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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 dislodged (-5[1])Patroclus’ armor, (-5[1])allowing Hector to kill 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 (10[1])to (10[1])the Greeks. (10[1])After she rejected his advances, Cassandra was cursed by this god to never be believed. (10[1])In a temple to this Olympian (10[1])god of medicine, Aeneas (10[1])(“uh-NEE-iss”) was healed by this god’s mother Leto. For 10 points, what Greek god of prophecy and music is the twin brother of Artemis? ■END■ (10[1])

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