Jason Grace

Jason was born on July 1st to the god Jupiter, the Roman aspect of Zeus, and the mortal actress Beryl Grace; his sister, Thalia, was born seven years prior. Because his father had consecutively sired two children with his mother, Juno, the Roman form of Hera, was made Jason's guardian to placate the indignant goddess' anger, as Jupiter went so far as to name his newborn son after his wife's favorite hero, Jason, in the attempt to appease his wife for his infidelity.

As a child, Jason didn't remember much about his mother and Thalia, but he and Thalia were very close and would play hide and seek in his apartment. Beryl would try to tell Jason about his father, and showed him a storm at the beach, saying it was his father. When Jason was two, he tried to eat a stapler, in which he got his scar from. Jason was the only reason Thalia stayed home, because she thought he was cute and didn't trust Beryl to take care of him.

After Jupiter left Beryl and Thalia, Beryl became resentful of him leaving and began to act out again, resulting Thalia increasingly distrusting her ability to look after Jason. She blamed Hera for them leaving and claimed that she was going after them, saying that two demigods from one godly parent was an insult.

Going to the Wolf House One day, when Jason was two, Beryl took him and Thalia on a family vacation. She drove them up to Wine Country, insisting she wanted to show them a park. When they made it there, she showed Jason to a big building in the park and told Thalia to get a picnic basket. Thalia didn't want Jason to be alone with her, but she thought it would only be for a few minutes. While Thalia was gone, Juno demanded Beryl sacrifice Jason to her. Beryl wanted to stay with him, but Jupiter and Juno gave her no choice. When they made it to the Wolf House, she hugged him for one last time in the ruins of the Wolf House, and promised that it was alright, she would come back and see him soon, as her eyes brimmed with tears. But even at such a young age, Jason knew that it wasn't all right. Jason cried in the Wolf House waiting for Thalia and Beryl to return, but they never came. Instead, Lupa and the wolves did. Because of this incident, Jason wanted to follow rules and keep promises so no one would be abandoned like he was by Beryl.

When Thalia found Beryl, she was sobbing at Stone steps of the Wolf House and said that Jason was claimed by Hera and left for dead, and was inconsolable for days. Thalia ran looking for him, but she couldn't find him. Thalia called the police, who questioned Beryl for a long time. Thalia and Beryl subsequently fought for a long time until Thalia ran away, now that Jason was gone. Thalia never learned the truth about her brother and thought he was dead until The Lost Hero, and never told anyone about him, not even Luke and Annabeth.

Jason was trained at the Wolf house by Lupa. She found him and tested him on his first night there, to see if he would be a pup or food. She took him under her wing, training him, protecting him and nurturing him, but he couldn't show weakness around her or else he would be torn to shreds - there cannot be weakness in the Wolf pack. She trained him and taught him things such as that he cannot fight force with force, something that helped him years later when fighting Enceladus. She also told him that death in battle was honorable.

Life at Camp Jupiter Eventually, Lupa took him on a trip south to Camp Jupiter, where she showed him around Camp. Jason was offered a place in the First Cohort but he denied it, and decided to join the Fifth Cohort to restore honor to it after what happened to Michael Varus. But he also joined it to try to alter his destiny as the son of Jupiter.

At Camp Jupiter, everyone expected Jason to lead and treated him like a prince in waiting. To try to alter it, he befriended the least popular kids and went on the least glamorous quests, but there was no use. He followed all the rules, but in reality, he chafed under the rules and traditions there, and felt a little unconventional. He also hated the infighting and the power plays there. He spent twelve years in the legion. Jason's entire career at Camp Jupiter had been built on careful choices. He mediated between demigods, listened to all sides of an argument, and made compromises. He was always the leader and never on a team of equals.

Jason eventually became Centurion of the Fifth Cohort, and while Centurion, his cohort always got the job of cleaning out Basilisk's nests.

While at Camp, he befriended Reyna Ramírez-Arellano, and became very close to her. The two bonded over Diocletian and both shared an interest over him and his life. They made a promise that even though it was forbidden, if they ever crossed the Mare Nostrum, they would go to Dalmatia, where he had lived. Reyna eventually developed feelings for him, and although Jason knew, he never shut them down, even though he never had feelings for her besides kinship. One time, Jason learned Reyna's last name and tried to pronounce it correctly, and Reyna gave him a murderous look, saying that was the name of a little girl from San Juan and she left it in Puerto Rico.

When they were fifteen, they went to Charleston, South Carolina, to salvage Imperial Gold torpedoes from the C.S.S Hunley. Jason and Reyna went to The Battery, and they saw something in the park. They thought it was a Southern belle from the civil war, but every time they tried to approach it, it disappeared. Reyna decided to approach it on her own. When she came back, she seemed shaken up and didn't tell Jason what it said. Reyna never acted the same around him after that.

Jason went on plenty of quests while at Camp Jupiter. He stayed at the palace of Aeolus while waiting to slay the Trojan Sea Monster. He also went on an unknown quest to San Bernardino, to kill ghouls and helped find Bacchus' missing leopard in Sonoma.

Jason remembered Octavian from Camp Jupiter and hated him, knowing how persuasive he was. Jason learned many stories and legends from Camp Jupiter, including the Mark of Athena, and the story of Cupid and Psyche.

Fighting on the Western Front While the Greeks were fighting Kronos and the main Titan army in the Battle of Manhattan, Jason led the Twelfth Legion in an assault on Mount Othrys where he fought through an army of Scythian Dracanae with the Roman demigods and defeated the Titan Krios himself with hand to hand combat. During the battle, he toppled the iron throne of Kronos. His actions, which resulted in the destruction of Mount Othrys and probably contributed to the Titans' eventual defeat, led the members of the legion to raise him to the rank of praetor.

Praetor of Camp Jupiter When Jason was promoted Praetor, he was raised up on his shield as everyone chanted his name, surrounded by Reyna, Gwendolyn, Bobby, and Dakota. Jason was praetor for around two months with Reyna. During that time, Jason and Reyna grew closer together which made Reyna believe that they had a future together.

While praetor, the son of Jupiter fought to change the camp's rules and traditions, even trying to change the name, Twelfth Legion, to First Legion. But it was no use, and Camp was too traditional. But while Praetor, Fifth Cohort's reputation was restored in the eyes of Camp and it became respected again for the first time since the 1980s. Jason welcomed numerous demigods to camp, including Hazel Levesque. Jason and Hazel became friends, though Hazel thought of him as hard to read and more as a legend than a person, and he told her about his battle with Krios. Jason and Reyna also met Nico di Angelo when he introduced himself as a son of Pluto, and welcomed him to camp, letting him be ambassador.

Unfortunately, Jason wasn't praetor for long until he went missing that October. Reyna was the last person he spoke to in private.

The Heroes of Olympus The Diary of Luke Castellan Years before the outbreak of the second war with the Titans, Luke Castellan, and Thalia Grace were on the run. In one of their journeys, they were led by the goat Amaltheia into a house where they were temporarily entrapped. While there, Thalia and Luke encountered its prisoner: Halcyon Green, the demigod son of Apollo, gifted with the power of prophecy. One of the prophecies Hal told them about was the fact that Thalia would be reunited with her family, but that it was not Thalia's mother he was referring to. Although Luke didn't understand the context behind Hal's words, Thalia was shaken by what she heard.

Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford Before the Argo II was fully made, Jason and Piper, who are officially dating, help Leo get Buford back before the Argo II can explode most of the forest. The Lost Hero To see this text, hit the "Expand" link to the right. Jason wakes up on a bus belonging to the Wilderness School holding hands with a girl he doesn't even know. He finds that he has no memory of even going to this school or having a best friend named Leo and a girlfriend named Piper. Gleeson Hedge, his supposed gym teacher and satyr protector (though Jason doesn't know that yet), tells him that he's never seen him before today and that the Mist has been manipulated to make everyone think that they know him. He also reveals that he, Piper, and Leo are demigods and that an extraction team (Annabeth and Butch) was coming to get Piper and Leo to camp along with an unknown "special package", which turns out to be Jason.

When an unnaturally powerful storm arrives, Dylan revealed himself to be a Ventus or venti, a storm spirit, and Jason instinctively took out his gold coin, flipped it, and it became a well-balanced sword made of Imperial Gold though he didn't know how he did it.

While he and Piper fought off Dylan, Hedge (who revealed himself to be a middle-aged satyr) climbed down the canyon wall to retrieve Leo when he was thrown down by a strong gust of wind. Jason also survived a lightning bolt that Dylan attacked him with that could have killed twenty men, blowing off his shoe. This surprises Dylan. Piper was thrown off the sky-walk and Jason jumps after her, discovering that he can manipulate air. After a long battle, Dylan takes Hedge away and leaves Leo, Jason, and Piper on the canyon sky-walk.

Gleeson Hedge, the satyr that rescued Jason Gleeson Hedge, the satyr that rescued Jason

Just then two half-bloods arrive on a chariot pulled by pegasi; a guy named Butch, son of Iris, and Annabeth, daughter of Athena. When Annabeth and Butch notice Jason only has one shoe on (as the other one was blasted into bits by the lightning bolt), Butch tells them that Annabeth had a vision that a boy with one shoe would help her find one of the campers, who has been missing for three days, her boyfriend Percy Jackson.

After they arrive at Camp Half-Blood, Annabeth gives Jason and Piper a tour of the camp while Will Solace takes Leo to his cabin (since he was almost immediately claimed). Jason then meets Chiron (whom he was taken to immediately after Annabeth realized he forgot his memory) who immediately realizes who Jason was by speaking in Latin, to which he responds in Latin. Afterward, they find out Hera was in danger, and Jason must lead a quest in order to save her. Jason reveals his godly parent through the summoning of a lightning bolt, showing that he was a son of Jupiter. He chooses Piper, shortly after she was claimed by Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and Leo, who was claimed by Hephaestus when they got to Camp Half-blood, to go with him on his quest. Jason also receives a prophecy saying that he must beware of the earth, possibly because Gaea, the Earth, was his enemy and that she bears arms to the Doors of Death. This convinces Leo to capture and fix the metallic dragon whom he calls Festus who had gone wild and malfunctioned after his builder Charles Beckendorf died during the Second Titan War.

After they embark upon their quest, they meet King Boreas, who tells them to go to Chicago, the windy city. Although Boreas' daughter Khione wanted to kill the three, Boreas set them free because he thought it was more amusing to watch them fail their quest. Leo's dragon malfunctions in Detroit and there, they fall into an old factory that originally produced weapons. There, three cyclopes appear and they knock Piper and Jason out preparing to cook and eat them. Leo manages to escape without being seen and he defeats the Cyclopes using crane-like machines he manages to quickly build. Leo soon manages to fix the dragon, and he, Piper, and Jason head towards Chicago. There they meet Medea, a mortal who was supposed to have died more than 3000 years ago. Medea tries to get Jason and Leo to fight each other using her Charmspeak but Piper counters with her own charm speak and manages to break them free of the spell. They then defeat Medea and blow up her department store. Later, Jason and his companions meet another mortal who was supposed to have died millennia ago, Midas and his son Lityerses. King Midas, the king who wished for the golden touch, then learned to bring back people from their golden state with running water. Midas quickly turns Piper and Leo into gold statues. Jason then fights Lit and defeats him with his unorthodox style and tricks Midas into touching his son. Jason retaliates by summoning a lightning bolt to destroy Midas and rain to free Piper and Leo.

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They head to Pike's Peak to meet Aeolus, master of the winds. Then Piper reveals that she was, in fact, the traitor because her father had been kidnapped. Jason and Leo resolve to rescue him, even though it jeopardizes the quest. Soon after, Lycaon and his wolves attack. The three fight the wolves but couldn't harm them without silver weapons. Then, the Hunter of Artemis comes in and saves them injuring Lycaon and forcing the wolves away. There, Jason discovers that the leader of the Hunters, Thalia, was his sister. Together they head up the mountain to meet Aeolus. Thalia turns back, and the trio faces Aeolus alone. However, the master of the winds was angry that they aren't there to promote them, but Mellie, an Aura (cloud nymph) blasts them to a cafe near Mount Diablo before he can kill them. He also gave Jason and his companions a lot of information. On the mountain, they find Enceladus, the giant born to kill Athena. Jason faces off against Enceladus and manages to wound him several times. Meanwhile, Piper and Leo fight Earthborn that were summoned by Enceladus. However, because of his strength, Jason cannot kill him as it would take the power of a god and demigod. Jason's weapon breaks, releasing a massive amount of energy but fails to kill Enceladus. Enceladus tries to kill him but he was saved by Piper and Leo who manage to build a machine to knock Enceladus into a pit. Jason calls on Jupiter to save him and his faith rewarded with an incredible lightning bolt, shattering the mountain killing the giant. Hedge takes Piper's father home while the three continue on their journey.

From there, Leo flies Jason and Piper to the Wolf House, where Thalia and the Hunters of Artemis are defending against a pack of lycanthropes and Earthborns. Because his sword was broken, Jason was forced to fight with nothing but a board. He still managed to smack some wolves around with it though. After Khione arrives and freezes all the Hunters, Jason watched as Leo fought her off. After Khione retreated, Porphyrion awakens and Jason decides to hold him off while Leo and Piper try and free Hera. Porphyrion wonders if Jason was Hermes or Ares, but laughs at Jason after learning he was just a demigod. Porphyrion allows Jason to boast, not feeling threatened at all. The two fight with Jason clearly being outmatched by the still weak Porphyrion. Jason even manages to stab him in the ear and blast him with lightning, but it only served to blacken the giants face and the giant then knocks him down. It wasn't until Hera was freed that Porphyrion retreats (most likely because a god and a demigod combined could take him down and he was still in his weak form).

Hera unleashes her true form after warning the demigods to look away. Jason doesn't understand the warning until it's too late and sees Hera's true form, which kills all the monsters still remaining in the area. Jason was put into a near-death state, with Hera and Thalia both believing he was dead. Thalia blames Hera for this and tells her to revive Jason but she stated she can't. Piper says he was breathing, something that Hera doesn't believe to be possible. Piper then uses her charmspeak to awaken Jason, much to the relief and surprise of everyone.

When he, Piper, and Leo arrive back at camp, he was visited by Juno, the Roman counterpart of Hera when he was in his cabin alone and was given a new gladius as a replacement for the one he lost while fighting the giant, Enceladus. After this, a head counselor meeting was called, where he then revealed that he was from a Roman equivalent of Camp Half-Blood, and that was where Percy was most likely at (he remembered this because his memory had started returning). Jason also reveals that if the campers at Camp Jupiter discover that Percy's from Camp-Half Blood, they may not be that nice. It was decided that he, Leo, Piper, and Annabeth will go and find Percy at the Roman Camp and then set sail for Greece by sailing on the Argo II.

Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford Before the Argo II was fully made, Jason and Piper, who are officially dating, help Leo get Buford back before the Argo II can explode most of the forest.

The Son of Neptune Jason was mentioned several times by the campers of Camp Jupiter because they've been wondering where he has gone (just like Camp Half-Blood was wondering where Percy was gone). During Percy's time in Camp Jupiter, he noticed that Reyna had romantic feelings for Jason. Percy has a brief dream of Leo working on the Argo II with Piper and Jason behind him. As well, when Percy, Frank, and Hazel are watching Polybotes from afar Ma Gasket yells, "The camp, yes. Vengeance! The orange and purple ones destroy my home. Now Ma Gasket will destroy theirs," referencing how Jason destroyed her factory. She then mentions him, Piper and Leo by name though neither Percy, Hazel or Frank knows who they are. After returning from their quest and saving Camp Jupiter, Leo sends a video scroll to ask for safe passage from the Romans. While Percy tries to tell them that they won't attack, he tells them that Jason was on board the ship, leading Reyna to allow the ship to land, but not without any kind of security. Reyna says that she hoped Jason was returning and she missed him.

The Mark of Athena At the beginning of the book, Jason was on the Argo II, along with Annabeth, Leo, Gleeson, and Piper, his girlfriend. He was seen wearing a Camp Half-Blood T-shirt with a purple toga over it while holding a sword. He offers to stand at the most visible place on the ship to try and prevent the Romans from firing on the ship.

When the five arrive at New Rome, Reyna greets them and they hold a discussion outside of the camp. Jason introduces all of the members aboard except for Coach Hedge who was on the ship. During the discussion, they discuss who the seven are and Jason's adventure's at Camp Half-Blood. After the discussion, Jason asks Reyna if he could show Piper around New Rome. Reyna allows Jason to do so. When the Argo II starts firing, Annabeth spots Jason and Piper in the middle of a crowd of Romans who are throwing plates and stones at them. Frank, however, was able to save them after forming into a dragon and they escape onto the ship. Before they could escape Jason was knocked out from a stone thrown at his head after trying to shield Piper.

Jason was unconscious, while the rest of the seven, save for Piper, look for items for the wrecked ship. Jason wakes up as Piper was telling the group they need to head to mile marker Topeka 32. Piper explains that she saw a man with a silver goblet. Jason recognizes him as Bacchus and says that he did him a favor in wine country a few years back, accompanying Piper and Percy to meet him. The trio walks about a mile to the nearest mile marker and realizes that Leo dropped them off further than they could walk. Percy and Jason have a contest to see who's companion can come the faster. Percy calls Blackjack who appears faster than Tempest, who Jason has only successfully called on three other times. With Piper riding with Jason, they head over to mile marker 32. When they are there they meet Bacchus who explains he planned on meeting Ceres and that it wasn't normal for the goddess to be late. Throughout the encounter, Bacchus refers to Jason as "John Green." (As he does so with the campers back at Camp Half-Blood in his original Greek aspect, Dionysus). Suddenly Bacchus senses Gaea and flees.

Gaea has Eidolons enter Percy and Jason to fight. Gaea forces Piper to choose which boy she can save. Instead, Piper has Blackjack knock Percy out (after Percy has knocked out Jason) using her Charmspeak forcing the eidolons to leave. They make it back to the ship where the boys are recuperating. Percy and Jason discuss whether or not they could have really killed each other until Annabeth breaks it up telling the boys, "I'm sure you both would be wonderful at killing each other" and that they need to hold a meeting. At the meeting, Piper tells the Eidolons who are still possessing Leo, Percy, and Jason to leave the ship. After the Eidolons are gone, Jason states that the Romans won't follow them past the Mediterranean Sea, as it was the place of no return and by crossing into it, they would all be listed as traitors of Rome.

Eventually, the seven make their way to Charleston and are under fire by the Romans who have caught up to them. Percy and Jason create a storm around the ship to push the Romans back and create a quick getaway as the take-off into the sky. They make it into the Pillars of Hercules and when they arrive they decide to send Jason and Piper to talk to him about passing through. Jason mentions that their quest was given to them by Hera, quickly angering the minor god as the latter hated Hera, who sends them on the hard task of retrieving the horn of Achelous. The two demigods get the horn which turns into a cornucopia and go meet Hercules again, who gives them permission to pass as they had retrieved the horn. He then asks for the cornucopia, but Piper refuses to give it to him, as he doesn't deserve something as precious as the cornucopia. This angers Hercules and he prepares to kill them all, but Piper releases an unprecedented amount of food from the cornucopia, which completely buries the god, and Jason then flies them to the ship while Percy keeps Hercules at bay with massive waves and they start to take off.

After the ship has passed the Pillars, the ship was continually attacked by monsters. During this time Jason was defending the ship by throwing lightning and creating storms, which wears him out greatly. He switches taking a watch with Percy whenever the ship goes into the water. Soon after, the ship was attacked by Chrysaor and his crew of dolphin man, where Jason was quickly detained along with the rest of the crew except Percy and Frank. Percy Jackson defeats him by tricking his dolphin crew to believe that Dionysus was on the ship (with help from Frank who turned into a dolphin himself). Although Chrysaor didn't believe this, he too was forced to flee after the rest of his crew fled since he was outnumbered and they managed to fly into Rome safely. Once they are in Rome, Jason and Piper stay on the ship while the others scout out and have a picnic. Jason reveals that his birthday was July 1, which was the day they arrived in Rome. Percy comes back from dropping Annabeth off at her quest. Piper reveals her vision of a spiral staircase. The boys then persuade Piper to find these staircases.

When they find the staircase, Percy goes down first in case there was water, as he can breathe in water and won't drown. When he comes back, he tells them he found something weird, which turns out to be a Nymphaeum. Soon, the nymph Hagno and several others, the nine nymphs that watched over Zeus when he was born to appear and flood the chamber with evil water. Percy was unable to breathe and the nymphs begin to drain the three of their power, stealing Percy's control over water, Jason's control over the rain, and Piper's beauty in order to be young again as they had been trapped in Rome for years. Piper comes up with the idea to funnel all their positive thoughts into the Cornucopia, which releases the positive emotions as clean water. As the three release almost all their power into the Cornucopia, the nymphs become young again and spare the three, as the power they gave them as a gift and they restore the trio back to full strength, as well as telling them the location of Otis and Ephialtes.

They quickly arrive at their lair and find the jar Nico di Angelo was in unguarded. When they approach it, a platform lowers with one of the twin giants on it, Ephialtes. Otis soon joins his brother and they begin to talk about their plan to release monsters into Rome to destroy it as their biggest show yet. They had also planned on letting Nico die in public, but because of his death trance, he has been asleep and has no entertainment value, leading to the giants tipping over the jar and releasing him. Nico rolls out and Percy couldn't tell if he was alive or not. Percy tries to keep them distracted as Nico wakes up and begins to crawl away. The twins mention that even if Percy should be kept alive for the bounty, Annabeth was already doomed and Leo, Hazel, and Frank are locked up, meaning the giants can kill Percy, Jason, and Piper (they even claim to have choreographed their deaths). They also mention that Gaea will rise in only a month.

The three lunge into battle, with Jason attacking Otis, Percy attacking Ephialtes, and Piper trying to defend Nico from the released animals and monsters. A hydra was even released by Percy, leading Percy to set a large stack of fireworks off, which destroy the hydra, but also destroys many different areas of the twin's hypogeum and knocking out Piper. When Jason runs to her, Otis tosses his spear at him, which Jason deflects with a gust of wind and it strikes Ephialtes right in his side, turning him to dust. A piece of the ceiling also falls on Otis, turning him to dust as well. However, the two need to be killed by a god and demigod working together and they instantly reform. As they taunt Percy and Jason, Bacchus appears on the scene and raises them into the Colosseum, which Bacchus filled with ghostly spectators. However, Bacchus refuses to help unless the two can 'entertain' him which causes Percy to be angry and relate to Luke's pain after he too was used by the gods. Jason and Percy agree to fight together this time and charge the two. Jason blasts the two with the wind, causing the fake mountain the two were holding onto to fall on Ephialtes. After insulting Swan Lake, Otis charges the two and Jason blows him into the lake and the two stab him with their swords, turning him to dust.

Percy then uses the water to keep the dust from reforming so that they won't have to deal with Otis again, but Otis' head was able to reform. Ephialtes then escapes from the fake mountain and charges the two, managing to disarm them both and almost kills them, but the Argo II appears overhead and blasts them with Greek Fire from the cannons knocking him down. Otis tried to warn his brother but since he only had a head, Ephialtes couldn't understand him and thought he was telling him to finish Percy and Jason off. Bacchus considers this entertaining enough and stabs both giants with his thyrsus, defeating them. Before leaving, Bacchus informs them of the best place to reach Annabeth before she was killed and vanishes. Leo, Hazel, and Frank rejoin Percy, explaining that Frank turned into a weasel and dug to the surface, where they managed to call Coach Hedge to rescue them.

Back on the ship, Jason watches as Percy and Nico argue about the two camps. Nico explains that Hades had shown him Camp Jupiter, because he knew that both camps would need to work together to succeed. Nico also goes on to say he knows where the Doors of Death are on both sides because he'd been there, one in a temple in Greece called the House of Hades, but the entrance in the Underworld was in Tartarus. Everyone agrees to worry about this later and head off to save Annabeth.

The Argo II arrives at the cavern where Annabeth was and blasts a hole in the ceiling. Jason, Frank, and Hazel all work together to help lift the Athena Parthenos onto the ship just as the floor collapses. As they are securing the statue onto the ship, Percy, along with Annabeth and Arachne, fall through the hole in the ground that leads to Tartarus (they were sucked in by the pit itself). Afterward, Jason feels guilty because he believes if he had flown down, he could have saved them. Nico tries to comfort him, by pointing out that even if Jason had flown down to get them, the only possible outcome would be all three of them falling down into Tartarus as Tartarus probably could've sucked them in, and by saying that Percy will make it through Tartarus because he was the strongest demigod Nico had ever met. They all decide to head for Greece to the Doors of Death and hope that Percy and Annabeth are doing the same from Tartarus

The House of Hades Jason woke up Leo from a dream and urged him to go to breakfast, since Nico had new information. In Annabeth's absence, Jason had become the new leader of the ship, but it gave him a lot of stress. Jason had breakfast with Nico, Leo, Hazel, and Frank, and had Nico tell them the new information he found. Jason also often had to stop Leo from making jokes at Nico's expense. As he discussed with the crew, they were interrupted when the screen glitched and Coach Hedge and Piper were revealed to be tied up. Jason immediately yelled for Piper and went to untie her.

After he untied Piper, she urged him to go after the Kerkopes and he carried Leo, controlling the winds and flying to Bologna. They landed in a piazza and followed where the ballista followed the first dwarf. Jason comforted Leo but also realized that the statue of Neptune he saw was a clue and discussed that with him. They figured out it was mechanical and as they discussed, the dwarves found them and got ready to attack. As they taunted them, Jason lunged at Passalos when he discovered he stole Katoptris from Piper. They kept fighting and got the upper hand as they taunted Jason for being a son of Jupiter. They then hung Jason upside town and wrapped him up like a pinata. Leo ended up having to leave Jason hanging to chase after the dwarves. He eventually got out.

A few days later, the Argo II landed in Venice and discussed the monsters they saw in the area. He stayed on board with Coach Hedge due to Venti attacking the ship.

One day, the ship was attacked by a pirate named Sciron and he gathered with everyone at the masts, discussing what to do. Jason flew towards the giant turtle and tried to stab it, but the sword just slipped on his head. He then picked up Coach Hedge and began to fly around the turtle, but it rammed into them and they returned to the ship, without his sword. After they read the letter from Sciron, Jason agreed to accompany Arion and Hazel, since the letter asked for two people. Hazel was skeptical about going with Jason, not fully trusting him, but they went anyway. Hazel also summoned Jason's sword from the seafloor, which impressed Jason. Jason and Hazel climbed Sciron's ship, and he gave her words of encouragement, saying that Hecate chose her for a reason and she'll be able to control the mist. They were greeted by Sciron, who after Jason threatened to attack him, attacked Jason in return. After they talked to him, Hazel realized Sciron would kill them and told Jason her plan to control the mist and have Jason jump into the turtles mouth after cutting his toenails, but really on land, and Hazel would end up killing Sciron. The plan worked and Jason was very impressed.

Jason has a dream in which he learns that Annabeth has managed to send a message intended for Reyna to Rachel Elizabeth Dare at Camp Half-Blood from Tartarus (which meant that she and Percy were still alive); Rachel, accompanied by Grover Underwood, delivers the message to Reyna, who was with Octavian and the other centurions of New Rome atop a Manhattan skyscraper. In order to stop the war between Camp Jupiter and Camp Half-Blood, Reyna must personally deliver the Athena Parthenos to Camp Half-Blood. Reyna then mounts her Pegasus, Scipio, and heads for Europe, dismissing the protests of Octavian. However, upon her leaving, Octavians informs the other centurions that there was a change of plans and that they were going to attack Camp Half-Blood. Upon awakening, Jason directs Leo to change course for Split, Croatia, the site of the palace and tomb of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, a personal hero of Jason and Reyna, whose scepter was said to be able to control the spirits of dead Roman soldiers who worshipped the gods of Olympus.

Nico suggested that he should go with Jason. Jason did not want to be alone with Nico and was happy when Piper suggested to go with, but Nico rejected her, saying the ghosts would only like him and Jason. The two headed to Salona and Jason picked up Nico and flew to chase Favonius, which he protested. Nico began to confide in Jason a little, saying he had been to Croatia when he was little, and Jason tried to empathize with him. Nico became slightly angry, asking why he cared, but he calmed down and told him that Hazel had it worse and being in the Lotus Hotel and Casino made the transition easier. They went underground in the temple and found Favonius, who began taunting Nico, confusing Jason. As the three discussed, Jason comforted Nico when he had to admit his feelings to a love god, thinking it was just a crush on Annabeth. They then got turned into wind and ended up at Salona, and after Favonius left, they drew their swords when Cupid arrived.

Cupid began to taunt Jason, but Nico told him to leave him alone and that he knows its really him he wants. Cupid extorts a confession from Nico as the price of giving him and Jason the scepter: Nico had fled Camp Half-Blood after Bianca's death not just because he felt rejected by the other campers as the son of Hades, and not just because Percy had let him down by failing to keep Bianca safe—he had romantic feelings for Percy, which he could not deal with or let others know. Jason began to understand Nico and realize he was wrong about him, and wanted to be his friend. Seeing this, Jason tries to tell Nico that he would keep it a secret but comments that everyone would still stand by Nico if he told them. He also said out of everything he had seen, what Nico had done was the bravest. However, Nico tells him that he's fine and no longer has feelings for Percy, though this was questioned later on in the book. They then returned to the ship.

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Jason has also seen in a dream that Reyna was on her way, and, assuming correctly that she will take advantage of being in the region by visiting Diocletian's tomb, leaves a note for her near the tomb directing her on where to go from there.

As the Argo II continues on toward Greece, the weather becomes unseasonably and mysteriously cool and cloudy, and then Khione, the goddess of snow, and her brothers Zethes and Calais who Jason, Piper, and Leo confronted in The Lost Hero, attacks the ship and sends Leo to Ogygia, the wasland home of Calypso, in Malta, and in the process, freezing Jason and the other campers in a block of ice. The only person she didn't freeze was Piper because she wanted to make her suffer and also because she thought Piper wasn't a threat. However, realizing the true extent of her powers, she managed to wake up the sleeping Festus who managed to defeat Khione's brothers Zethes and Calais while Piper defeated Khione. At this time, Jason had also become more protective of Nico and defended him when Leo teased him.

Jason has had daily audiences with Auster, the Roman god of the south wind, in connection with the Seven being able to proceed on their way to Epirus. Jason got very tan during his stint in Africa but very annoyed at Auster. After five days, Nico spoke to him and asked if there was any word from the king. Nico told Jason that they needed to leave soon and he sensed a bad feeling about the doors. He then said he had to convince Auster to help them, since he suffered too many humiliations. Jason then tried to discuss what happened in Croatia, saying he understood him and no one would judge him, but Nico grew angry, saying he doesn't belong anywhere and he would never understand since he was everyones golden boy, but no one ever accepted him except for Bianca, with no say in how he felt. Finally, Jason told Nico to take a chance and trust him, and that its better than hiding, and even called him out for always running away and hiding, but Nico snapped and said he would help him then leave forever. Jason began to think being friends with Nico was more trouble than its worth.

Auster was naturally capricious and indolent but yet seems increasingly disinclined to cooperate with Jason, refusing to give him any news about Leo. Meanwhile, Jason has been thinking that he misses Camp Half-Blood and that he never really fit in at the more formal, traditional, even hidebound Camp Jupiter, and that he may have been changed irrevocably by his time at Camp Half-Blood. When Auster finally agrees to meet with him, he indicates that Jason was not committed to one course, Greek or Roman, personally; Jason's heart now lies with Camp Half-Blood, and Auster forces him to commit to it. Once Jason has done so, Auster changes to his Greek counterpart Notus and decides to send The Seven on their way. He gave Jason a team of venti to control to direct them to Malta. Before Jason left, Notus told him he cannot choose his parentage but he can choose his legacy.

Jason then used the venti to prow the ship to Malta and blacked out for 6 hours. Upon waking up he was comforted by Piper, who gave him ambrosia. He then spotted Leo and reunited with him at a cafe. Jason could tell that Leo wasn't well and something had happened to him. He realized Leo reminded him of Nico in Croatia, and knew that Leo was heartsick. Jason squeezed his shoulder and asked him what happened, but Leo gave him a look to not discuss it in front of everyone. He became worried when he realized he saw Calypso, but decided not to press him and focus on getting to the House of Hades.

Arriving at the Necromanteion, Jason, Hazel, Frank, Leo, and Piper descend into the ruins and eat barley cakes to protect themselves against the toxic potion they must drink in order to enter the temple, as per Triptolemus' instructions. Nico gave Jason the poison and asked if he trusted him, and Jason drank it without hesitation, starting their friendship. Earthquakes strike the caverns as they walk through them separating them from Hazel and Leo, and monsters assail them. Jason and Piper stood at Nico's back as he used the Scepter of Diocletian to summon ghostly Roman soldiers, but they will not obey Jason, as they sense that he was no longer Roman, and some, but not all, obey Frank, who may not command the entire force, as he was only a centurion. Jason stepped down as praetor and gives it to Frank, who then takes command of the undead soldiers and manages to defeat the monsters. Jason then helped up Nico after he fell. They then encounter Clytius who was fighting Hazel and Leo and manage to defeat him with the help of Hecate.

The five of them succeed in the quest to close the Doors of Death after Percy and Annabeth closed the side of them in Tartarus. Jason was overjoyed to see Percy and gave him a bear hug. Jason ate dinner with Reyna and the others, supported Frank wholeheartedly as praetor, and supported Nico joining Reyna and Coach Hedge, trusting that he would be okay. Jason was seen talking to Frank in hushed tones, probably sharing old legends and stories of Camp Jupiter now that Frank was a praetor.

The Blood of Olympus Since the House of Hades, Jason had nightmares about Gaea. Sometimes in Epirius with Clytius, some with Gaea destroying Camp Half Blood, and one with Lupa killing him after revealing her true form and his mom leaving him. In the last nightmare, he would be scared and wake up with tears. He was also very worried about Reyna, Nico, and Hedge. Especially Nico, and he would pray to his father to help him after everything he'd been through.

Jason, Annabeth, and Piper went to Ithaca disguised as suitors (due to Hazel's mist), infiltrating the palace to discover information about Gaea. Before he left, Percy pulled him aside and had him promise to protect Annabeth, and he squeezed his shoulder, promising to keep her safe. Jason was disguised as an old man and hated it, but thought he shouldn't complain after Annabeth went to Tartarus, and was scared about what he would face there. When they arrived at the ruins, they saw ghouls and ghosts eating and making sacrifices for Gaea. Jason was furious after he saw Antinous destroyed a statue of his dad, but he kept his feelings in check with the help of Annabeth and Piper. They discussed a plan to figure out how to defeat them, and went into the courtyard where they were. Suddenly, Antinous thought Jason was Iros, and Jason pretended he was him, joining them for dinner. He ate disgusting meat as he tried getting retribution, and Antinous asked him what he had to offer. Jason began arguing with him about how he forced "him" to fight Odysseus, but Antinous brushed it off and asked him if he was worthy to share in his spoils. The ghosts discussed how they would divide the world and recapped their times fighting over Panelope. He was very surprised to see Michael Varus, and Annabeth gave him a look of support. He and Antinous began arguing as Jason tried figuring out the easiest way to get to Athens, and when Eurymachus tried warning him, he was killed by Antinous. He also discovered Delphi fell.

Suddenly, Michael told Jason to stay when he was about to leave. He exposed Jason for not knowing what drew him there, and exposed him and his friends for being demigods. He summoned Beryl Grace, turned into a mania, to taunt him. She held out her arms, trying to hug him, and Jason's mist disguise wore off. He tried saying she wasn't real, but Michael insisted he was and deserved justice. Jason realized he was entertainment to the ghosts and Piper tried to snap him out of it, saying his mother's voice was working magic on him to trick him, and Annabeth backed her up. But Beryl insisted she was a remnant of what she used to be, insisting Jupiter abandoned her and he and Juno didn't want them to stay together. She insisted they join the suitors so they could be a family again. But Jason stood up for himself, saying she left him and her promise was a lie. Antinous and Michael insisted he belonged with them, but Jason continued to speak his mind, saying he didn't and that they were all losers. Finally, his mother told him that he would never make it to Athens and that Gaea sent her strongest hunter to kill Reyna, Nico, and Hedge. As the ghosts closed in on him, he made a silent promise he would never drink alcohol and told Beryl he was no child of hers. He then made her disappear.

The ghosts closed in on Jason, and he, Annabeth, and Piper fought them, with Jason killing Antinous. But Michael stabbed him with an imperial gold sword in his ribcage, saying he would die a roman. Piper pulled the sword out and pushed him against the wall. Annabeth went to comfort him and gave him ambrosia. After the girls killed the rest of the ghosts, Annabeth comforted him, saying she was sorry and that he was brave. Jason replied saying he knew it wasn't his mother and that he had to. Annabeth then told him a bit about May Castellan, since her experience was similar to Beryl's. Annabeth even almost cried, knowing he may die, but Piper and Jason reassured her. She went to signal Leo, and Piper told him he did amazing. She helped him stay conscious, and when Jason said Reyna, Nico, and Hedge were in danger, she said they would be fine and to worry about them later. She also comforted him about Nico, saying he did what he could, being a friend to him. She then told him about happy memories, like his birthday and the s'mores fight to keep him alert. Annabeth returned and weaved him a stretcher.

Suddenly, Jason realized that the marraige bed could be used to summon Juno and get her help. Though Piper thought he was hallucinating, Juno appeared. Jason corrected Piper when she called her Hera, while Annabeth was not pleased to see her. Jason tried telling Juno he needed help but he winced in pain. Piper tried to get her to heal him, but Juno said she couldn't and this was a wound that was in his soul that he needed to fight. Juno then gave them advice, telling them she was forced to hide from them by Jupiter and to go through the Peloponessian sea. She also told them to find Apollo and Artemis on Delos, and she may meet them on Athens, though few gods will be able to help them. After she left, Jason passed out and Frank (in eagle form) brought him back to the ship.

In the days after, though Jason insisted he was fine, Piper wasn't too sure and knew there was a chance he may not make it. The wound was purple and steamed, and he was mostly bedridden. At breakfast, Piper changed his bandages as he writhed in pain. Leo sat next to him, since he was least likely to punch him, and they discussed subduing Nike. They agreed Jason shouldn't go, since he and Percy may kill each other, the two calling each other bros. Leo was upset over the route to Athens, but Jason said they could only go through the Peloponessian or it would be suicide, as Juno said.

After Piper and Frank returned from Pylos, Jason discussed going to Sparta with the others. That night, Jason visited Piper's room to check on her. Piper asked how he was feeling, and Jason smiled, reassuring he had felt worse. Jason then thanked her and confessed that in Ithaca, seeing his mother, he wanted to stop fighting, but she kept him from slipping away. Piper reassured him that he was a fighter and never gave up. Jason then said he was worried about making a mistake when fighting Gaea, turning out like his mother. Piper reassured him that he would make the right choices and though that they don't know what would happen, he'd never turn out like his mom. She then told him a Cherokee story to comfort him and give him peace of mind. In the end, Piper told him that no matter what annoying qualities he had, he was a good person who always tried to make the right choices. They were about to kiss, but Leo walked in to get Jason for guard duty. Jason kissed her, then left. The next day, when Piper and Annabeth returned from Sparta, he collapsed and was in bed for a day and a half.

On July 27th, the Argo II was being hit with a storm and Jason left bed to help, though Hazel protested. He was tired of people coddling him and just wanted to be useful. He went to the Deck and greeted Percy, who motioned something underwater was causing the storm. He then motioned for Jason to go with him, and though he was hesitant, he followed him. Piper protested, but he went anyway. He made an invisible tornado to encircle around him and used it to travel to the bottom of the Ocean. The air around him made it so he could breathe underwater. Percy asked if he could go deeper, and Jason said he had no idea, so Percy told him to just not pass out. They went deeper and Jason questioned if the ruins he saw was Atlantis. Percy said it was a myth and Jason questioned it, since they dealt in myths. Jason said he could tell why Annabeth was the brains of the operation, and Percy told him to shut up.

They arrived at the ruins and were greeted by Kymopoleia, and questioned Percy if he knew her. He tried to butter her up by saying she was beautiful and young, and Kym addressed him. Jason wanted to fight her, but knew fighting a goddess wouldn't end well. He tried to tell her to go against Gaea and that she didn't keep her promises, but she brushed him off. Suddenly, Polybotes appeared and Jason had to fight Basilisks, managing to disintegrate them. Jason was horrified when Percy was encased in poison and told the giant to let him go. He charged to help him, but Polybotes blocked him with his trident. He said the poison would kill Percy, but he promised to destroy Jason. Jason tried to reason with Kym, asking if unlimited power was really what she wanted, saying after everyone died she couldn't make anyone fear her anymore. He tried to summon lightning, but it failed, and Polybotes slapped him in the chest, making him go flying. But what he said made Kym think about how mortals didn't fear her enough. Jason promised to build Kym a shrine a temple at Camp Half-Blood as well as Camp Jupiter, being feared by both Greeks and Romans. He said with Gaea, she's a tool, but without her, she can rage and storm whenever she wants. After saying Kym could kill him without Gaea, Kym joined Jason's side and they killed Polybotes and freed Percy.

After Percy was freed, he cut him out of the net, propped him against the temple wall, and put him in his oxygen bubble. Jason was relieved and said he got him worried, and promised to Kym that all of the Olympian gods would be recognized, going back and forth between the camps until it was done. After she addressed Percy, she told Jason he would face unbearable sorrow and gave him advice on how to defeat Gaea. He also discovered the air around him was Dylan and that he wished to be freed.

On the way back to the ship, he and Percy sat on the edge of a dome and Percy thanked him for saving his life, but made him promise not to tell anyone. He then confided in him about choking Akhlys and when he was choking on the poison, he felt that he deserved it and didn't want to fight it. Jason understood, and explained why Kym called him Pontifex after he was asked. He said he really did promise to honor all the gods, and he liked going between the two camps. He then complimented Percy for turning down immortality, saying it was noble, but Percy said he sometimes regret it. Jason responded by saying he did what a hero could do and said if they survived, to make sure the gods got recognition. Percy then noticed he looked different, and Jason realized his wound was gone. Percy was proud of him, and Jason realized putting aside his own pain to help his friends healed his wound. They then returned to the ship.

On July 30th, Jason ate gelato with the rest of the Seven after they arrived at Delos. The next day, they arrived at Mykonos, and went with Leo and Piper to see Asclepius. Jason used the winds to carry him and Piper to the surface and they went into his office, awaiting Hygieia in automation form. Jason tried to read the description, but he couldn't from far away. Jason and Piper tried to hurt her, but she could heal herself. Jason and Leo realized that they could defeat her by using idiot mode. Leo reprogrammed her and they were let in. Upon being let in, Jason and Piper sat in the patient chairs. Asclepius addressed him and said to watch the mole on his foot, though its likely benign. He also knew he had nearsightedness, which Jason thought was just from being tired, and gave him glasses and a prescription. He thanked him, and Piper said he looked distinguished.

At the end, when the gods are called upon to fight the giants, Jason and Zeus fight Porphryion, King of the Giants, with Zeus shooting his Master Bolt to kill him. Jason manages to make a good impression on his father. Later, when Zeus says that Apollo must take the blame for what has happened, Jason risks his wrath by saying that appointing blame doesn't solve anything and calls Zeus's decision to punish Apollo for Gaea's waking unwise, but Artemis placates Zeus's anger and Jason notes that he might have pushed his father too far.

After arriving back at Camp Half-Blood, Jason, Piper, and Leo attack the awakened Gaea with Jason and a restored Festus, pulling her high into the sky, cutting her off from her source of power. Jason uses his powers to contain Gaea's attempts to return to the Earth, but was exhausted by the effort and has to be held by Festus. After Piper uses charm speak to put Gaea to sleep, Festus drops Jason and Piper before Leo scatters Gaea's essence with a mighty blast and they are rescued from their fall by giant eagles.

Following the war, Jason was left devastated by Leo's death but intends to keep his promise to Kymopoleia to make sure that all the gods get recognition. Jason was given the title Pontifex Maximus, essentially a high priest, a title no one has taken up in centuries (except for Octavian who had appointed himself) and moves to Camp Half-Blood permanently, though he plans to travel between the two camps which are now united.

Several days after Gaea's defeat, Jason visits Nico di Angelo with the intention of convincing him to stay. The son of Hades, however, had already chosen to anyway, making a very excited Jason hug him.

That night, Jason comes to Piper's cabin and tells her to follow him. They go to Zeus' cabin, where Jason shows her a secret passage that leads to the roof. When they got up there, Jason comments that it was just like Wilderness School. Piper says that the memory was fake then mentions Leo before remembering their fallen friend. The two then kiss, making their fantasy a reality.

Jason Grace was described to be extremely handsome, and he was arguably the most attractive demigod in the series. Jason had the regal features of a Roman statue, electric blue eyes, and close-cropped blond hair that grew out during his time at Camp Half-Blood. Jason also had a small scar on the corner of his lip from trying to eat a stapler when he was two years old. Piper noted that the scar made him look even more attractive. Piper said that his face was kind and gentle but always looked a little sad.

Jason looked nothing like his father. Instead, he looked more like his mother. Jason was very tall, he was one inch taller than Percy Jackson at the beginning of the quest, despite being nearly a year younger. Jason had a very athletic build; Piper said that Jason was more muscular than Percy. Leo described Jason to be "rugged" and handsome multiple times throughout the series. Leo also felt uncomfortable and jealous next him since Jason was really attractive. He had well-muscled, tanned arms and legs. His tattoo had the picture of an eagle with SPQR and twelve lines, indicating he had been at Camp Jupiter since he was three or four years old. Piper noted that his eyes seemed to hold some deep sadness, much like her father.

Jason's looks attracted attention; two daughters of Aphrodite, Drew Tanaka and Piper McLean, fell in love with Jason because of his good looks. Also, when Aphrodite gave Jason's team a makeover, Jason was the least modified, implying that Aphrodite approves of his physical attributes. Other women have fallen in love with Jason Grace and complimented his looks, like Reyna.

In The Mark of Athena, Annabeth Chase says that Jason was "ruggedly handsome" and he "looked too perfect," which was why she didn't trust him. Percy Jackson described Jason as looking like "blond Superman" when he's flying.

In The House of Hades, Leo Valdez states that if Jason landed on Ogygia instead, Calypso would fall in love with him due to his attractiveness and beg Jason to stay. After his encounter with Sciron, Jason's hair had a groove in it since a Celestial Bronze bullet grazed him. Later in the quest, Piper said that Jason had grown taller, his body had become more slender, and his hair had become longer and shaggier, giving it a "rebellious" look.

In The Blood of Olympus, Reyna described Jason to be the "All-American Boy" (and he's the only demigod Reyna complimented in terms of appearance). Reyna also says that Jason's electric blue eyes are intense, alert, and distracting. Nico says Jason looked like a fighter since he's constantly alert, has a lot of energy in his frame, and his stare is very intense. Nico describes Jason's blond hair to be shaggy like Will Solace. Eventually, Jason started wearing glasses made out of Imperial Gold due to being diagnosed by Asclepius as nearsighted.

Also, throughout the series, Khione (a beautiful snow goddess) was shown to be attracted to Jason's appearance. Khione genuinely wanted Jason to be one of her ice statues and was delighted when he became one. Khione later admits that she hated Piper for taking Jason away from her.

In The Burning Maze, Jason's hair was cut short again and had its original close-cropped style. Jason wore a regular school uniform and black-rimmed glasses. Apollo says that Jason looked quite "impressive" in terms of his physical appearance. During Jason's adventure, he wore his glasses, dress shirt, slacks, and loafers. Apollo said Jason's outfit made him look like a paralegal.

Jason Grace was a very responsible, kind, and open-minded person. Since he was not given a point of view until The Heroes of Olympus, much of his retroactive personality and quirks must be deduced from his memories and friendships but it was the general consensus that all who knew him thought him to be a very honorable and selfless person.

Much of Jason's personality derived from how his parentage caused him to be placed on a pedestal. On the outside, a lot of people initially regarded Jason as too perfect and straight-laced, with Reyna even thinking of him as the perfect 'all-American boy.' Due to the duality of Hera's scheme to join the camps, Jason was often seen as the opposite of Percy which causes people who really like Percy (like Annabeth and Hazel) to initially dislike/distrust Jason. In actuality, Jason was more similar than dissimilar to Percy. As centurion and then praetor, Jason mentions that there were multiple times when he chafed against the stringent rules and expectations of the legion. Although Jason followed rules and obeyed authority most of the time, he was actually a staunch proponent of change whenever he noticed someone was being treated unfairly. This can seen when he stood up to Zeus and called him 'unwise' for blaming the entirety of the Gaia crisis on Apollo; or again when he dedicates himself towards giving minor gods the respect and recognition they deserve.

Jason had a tough time figuring out who he was and who he wanted to be. He came to resent being a son of Jupiter and thought his parentage was trapping him into a destiny he couldn't control - he hated that he was forced to be a leader, and treated like a prince-in-waiting. Jason's stay at Camp Half-Blood was quite transformative for him and without the pressure of the legion he becomes much more laid-back and introspective. He begins to break rules and crack jokes. He even allows his hair to grow out and become messier. Even though he enjoys his time there, it causes Jason to have an identity crisis because he feels as though he was betraying his roots and the people who have for so long followed him and given him a home. Jason thought he solved it by deciding to be Greek and resigning as Praetor in the House of Hades, but he questioned who he was even more after being stabbed by Michael Varus in Ithaca. Finally, as he faced Kymopoleia, Jason realized that he was both Greek and Roman. Both camps were a part of his family, and he decided to become Pontifex Maximus. Afterwards he had no problem accepting his parentage and recognized Zeus as his father just as much as Jupiter.

It should be noted that Jason's tumultuous childhood left him with deep-seated abandonment issues. Being deprived of the presence and memory of his sister and mother, he often felt alone and grew up believing he came from nothing. It was due to this, that what he learned at the Wolf House became the very formative pillars of his character - such as not showing weakness or insecurity, which sometimes caused others to see him as aloof and cold. He thinks of rules as promises he needs to keep, which was why he always hesitates before breaking them. A particular point of pain for Jason was learning about the life and subsequent death of his mother, and seeing her mania at Ithaca left him distressed. Jason can also be too noble and brave and often disregards his own safety for the sake of his loved ones, such as when he challenged Porphyrion without a weapon and dueled the emperor Caligula by himself, subsequently resulting in his own death.

Jason was also quite oblivious of peoples romantic feelings towards him (similar to Percy). Jason didn't realize that Reyna had a crush on him for years despite them being very close. Jason also didn't know Reyna was "cursed" by Aphrodite while the rest of Camp Jupiter did. Jason also didn't realize that Piper was jealous of Reyna while other Argo II members did, like Annabeth Chase and Hazel. However despite this lack of self-awareness, one of Jason's defining features was that he was very caring and often tries to help his loved ones overcome personal wassues.There are countless examples of this within the series such as Jason befriending Nico and immediately being accepting and supportive of his sexuality when he was outed by Cupid; Jason always befriending the unpopular kids at Camp Jupiter; and throughout The Lost Hero always trying to make Leo feel confident and wanted. He knew his friends very well and was the only person who can read Reyna's body language and understand when she was weary and tired, something other people cannot notice. It was in part because of his loving and enduring personality that his death was felt far and wide by all who knew him and even those who didn't.

Lastly, Jason's honorable personality made him favored by the gods. Hera considers Jason to be her champion and holds a motherly love for him. Athena approves of Jason and Artemis thanks him in The Blood of Olympus. Zeus [before Jason spoke against him] was proud of his son for his bravery during the quest. Apollo loved Jason dearly (despite not knowing him for long) and his death had a massive impact on him. In The Tower of Nero, Hera accuses her husband of not caring that Jason was dead, although Zeus insists that there was nothing he could have done to save him. In turn, Hera was shown to be deeply grieving the loss of Jason despite her usual dislike for her husband's demigod children.