Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-3146930-20140303051452/@comment-6679136-20140304004050

Jamboree4me wrote: Guys, Hermes was a half-blood before he was an Olympian- as Apollo was a full blooded Olympian from birth, Apollo most likely contains more potential energy and solar abilities than Hermes. Also, Apollo could make Hermes tell the truth, which would also ruin Hermes clever tactical advantage.

Apollo also has excellent range and long distance mastery- but this is where it gets tricky- Hermes has a melee and close quarter advantage, as he is far faster in speed and agility, the opposite end of the spectrum in combat (at close Range) Both are excellent opponents, so the best of luck to both competitors. Actually, Hermes was never a half-blood, but Apollo was a lot older than him when he was born. Apollo, as god of the sun, has absolute power over light and heat, so you are right about the solar abilities. But, Apollo was very good at close combat, although he didnt prefer it, as he did defeat Ares at wrestling and was called Apollo of the golden sword. Apollo was superior to hermes, as he was Zeus' most powerful son and did "greatly lord over gods and men" (Homeric hym).