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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 Patroclus’ armor, (-5[1])allowing Hector to kill him. (10[1])In the first book of the Iliad, Chryses (“CRY-sees”) prays to this god, who has the epithet (10[1])“Phoebus” (10[1])(“FEE-bus”), to send (10[1])a plague (10[2])to the Greeks. After she rejected his advances, Cassandra was cursed by this god (10[1])to never be believed. (10[1])In a temple to this Olympian (10[1])god of medicine, Aeneas (“uh-NEE-iss”) was healed (10[1])by this god’s mother Leto. For 10 points, what Greek (10[1])god of prophecy and music is the twin brother of Artemis? ■END■ (0[1])

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