Cassandra Carmel

Cassandra Carmel or Cassandra Houghton was born in Newark,New Jersey as Anthony Carmel,a budget planner manager in Liva Company and Athena,the goddess of wisdom. Anthony and Athena met in a local company ball after WW2,circa 1948. Athena's short trip for post-war US caused a love affair with him. They were dating for 2 years and had a baby girl named Cassandra in May,1950. Her name comes from a myth legend Cassandra. After her birth,Athena left them and by her farewell,Anthony started to suffer cancer. At the beginning,he could handle to be a single father and have a busy job but in 1951,faints,bleedings and pains started and he was taken to hospital. Little Cassandra didn't know about his father's situation but Anthony wasn't well and healthy. He was also paralyzed because of virus and barely could move. So Athena and Chiron decided to take her from him and put her up for adoption to a better family. Anthony knew about her baby mama's situation and he accepted this decision for their daughter. So in December 1951,she adopted by David Houghton who's also a son of a demigod and a stockbroker and ex plaza-elite man,his lawyer wife Deborah Houghton.

She grew up as a very silent and introvert girl. Her family made her a special library in their house,which she spent most of her time in a day. She was also keen on architecture,archaelogy and history. During puberty she started to me more extravert and social teenager. She was popular at school and very successful in sports. Her life was much better than her school mates especially in a decade like 60s. She was very comfortable about money issues and already attended several important events with her step father. Her school life was also full of academic success,she was the top student of the school in many ways. She was also in student council. Apart from her glamorous teenager life,her life as a demigod was hard for her psychology. She has seen many different creatures in a day and her monachopsis occupied her mind especially at night. Even though she loved and thanked for her life everyday,sometimes she always wanted to take lonely walks through sea side. Her energy never fitted her and she always thought that she's a gladiator in an arena when her energy pops.

She always expected the day she enter the college in archeology major. Her interest to stones and ruins also started in these ages. It was obvious that she's gonna go to best colleges in US. But it didn't go that way. At the age of 16,she was attacked by monsters in a Starbucks. A protector centaur and Chiron saved her and brought her to camp. She finally found out that her real parents and the protection shield that her mother and Hecate made to protect she and Houghton family. Even though David is son of a demigod,he and Deborah didn't know about the danger of Olympus universe. She became a member of Cabin 6 at the age of 16 and became cabin consuelor at the age of 18. She was a teacher to almost every camp student. In training area was her home more than her cabin. She met her life long best friend Ernest Guderian,they almost grew up to adult from teenage together. Her duties started when she was 19 but multiplied at the age of 21. She always lead her teammates during quests and her human power was unbelievable. In 1971,she met and became friends with newcomer Aphrodite daughter Loretta Marianne Caracciolo. They move to Wyoming together in 1972 and lived there for decades. She and her became life long lovers and adopted a demigod named Nicole (Karen Leticia after adoption). After camp she became a successful archaelogist and science author.