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During the chariot race at the funeral games of Patroclus, this god tried to sabotage Diomedes (“dye-oh-MEE-dees”). After stopping Patroclus’ three attempts to scale the walls of Troy, this god (10[1])dislodged Patroclus’ armor, allowing Hector to kill (10[1])him. In the first book of the Iliad, Chryses (“CRY-sees”) prays to this god, (-5[1])who has (10[1])the epithet “Phoebus” (“FEE-bus”), to send (10[1])a plague to the Greeks. (10[1])After (10[1])she rejected (-5[1])his advances, Cassandra was cursed by this god (10[1])to never be believed. In a temple (10[1])to this Olympian god of medicine, Aeneas (“uh-NEE-iss”) was healed by this god’s mother Leto. For (-5[1])10 points, what Greek god of prophecy and music (10[1])is the twin brother of Artemis? ■END■ (10[3])

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