Necromancy

Commanding the dead comes at a heavy price for those who walk between worlds.

In the Percy Jackson books, power over the dead belongs above all to Nico di Angelo, son of Hades. Nico tries many times to summon his sister Bianca from the dead, and he brings his half-sister Hazel back from the dead.

Quick Facts

Domain: Death and Shadows
Primary practitioner: Nico di Angelo
Divine parent: Hades

Lore & Background

In The Titan's Curse, Nico causes skeletal warriors invading the camp to fall into the dark void of the Underworld, which reveals that Hades is his father. In The Battle of the Labyrinth, he uses a ritual to call his sister's spirit, and in The Last Olympian, Nico and Hades bring a troop of skeletons to help fight the Titans.