According to ancient Greek myth, the sacred uninhabited island of Delos was the birthplace of which twins?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Apollo and Artemis
- Step 1: By the writing of the Odyssey, the island was already famous as the birthplace of the twin gods Apollo and Artemis (although some confusion seems to exist of Artemis' birthplace being either Delos or the island of Ortygia ). Answer: Apollo and Artemis. Why not the others: "Castor and Pollux" were the mythological twin Dioscuri associated with Sparta in Laconia; "Ares and Hephaestus" were sons of Hera and Zeus associated respectively with Thrace and Lemnos; "Hermes and Dionysus" were born on Mount Kyllini in Arcadia and Mount Nysa in Boeotia.
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