Elena Ramirez

Elena Jennifer Ramirez-Cotton was the mother of Lindsay and Carter by James Cotton and Amira and Daphne by Dionysus. She was a vinter and owner of the VIÑEDO FAMILIAR RAMIREZ. After Amira's death at the end of the first book, she went crazy and became a Mania. She was killed by her daughter, Daphne.

Early Life
Elena was born to Raphael Ramirez, a Spanish vinter and Jennifer Ramirez, a Mexican ballerina. She had a older sister, Lorena and and older brother Jose, at some point in her early childhood. Sometime after turning 18, she started running VIÑEDO FAMILIAR RAMIREZ, after her father's retirement. She was very naturally skilled, and earned the company at lot of business. She was also very beautiful, and caught the eye of Dionysus, the god of wine. In 2000, she had Amira, and in 2003, Daphne. Amira ran away when she was 11 and Daphne was 7. When Daphne was 9, Dionysus gave her a dagger.

Marriage
Though Elena loved Dionysus, he was already married, so, he helped set her up with James Cotton, who she had a crush on since childhood. James and Elena later got married, and had twins, Lindsay, a daughter and Carter, a son. James didn't like Daphne, he was often cruel to her, and Elena never stopped him, because he didn't know. This lead Daphne to believe that her mother didn't love her.

Mania
After Amira was killed in the Battle of New York, Elena went crazy with grief. Mania are spirits of insanity, madness, and crazed frenzy. Dionysus often tried to help her, but there was no saving her. Daphne killed her mother after she went crazy.