Apollo and Artemis: The Twins

Apollo and Artemis: The Twins
Main Characters:
Apollo, Olympian god of prophecy and oracles, healing, plague and disease, music, song and poetry, archery, and the protection of the young. He was depicted as a handsome, beardless youth with long hair.
Artemis, Olympian goddess of hunting, wilderness and wild animals. She was also a goddess of childbirth, and the protectress of the girl child up to the age of marriage. She was depicted as a girl equipped with a hunting bow


Setting:
Summary:
Apollo:
Apollo had many children. His most famous son was Aesculapius. When Apollo found out that Aesculapius's mother, Coronis, the princess of Thessaly, went back to her old lover, he had his twin sister, Artemis, shoot Coronis while not harming the baby, Aesculapius. The baby was then given to Hermes who then gave it to Chiron, a centaur.....
As time went by, Aesculapius improved his medical skills and was able to doctor everyone who came to him. He was able to save people from the brink of 
Artemis:
Apollo had many children. His most famous son was Aesculapius. When Apollo found out that Aesculapius's mother, Coronis, the princess of Thessaly, went back to her old lover, he had his twin sister, Artemis, shoot Coronis while not harming the baby, Aesculapius. The baby was then given to Hermes who then gave it to Chiron, a centaur.....
As time went by, Aesculapius improved his medical skills and was able to doctor everyone who came to him. He was able to save people from the brink of 
Myth Explanation:


The myth takes place in several places....
The small island of Delos
Mount Parnassus (The Cave of mother Earth at Delphi)
Mount Olympus
Hades


Zeus gets himself into another relationship with a 
nymph named Leto. Hera then notices this relationship
and proceeds to curse leto, making her unable to 
give birth to her child. Zeus then places Leto on the island of Delos which is so small that the wind could push the island farther out to the sea. She then gives birth to Apollo
and Artemis.



When he was old enough to shoot a golden bow, Apollo went in search of the serpent who tortured his mother. After searching for the serpeant, he finally got his revenge at the cave of Mother Earth at Delphi, a sanctuary that forbid fighting. This lead to the instituted annual athletic games at Delphi....... 


death. This angered Hades, so he complained
to Zeus who then sent Aesculapius to hell. 
This also led to Apollo killing the cyclops who
made Zeus's thunderbolt, which also sent
him to hell. Through courage and
determination, Leto was able to convince 
Zeus to let Apollo and his son free.


When he was old enough to shoot a golden bow, Apollo went in search of the serpent who tortured his mother. After searching for the serpeant, he finally got his revenge at the cave of Mother Earth at Delphi, a sanctuary that forbid fighting. This lead to the instituted annual athletic games at Delphi....... 


death. This angered Hades, so he complained
to Zeus who then sent Aesculapius to hell. 
This also led to Apollo killing the cyclops who
made Zeus's thunderbolt, which also sent
him to hell. Through courage and
determination, Leto was able to convince 
Zeus to let Apollo and his son free.

This myth explains a few topics. It explains why people can't avoid death by illness or injury. It also explains why society uses the name of Aesculapius as a symbol of medical knowledge and skill. This myth also explains why women pray to Artemis when they are setup by their relatives to marry men that they did not love.