Which Greek god was the twin brother of Artemis?

Apollo was the Greek god who was traditionally regarded as Artemis’s twin brother.

Apollo and Artemis were children of Zeus and Leto. In the best-known birth story, Hera’s anger forced the pregnant Leto to search for a place where she could give birth; the island of Delos finally sheltered her. Artemis is often said to have been born first and to have helped Leto deliver Apollo.

Apollo governed several major areas of Greek religion, including music, poetry, prophecy, healing and archery. Artemis was associated especially with hunting, wilderness, childbirth and the protection of young people. Their contrasting domains made them a famous divine sibling pair, although both were also skilled archers.

“Twin” is the standard mythological answer, but the earliest surviving poets are not entirely consistent. Homer and Hesiod identify Apollo and Artemis as siblings without explicitly calling them twins, while later traditions firmly establish the twin relationship. Apollo is also not the same figure as the Roman sun god Sol, despite later associations with sunlight.