Leto

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Titaness deity in Greek mythology

Leto is a Titaness in Greek mythology best known as the mother of the twin Olympian deities Apollo and Artemis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Titaness ⓘ
deity in Greek mythology ⓘ
appearsIn Homeric Hymns ⓘ
Homer's Iliad ⓘ
surface form: The Iliad

Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form: The Odyssey

Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ
surface form: Theogony
associatedWith Delian cult of Apollo ⓘ
demureness ⓘ
modesty ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ
authorMentionedBy Callimachus ⓘ
Hesiod ⓘ
Homer ⓘ
birthPlaceOfChildren Delos ⓘ
childOf Coeus ⓘ
Phoebe ⓘ
childrenPunishForHer Niobe ⓘ
cultTitle Eileithyia ⓘ
surface form: Leto Phytia (in some locales)
culture Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
epithet Artemis ⓘ
surface form: Chryselakatos (through association with Artemis)

Kourotrophos ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
grandparentOf Asclepius ⓘ
Orpheus ⓘ
surface form: Orpheus (in some traditions via Calliope and Apollo)
GreekName Λητώ ⓘ
hasSanctuary Letoon ⓘ
knownFor giving birth to Apollo and Artemis ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
LetoonLocation Lycia ⓘ
motherOf Apollo ⓘ
Artemis ⓘ
mythology Greek mythology ⓘ
pantheon Titan generation ⓘ
parentOf Apollo ⓘ
Artemis ⓘ
persecutedBy Hera ⓘ
protectedBy Poseidon ⓘ
surface form: Poseidon (in some versions)
punishes Niobe ⓘ
resistedBy Python ⓘ
RomanEquivalent Eileithyia ⓘ
surface form: Latona
sacredIsland Delos ⓘ
siblingOf Asteria ⓘ
spouseOrConsort Zeus ⓘ
symbol olive tree ⓘ
palm tree ⓘ
veil ⓘ
worshippedAt Asia Minor ⓘ
Delos ⓘ
Lycia ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zeus → consort → Leto ⓘ
Claros → hasDeity → Leto ⓘ
Lycia → hasDeity → Leto ⓘ
Delos → hasSanctuaryOf → Leto ⓘ
Artemis → mother → Leto ⓘ
Apollo → parent → Leto ⓘ
Coeus → parentOf → Leto ⓘ
Delos → sacredTo → Leto ⓘ