Board Thread:The Trials of Apollo/@comment-35147935-20180504103845/@comment-33040002-20180606151352

''I know. But as you said, Riordan literally changed this in his books. I mean Riordan changed so many things about Calypso so she had no children with anyone. Unlike Apollo, who has / had a lot of children in Riordan's books as well as in the myths.''

Well, I do not see why this would be a big problem, I mean we are talking about greek mythology and this isn't so weird when compared with other things, but it's best not to start a discussion about it.

 If he and Reyna start dating, Apollo eventually gets bored and goes another person, and in the end Reyna will be the one who is heartbroken.

It will be? Whether it's in books or in myths, Apollo has already shown that he can truly love. He loved Daphne and Hyancithus. When he dated Hyancithus, he even stopped playing music and doing other things he liked just to spend more time with him. Apollo can really love, he just does not do it often. And who said that Reyna could not break his heart? This can happen in any relationship. Nothing is safe, really. And when I imagine a relationship between them, I think of something like what Sally, Percy's mother, and Esperanza, Leo's mother, had. They loved gods, had a good time with them, and they were well after that. What happened bad afterwards had nothing to do with the relationship they had. And, in my view, Reyna is like them: strong, independent and despite wanting a relationship, her life does not revolve around that and Apollo is not interested in having unimportant relationships now. In my opinion, by the kind of people that Reyna and Apollo are now, I do not see a relationship between them ending badly even being short.

''Riordan did change somethings about Apollo, but he did not change much about Calypso- like you said; Riordan changed Calypso's current personality in the myths, he had even changed that 'curse' thing, changed Calypso into a teenager-even if she is not exactly like that. She is a goddess and had children with Odysseus in the myths, but Riordan changed this too. But, you can not say that much about level of changing about Apollo's past, character and personality.''

Well, I'm a fan of Apollo's both the books and the myths and they're very different versions. The Apollo of the books only has the past of the myths, and even it has changed (The relation with Commodus does not exist in the myths), but the personality is different: in the books, he is much more sensitive and emotional while in the myths he was colder, distant and did not act like a spoiled child. He is proud, yes, but not in the cocky form that Rick Riordan wrote. In my opinion, the Apollo of the books is much more human than the myths would ever be. But one thing is right at least for me: whether in books or in myths, Apollo would never be just a guy who is handsome, charming and shining. He is more than that. He is someone who has made mistakes, but is learning to deal with them in the right way; someone with defects but qualities too, with a complex story and a deep personality; someone who may be childish but smart and mature as well; someone that already cared about those he loved before falling but just now is learning to care about people in general. Sorry, if I seem impartial, but he is my favorite character and I could not help but defend him.

'' And ... how is Apollo and Reyna's personalities match?''

Well, I think they both have things in common: they loved people and were hurt by them, have a past that hurts them, hide their feelings by passing a self-confidence image when the truth is they are tired, they are a mixture of young and adult personality, too. Although yes, Reyna is more responsible and serious, something Apollo could learn from her to be more often (because I think relationships are a learning experience too, when you want, of course) and Apollo is someone who could show her how to relax more often as well as both being people with whom the other could open up without judgments. That is, they have points in common enough to get along and what's different I think would rock their relationship.

But, as I said, this is all my opinion and I could be wrong but above all I respect the opinion of those who think differently. The only thing I know is that Apollo is changing and I'm loving reading about it, so as long as his story ends well I'll be pleased when the series is over