Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Legends

Herophile was a graceful olive-skinned woman. She had long auburn hair gathered up in a donut braid. She wore a sleeveless dress that was as light and grey as moth wings. She looked twenty but her eyes were like black pearls. When Apollo first met her in the burning maze, she was chained with hot shackles.

Herophile proved herself to be bold, mature, selfless, dependable, strong-willed, stubborn, responsible, and honorable yet still rash and impulsive.

Herophile was born in the Bay of Erythrae to a shepherd in homespun wool and a naiad of a spring in the nearby area. As she emerged from the womb of her mother, she started singing. This immediately attracted Apollo's attention, and as a result, he blessed her as his sacred oracle. For years, Herophile wandered the world to share her wisdom. She said her prophecies in the form of a song, her beautiful voice distracted all listeners from the content of the prophecy. She couldn't repeat her prophecies, so listeners often missed a few parts. She predicted the fall of Troy, the rise of Alexander the Great and even the birth of Jesus. She also advised Aeneas on where he should establish the colony that would one day become Rome.