true to the Percy Jackson series? Thinking of getting a cool character for your fanfiction? With this easy guide, you can create a demigod character that’s fully inspired by and true to the Percy Jackson books. Just follow the suggestions below, and you’ll end up with a half-blood character that’s ready to take on any quest. We also spoke to professional writers for pro tips on creating strong fictional characters.

Generating a Percy Jackson Demigod: Quick Tips

Author and developmental editor Lydia Stevens says to ask yourself the basic questions of who, what, where, when, and why to start the process. Then:

Decide on a Greek god or goddess to be their parent.
Come up with basic bio info, traits and flaws, and a backstory.
Choose a special power, ability, or weapon for your character to use.
Pick book characters to be your demigod’s friends or enemies.
Draw a rough sketch to better visualize your character’s look.
If needed, get inspiration from a Percy Jackson character generator.

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Choose a god or goddess to be your demigod’s parent.

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By definition, your demigod must be the child of an important Greek deity. If you already have a favorite Greek god or goddess in mind—great! If not, you’ll want to choose a major or minor Greek deity to be your character’s father or mother. Choose any deity you want—from Zeus or Athena to Eris or Thanatos.^{[1]
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- Here are some major Greek gods and goddesses that you could choose from:^{[3]
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  - Zeus: King of the gods and the god of the sky, thunder, and lightning.
  - Hera: Queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage and women.
  - Poseidon: God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses.
  - Demeter: Goddess of agriculture, harvest, and nature.
  - Athena: Goddess of wisdom, warfare, and crafting.
  - Apollo: God of music, poetry, light, and healing.
  - Artemis: Goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, the moon, and archery.
  - Ares: God of war.
  - Hephaestus: God of fire and metalworking.
  - Aphrodite: Goddess of love, beauty, and desire.
  - Hermes: Messenger of the gods, and the god of trade, thieves, and travelers.
  - Hestia: Goddess of the hearth, home, and nuclear family.
  - Dionysus: God of wine, festivities, and pleasure.
- Note: Don’t worry if a god is a virgin in myth, or if they’re already in a relationship. Maybe Persephone’s children can be born from flowers! In the books, Athena is a virgin goddess, but she links minds with her lovers to create children. The possibilities are endless in the Percy Jackson world!
Meet the wikiHow Experts

Lydia Stevens is an author and developmental editor with 10+ years of experience. She specializes in writing fantasy fiction and paranormal fiction.

Grant Faulkner, MA is a professional writer and co-founder of 100 Word Story, a literary magazine. He has published two books on writing.

Kendall Payne is a writer and director based in Brooklyn, New York. She specializes in directing, writing, and producing comedic short films.

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Establish your character’s biographical information.

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Determine basic details like their name, age, race, and birthplace. If you haven’t already, come up with a first, middle, and last name for your character. Then, decide on other basic information like their mortal parent's identity, their hair and eye color, their gender, and their race or ethnicity. Also note their age, birthplace, height, and any other demographic details you can think of.^{[4]
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- Stevens says, “A description of basic characteristics, physical appearance, mental convictions, and emotional state of being will provide a good character profile.”^{[5]
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- For help coming up with a fitting character name, check out the lists below. If you can connect them to your demigod’s personality or divine parent (e.g., a name that means “beautiful” for a child of Aphrodite), even better!

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Go more in-depth on character traits and backstory.

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Explore more details about your character's background and personality. Develop a basic timeline for what your character has done and experienced from the time of their birth to their arrival at Camp Half-Blood (or Camp Jupiter). Also, note their major traits—including positive qualities and flaws. Stevens says, “[It’s important to] remember character flaws. The idea [...] is not to ascertain that the character is perfect, because the writer needs to craft a believable character that readers can relate to.”^{[6]
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- Stevens suggests asking, “What does the character want? This question correlates with a character’s motivations and answers how they are going to overcome any impending conflict; whether it is conflict with self, conflict with others, or conflict with the world.”^{[7]
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- Stevens says to consider the question, “Where is the character in their personal life compared to where they stand in the world? This question pertains to not only setting, occupation, hobbies, and habits, but it also draws a comparison to their standing in the world and the people, places, factions, careers, peers, family etc.”^{[8]
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- Stevens also recommends asking, “When is the character going to accomplish the goals they are setting out to obtain? This question speaks to the character's ambitions, tenacity, drive, and determination. The character may face obstacles that challenge them when they aspire to achieve these things.”^{[9]
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- Rick Riordan, the author of Percy Jackson, has shared this character profile worksheet that he uses to develop characters:^{[10]
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  - Name:
  - Height:
  - Age in story:
  - Birthplace:
  - Hair color, length, style:
  - Race/nationality:
  - Regional influences:
  - Accent: (voice, style of speech, slang, signature phrases or words)
  - Religion:
  - Marital status:
  - Scars or other notable physical attributes:
  - Handicaps: (emotional, physical, mental)
  - Athletic? Inactive? Overall health?
  - Style of dress:
  - Favorite colors:
  - How does the character feel about his/her appearance?
  - Brothers/sisters:
  - Relationship with parents:
  - Memories about childhood:
  - Educational background: (street smart? Formal? Does he/she read?)
  - Work experience:
  - Occupation:
  - Where does the character live now? Describe home (emotional atmosphere as well as physical)
  - Neat or messy?
  - Sexual preferences/morals/activities:
  - Women friends/men friends:
  - Pets?
  - Enemies? Why?
  - Basic nature:
  - Personality traits (shy, outgoing, domineering, doormat, honest, kind, sense of humor):
  - Strongest trait:
  - Weakest trait:
  - What does the character fear?
  - What is the character proud of?
  - What is the character ashamed of?
  - Outlook on life (optimistic, pessimistic, cynic, idealist)
  - Ambitions:
  - Politics:
  - How does the character see himself/herself?
  - How is the character seen by others?
  - Do you like this person? Why or why not?
  - Will readers like or dislike?
  - Most important thing to know about this character:
  - Present problem:
  - How it will get worse:
  - What is the character's goal in the story?
  - What traits will help/hurt the character in achieving this goal?
  - What makes the character different from similar characters?
  - Why will readers remember this character vividly?
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Grant Faulkner, MA
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Grant Faulkner is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the co-founder of 100 Word Story, a literary magazine. Grant has published two books on writing and has been published in The New York Times and Writer’s Digest. He co-hosts Write-minded, a weekly podcast on writing and publishing, and has a M.A. in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University.

Grant Faulkner, MA
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The most important thing about a character is what’s driving them. What motivates the character, and what’s standing between the character’s desire and them achieving it? Your character isn’t just a compilation of descriptors—they’re a soul moving through the world. What do they want but can’t get? That’s the story.

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Come up with special powers for your demigod.

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Maybe their weapon is cursed, or used to belong to a famous Greek hero (e.g., Hercules). Or, maybe their weapon is just a normal knife, slingshot, or other weapon that isn’t enchanted at all! You could also skip the weapon altogether and just give your character a magical power, like being able to manipulate water (for children of Poseidon) or communicate with certain animals (for children of Artemis or Athena). Just make sure that your demigod’s weapon or ability fits with the plot and fits with their character profile.^{[11]
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Decide which characters they’ll have relationships with.

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An existing character can be your demigod’s rival, friend, or crush. Your character isn’t all alone in their story—they need other demigods to interact with! You could invent multiple characters for your story, but we’d advise to also borrow existing characters from the Percy Jackson universe. Consider who your character would naturally be friends with—or even become romantically involved with. You should also give them an enemy, like Luke, Kronos, or even Gaia.^{[12]
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- Make sure that your character’s rival or antagonist makes sense for their personality and storyline.
- This enemy could also shape your character; maybe they caused a wound or killed someone they loved. This adds dramatic effect and makes your character more interesting and complex.

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Draw a rough sketch of your demigod.

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Sketch out how they look, what they wear, and any particular facial expressions they make. This will allow you to better picture the character for your story.^{[13]
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Consider getting inspiration from an existing character.

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If you’re stuck, a canon book character can give you more ideas. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with taking some ideas from the book series that started at all! For example, maybe a book character has a certain ability, personality traits, or look that you want to emulate—that’s perfectly fine, as long as you’re not making an obvious copy of the entire character. For instance, maybe your character has a clothing item that makes them invisible—just like Annabeth’s Yankees baseball cap.^{[14]
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- Similarly, you can get inspiration from “combining characteristics of your friends” in real life, says writer and filmmaker Kendall Payne. “So, if you have an incredibly peppy friend, but also a quick-to-anger friend, combine those two characteristics to create a really interesting and dynamic character.”^{[15]
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Alternatively, use a character generator for inspiration.

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Experiment with different traits and backstories with a character generator. There are some websites and tools where you can generate certain traits of Percy Jackson characters. While they won’t make your entire character for you, they might give you some ideas about your character’s look, main personality traits, or cabin. If a generator or quiz asks for your details to create a character or storyline out of, put in your demigod’s info instead to get a more accurate result. Here are some cool Percy Jackson story and character generators to try:

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Allow for character development through your stories.

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Once you’ve created your character, they can still grow and change. As you write about your character and include them in stories, allow their traits and storyline to evolve. For example, if your character struggles with their impulsiveness, you might have them encounter challenges that help them to have more self-control and be more careful. With that in mind, however, be sure to also be consistent with your character. While they can grow and evolve in reasonable ways over your course of their adventures, you don’t want them to do things that are super out of character for no obvious reason.^{[16]
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- Lastly, Stevens suggests asking, “Why is the character determined to resolve the conflicts and challenges they face throughout the manuscript? This lends itself to another question that asks, what happens to the character if they don’t accomplish their mission (i.e. the stakes). It is important to answer why the character does what they do because it sheds light on the entirety of the character profile.”^{[17]
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Make sure your character is tied to Roman or Greek beliefs. Don't branch too far out, although your character can have a godly parent who’s a less popular god or goddess.

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Have your character stand out from the others! Whether by personality, powers, or the godly parent. Don't be afraid if they're too quirky; some demigods are meant to be like that.

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