mod us ▁in ▁The ▁Dark ▁Prop he cy . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Niger ian ▁student ▁who ▁att ends ▁account ing ▁class ▁at ▁Indiana ▁University ▁and ▁joined ▁Com mod us ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁his ▁education . ▁After ▁Apol lo ▁fre es ▁him , ▁O lu j ime ▁ass ists ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁Way station . ▁His ▁wrest ler - like ▁appearance ▁attract s ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Apol lo , ▁who ▁to ▁his ▁dis may ▁later ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁O lu j ime ▁already ▁has ▁a ▁girl friend . ▁His ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁dem ig od ▁is ▁unique ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁as ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁connections ▁to ▁the ▁established ▁world s ▁of ▁Gre co - R oman , ▁Egypt ian , ▁and ▁Nor se ; ▁instead , ▁he ▁channels ▁his ▁Y or uba ▁her itage , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁inherited ▁elect rok ines is , ▁and ▁also ▁practices ▁the ▁Y or uba ▁and ▁Haus a ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁G id ig bo ▁and ▁Dam be . ▁His ▁existence ▁makes ▁Apol lo ▁suspect ▁that ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁another ▁p ant he on ▁of ▁African ▁gods ▁beyond ▁the ▁Sah ara . ▁ ▁Paolo ▁Mont es ▁– ▁A ▁son ▁of ▁Heb e . ▁He ▁is ▁from ▁Brazil ▁and ▁is ▁only ▁able ▁to ▁speak ▁Portuguese , ▁although ▁he ▁understand s ▁English . ▁He ▁is ▁able ▁re ju ven ate ▁himself ▁after ▁particularly ▁serious ▁inj uries , ▁an ▁ability ▁which ▁he ▁inherited ▁from ▁his ▁mother . ▁ ▁Pol l ux ▁– ▁A ▁son ▁of ▁D