Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Legends

Dionysus has a chubby face, a red nose and curly hair so black, it looks purple. He normally has watery, blue, bloodshot eyes from drinking. He is usually described as wearing tiger-striped (or leopard-spot) Hawaiian shirts and purple running shoes.

At first glance, Dionysus seems like a rather displeasing god. He enjoys calling people by incorrect names and sometimes does this with campers who have been at camp for a long time. This is also because he hates almost all heroes. His hatred for heroes stems back to how Theseus abandoned Ariadne, and thus is why he has the fewest shown demigod children among the major gods. However, despite the impression he tries to give, deep down, Dionysus cares about his campers quite a bit. Dionysus is also willing to send help using his godly powers when a camper is in danger and desperately needs help.

Dionysus was often called the 'twice born' because of the circumstances around his birth. His mother was a mortal woman named Semele, daughter of Cadmus, king of Thebes, and his father was Zeus. This makes him the only Olympian to have a mortal parent, and according to some traditions the only one to have been born a demigod. He also serves as the camp director of Camp Half-Blood, having been placed there by his father Zeus as punishment for chasing after an off-limits nymph.