User blog comment:Master Shannara/Greek demigods compared to Roman Demigods/@comment-3146930-20110303195326

The main difference is the way they are raised. While Greek demigods (Percy, Annabeth, ect.) are raised at camp normally from a young age (Annabeth was 9 when she got to camp, but she has been there for 3 years at the start of the series so lets say early teens), and live in a more carefree environment. Yes, they are forced to train and fight monsters, but it isnt very dangerous. Romans are raised from babies to become warriors and if they are not strong enough, they are eaten. The main reason they want to kill each other is that each camp believes in their own Roman/Greek gods as the true forms and cant except that the gods could be both at once. Think about it this way. One camp believes a glass of water is half full, the other that it is half empty. No one can just accept that the glass is both at the same time and you could argue until the sun goes down but it wouldnt change anything (unless the water got hot enough to evaporate)