Artemis and Apollo

Artemis and Apollo

 Artemis and Apollo's father was Zeus, and their mother was one of the good Titans, Leto. Hera was obviously outraged that her husband Zeus had had two children with Leto, so before Leto's children were born, she laid sent Leto away from Olympus. She warned all the land nymphs that if they let Leto give birth on their land, the land would be cursed forever. So, Leto wandered the earth in labor, constantly sent away by nymphs scared of offending Hera. She was in constant pain, so she decided to go to the group of fortune tellers of Greece, the Oracle of Delphi. Unfortunately, a giant snake called Python had decided the Oracle was a good place to live, and ate all the fortune tellers. So, when Leto arrived, she was met by Python, who thought this plump woman would make a tasty snack, and chased Leto. So now, Leto was in constant labor and constant state of running. Eventually, Zeus felt bad for her and sent Boreas, god of the North Wind, who picked Leto up in a gust of wind and brought Leto to the floating island of Delos. There, Leto gave birth to Artemis and Apollo. Artemis became the goddess of hunting and childbirth, but she saw how much trouble Leto had giving birth so she remained a maiden. She formed a group of female hunters, who were off limits to men, and who stayed immortal unless they were killed in battle. For Apollo, he became the god of poetry and music. After he heard how Python had terrorized his mom, he went after him and killed him. He took over the Oracle where he was living and became the god of prophecy as well as music and poetry. Him and Artemis both became the god and goddess of archery.

Apollo and Artemis