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Percy Jackson cabins: a guide to finding your way
What cabins represent, how camp is organised, and why an affinity is not a destiny.
Reviewed 17 October 2026. Includes names and parentage, but avoids endings. Source pages may contain spoilers.
Belonging is not a character exam
Cabins organise demigod life around divine parentage. That differs from assigning a house by temperament. Sharing a parent does not require sharing every decision. Our quiz uses affinities to explore conflicts, rather than rewriting that rule.
The wider camp
Rick Riordan’s cabin guide presents twenty cabins, including minor gods. That is the scope of the reference below, not a claim that no future book could expand it. Our quiz currently uses eight of these as selected narrative affinities.
Hera and Artemis are different cases
Hera’s cabin is honorary, without demigod children. Artemis has no children; her Hunters can stay in her cabin. Admiring a goddess, following her and being her descendant are different relationships. A quiz should say which one it means.
Why eight results?
Adding a result takes more than adding a name. It requires distinct priorities, dilemmas that can express them and a review of scoring opportunities. Zeus, Demeter and the minor gods are not less valuable because they are outside this edition.
Compare priorities, not good and bad camps
Try asking how two people would approach the same unfair situation. One may seek a public repair; another may first make sure the harmed person has support. Both recognise the problem. Their order of action, method and accepted cost can differ. That is the kind of conversation the quiz invites.
| No. | Cabin | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Zeus | Sky |
| 02 | Hera | Marriage · honorary |
| 03 | Poseidon | Sea |
| 04 | Demeter | Agriculture |
| 05 | Ares | War |
| 06 | Athena | Wisdom |
| 07 | Apollo | Music and archery |
| 08 | Artemis | Hunt · Hunters |
| 09 | Hephaestus | Forge |
| 10 | Aphrodite | Love |
| 11 | Hermes | Travellers |
| 12 | Dionysus | Wine |
| 13 | Hades | Underworld |
| 14 | Iris | Rainbow |
| 15 | Hypnos | Sleep |
| 16 | Nemesis | Balance and retribution |
| 17 | Nike | Victory |
| 18 | Hebe | Youth |
| 19 | Tyche | Fortune |
| 20 | Hecate | Magic |
The eight affinities in this edition
- Poseidon: The promise that holds
- Athena: A plan that can change
- Ares: The courage to stand up
- Apollo: What helps us keep going
- Hephaestus: Responsibility for what we build
- Aphrodite: The demands of connection
- Hermes: A door that was not there
- Hades: The truth left behind
Canon reference: Rick Riordan’s cabin guide. The comparisons and quiz interpretations are our own; read our method and sources.