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How are Apollo and Artemis twins but they are born on different islands?

There are two versions to the myth. One is where Artemis was born first and helped Leto (her mother) with the birth of Apollo on the island of Delos. Leto had to give birth on Delos because Hera had forbidden her from giving birth on the mainland or on any island. Delos was neither because it was a floating island. The second version of the myth is that Leto was forced to give birth to Artemis on Ortygia going against Hera in the process.


Does Apollo have a sister?

Yes, Artemis was his twin sister. Legend has it that Artemis was born first and helped her mother give birth to Apollo.


How was Artemis born?

Artemis was born on Delos or Ortygia. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin of Apollo. There are two accounts of her birth:Told by Callimachus, Hera was angry at Zeus for getting Leto pregnant, and forbade her from giving birth on land. However, Leto disobeyed Hera and gave birth to the twins on an island.Zeus turned Leto into a quail to prevent Hera from discovering his infidelity when she had her children.


What was the god Artemis powers?

Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and chastity, was believed to have the power to control and protect wild animals, as well as bring disease upon women and relieve them of it. She was also known for her skill in archery and her ability to unleash deadly arrows to punish and protect.


How did Artemis become a constalation?

Artemis is not a part of a constellation.

Related Questions

What is Artemis's mouth of birth?

The month of Artemis's birth is not told in Greek myth.


How did Artemis come into being?

Artemis was immortal from her birth. Artemis was born of the god Zeus and the goddess Leto. The twin of Artemis is Apollo.


What is Artemis' myth?

the birth of the twins


Where was Artemis born facts?

she3 had a twin brother


Who is birth of Artemis?

Leto gave birth to Artemis, and Artemis is a goddess of childbirth, protecting the child as it is born and if it is a girl she protects it until she is married, if a boy, Apollo protects the boy until marriage.


Where was the Greek Goddess Artemis from?

Artemis was born on the island of Delos. After her birth she helped her mother give birth to her younger twin brother, Apollo.


Is Artemis the greek goddess the goddess of childbirth?

Artemis is the goddess protector of the child during birth; birth itself is the domain of Eileithyia, and Hera is the protector of the mother during birth.


How many seconds between the birth of Artemis and Apollo?

It is said that Apollo came immediatly after Artemis.


What is Artemis myth called?

the birth of the twins


Does Artemis' have a step-mother?

Artemis is the daughter of Zeus: Hera is the wife of Zeus, and was married to Zeus at the time of Artemis' birth - so, yes, Hera is the step-mother of Artemis.


Why was Artemis worshiped?

Artemis was worshiped because she was the virgin goddess of the hunt, nature, children, and child-birth.


How did Artemis become the goddess of childbirth?

Artemis aided her mother Leto in the birth of her twin brother Apollo.