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

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