Apollo and Artemis: The Twins
Main Characters:
Apollo- A god, twin brother of Artemis, he
can’t tell a lie, carries a golden bow and arrow
Artemis- A goddess, twin sister of Apollo,
carries a silver bow and arrow
Leto- A nymph, mother of Apollo and
Artemis
Python- A serpent, sent from Hera to chase Leto while she was pregnant
Zeus- A god, father of Apollo and Artemis
Aesculapius- A god, son of Apollo, has extraordinary
medical knowledge
Settings:
- Delos the island where Leto gave birth to Apollo and Artemis
- Delphi a sanctuary, the place where Apollo killed the python
- Hades where Apollo’s son Aesculapius was sent for his punishment of preventing people from leaving the land of the living and going to the land of the dead
Main Conflict:
- The main conflict of the story was when Apollo killed the python in Delphi, a place where all fighting had to stop.
- Another conflict was when Apollo’s son was sent to Hades by Zeus and Apollo got angry at Zeus then he sent him to Hades as well. Leto convinced Zeus to bring them back.
Big Baby Hermes
Main Characters:
Hermes- Messenger of the gods, 17 years old,
the trickster
Maia- A human, mother of Hermes
Apollo- A god, half-brother of Hermes
Zeus- A god, father of Hermes
Hera- A goddess, jealous wife of Zeus
Settings:
- A cave in Arcadia where Maia gave birth to Hermes in secret
- Pieria where Hermes took Apollo’s cows
- In the court of the gods on Mount. Olympus where Hermes was being trialed for stealing Apollo’s cows.
- In Hera’s bedroom where Hermes took the place of her son Ares (a god) in order to trick her into caring for him.
Main Conflict:
- The main conflict of the story was when Apollo took Hermes to court because he stole his cows.
- Another conflict in the story is when Hera finds out that Hermes is another son of Zeus.
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