Artemis—goddess of the wilderness, the hunt, wild animals, childbirth, and young girls

Athena—goddess of wisdom, crafts, and war strategy; defender of cities

Hermes—god of flocks and herds, thieves, merchants, travelers, and language; guide of the dead and messenger of the Olympians

STATUS UNKNOWN AT THE START OF THE AGON

Apollo—god of prophecy, song, poetry, archery, healing, and light, as well as plagues and diseases

CURRENT NEW GODS

Heartkeeper, possessing the power of Aphrodite

The Reveler, possessing the power of Dionysus

Tidebringer, possessing the power of Poseidon

Wrath, possessing the power of Ares

HOUSE OF PERSEUS, FOUNDER OF MYCENAE AND SLAYER OF MEDUSA

Rhea Perseous—mortal woman who became Tidebringer, the new Poseidon; distant relation to Lore

Demos Perseous—Lore’s father and the archon of the Perseides; murdered at the end of the last Agon

Helena Perseous—Lore’s mother; born into the House of Odysseus; murdered at the end of the last Agon

Melora Perseous—also known as Lore; the last mortal member of the Perseides

Olympia Perseous—Lore’s sister; murdered at the end of the last Agon

Damara Perseous—Lore’s sister; murdered at the end of the last Agon

HOUSE OF ACHILLES, HERO OF THE TROJAN WAR

Philip Achilleos—the archon of the Achillides; distant relation to Castor and Evander

Acantha Achilleos—former lioness; wife of Philip

Healer Kallias—Castor’s former healing instructor

Cleon Achilleos—Castor’s father; deceased

Phaedra Achilleos—Castor’s mother; killed during an earlier Agon

Castor Achilleos—Lore’s closest childhood friend and former training partner

Evander Achilleos—Castor’s distant cousin; messenger of the Achillides

Orestes Achilleos—member of Lore and Castor’s training class

HOUSE OF KADMOS, FOUNDER OF THEBES AND SLAYER OF THE SERPENT

Aristos Kadmou—former archon of the Kadmides who became Wrath, the new Ares

Belen Kadmou—son of Aristos; born out of wedlock

HOUSE OF ODYSSEUS, THE CUNNING KING OF ITHAKA

Iolas Odysseos—Iro’s father and former archon of the Odysseides who became Heartkeeper, the new Aphrodite; after ascending, his position as archon was inherited by a distant male relation

Dorcas Odysseos—Iro’s mother who mysteriously vanished; a close friend of Lore’s mother during her life

Iro Odysseos—Lore’s friend and former training partner

HOUSE OF HERAKLES, HERO OF THE TWELVE LABORS

Iason Herakliou—murdered the rest of his bloodline when he became the Reveler, the new Dionysus

OTHER HOUSES

The House of Bellerophon, slayer of the Chimera and rider of Pegasus (extinct bloodline)

The House of Jason, leader of the Argonauts who recovered the Golden Fleece (extinct bloodline)

The House of Meleager, prince of Calydon and slayer of the Calydonian boar (extinct bloodline)

The House of Theseus, king of Athens and slayer of the Minotaur