Hecate's Cabin (#20) is a cabin for the demigod children of the goddess Hecate. It was built in The Last Olympian.
Description
It is a cabin built of stones engraved with magical writing. It is said that if one of the stones falls or is dropped, it explodes or causes everyone within half a mile to turn into a tree. Inside, there is a main sitting room with two built-in cushioned benches that double as beds and storage space underneath. There is also built-in, programmable furniture that can be collapsed, moved and reshaped; with the snap of their fingers, the living area can be turned into a bedroom, gym, dining room or military command center. There is also a dozen preprogrammed interior-decorating schemes. There is also state of the art bathrooms with large shower. A narrow staircase leans against the back wall that leads up to the lofts with two more twin beds and extra built-in storage underneath the stairs. The loft can also be used as a meeting area, game room, whatever the campers want.
Known Occupants
- Lou Ellen Blackstone (counselor)
Magical Items
- Pig Bomb: When defending the camp from the legion, Lou Ellen uses a pig bomb to turn several Roman legionnaires into piglets. When she changes the piglets back, she does so grudgingly.
Favorites
Hazel Levesque is a favorite of Hecate, and has fought alongside her in the Heroes of Olympus series.
Powers
The demigod children of Hecate possess true magical abilities such as spell-casting (as shown by Lou Ellen and Alabaster) and they are only demigods who can truly cast magic. As shown in The Demigod Diaries, children of Hecate can control the Mist, a magical force with which they can cast illusions and a myriad of other things. Using the Mist they can summon items such as a sword and create apparitions called 'Mistforms'.
By speaking in either Latin or Ancient Greek, her children can cast many spells for various effects such as creating fire, generating cold, protecting oneself and shielding themselves from the tracking abilities of monsters.
They have been shown to be able to levitate objects and using their powers to remove a person's nose (as shown by Lou Ellen playing Got-Your-Nose with Miranda Gardiner from Demeter's Cabin). Like their mother, their magic is stronger at night and weaker during the day.
Hecate can be a tough parent, and her children must prove their worth and study hard to master their skills in magic, as magic has a way of twisting around the user. So if a child of Hecate isn't careful, their spells can do more harm than good.
Trivia
- Alabaster C. Torrington is a child of Hecate, but he made a promise not to enter Camp Half-Blood so he does not corrupt his half-siblings.
- Based on the fact that Hecate is actually a Titan, her children may not be considered proper demigods.