Characters in The Burning Maze

Apollo / Lester Papadopoulos

The fallen god, increasingly humbled and haunted, forced to confront loss he cannot prevent.

Also in The Hidden Oracle, The Dark Prophecy, The Tyrant's Tomb, The Tower of Nero

Meg McCaffrey

Apollo's master, returning to the ruins of her childhood home and the memory of her murdered father.

Also in The Hidden Oracle, The Dark Prophecy, The Tyrant's Tomb, The Tower of Nero

Caligula

Megalomaniacal Roman emperor of the Triumvirate who plots to seize divine power and attack Camp Jupiter.

Also in The Tyrant's Tomb

Medea

Ancient sorceress allied with Caligula, controlling fire and magic within the maze.

Grover Underwood

Satyr who guides Apollo and Meg through the Labyrinth toward the captive Oracle.

Also in The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, The Last Olympian, The Blood of Olympus, The Chalice of the Gods, Wrath of the Triple Goddess, The Titan's Curse: The Graphic Novel

Piper McLean

Daughter of Aphrodite living in California, drawn into the fight against the emperor.

Also in The Lost Hero, The Mark of Athena, House of Hades, The Blood of Olympus

Jason Grace

Son of Jupiter who faces a prophecy warning that he or Piper will die.

Also in The Lost Hero, The Mark of Athena, House of Hades, The Blood of Olympus

Herophile

The captive Sibyl Oracle who speaks only in puzzles and must be rescued.