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Natalia Kapatsoulia, Filippos Mandilaras

Apollo and Artemis [Απόλλωνας και Άρτεμη (Apóllōnas kai Ártemī)]

The book starts by showing two gods as small children in a pram. We read that the boy grew up to become a patron of the arts and music, while the girl lived in the forests and hunted. Readers are asked to guess the two siblings’ names. Next, we read about pregnant Leto trying to find a place to give birth, running away from Hera’s frustration with Zeus’ infidelity. Leto takes refuge in a small island, and gives birth, first to Artemis and then to Apollo. It now becomes cle(...)

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YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: Greece

TAGS: Actaeon Apollo Artemis Aulis Cassandra Daphne Delos Delphi Hera Hyacinth Iphigenia / Iphigeneia Leto Nymphs Python Tityos Troy Zephyrus Zeus