Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-3146930-20140303051452/@comment-4763787-20140310033833

Centurios wrote:

8th Hero of Olympus wrote: I'm sure Apollo would win, since he has the advantage of power. He is stated to be Zeus' most powerful son of all, only being weaker than the six Elder Olympians (Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia). Hermes is much craftier, so he could certainly defeat Apollo by tricking him, but, in order to keep things simple, let this fight only be in terms of physical combat.

Apollo is the GOD of archery, so he would certainly be able to pierce Hermes with over a dozen arrows before the latter can react or deflect them with his caduceus. Apollo could also attack him with blinding light or fire bolts (being the god of light and the Sun). On the other hand, though, Hermes has the advantage of speed, so he could potentially evade most of Apollo's attacks. I'm sure than Apollo would eventually land a solid strike on him, though.

Sorry, all of you Hermes fans out there, this fight is only a question of how long Hermes can last... Apollo is also the god of prophecy and foresight. I am sure he can foretell where Hermes will move next, allowing him to attack him and at the same time dodge his every move. Prophecy is an extremely powerful ability, so that is what puts him above other gods in that he can see the future with perfect accuracy. Also, being able to see everything with supernatural sight can be a big help, which makes me doubt that Hermes can avoid the archer-god, or even his sister Artemis. Artemis cannot forsee the future, and by the books, we can see that every god has the ability too see a part of the future, Apollo's advantage is that he can see it with more precision and unmistakenly.