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Leto

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Le·to  (lt)
n. Greek Mythology
A consort of Zeus and the mother of Apollo and Artemis.
Leto [ˈliːtəʊ]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis Roman name Latona
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Noun1.LetoLeto - wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology
Latona
Graeco-Roman deity, Greco-Roman deity - a deity of classical mythology


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The Delian hymn describes how Leto, in travail with Apollo, sought out a place in which to bear her son, and how Apollo, born in Delos, at once claimed for himself the lyre, the bow, and prophecy.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
Not a word he spoke, but went by the shore of the sounding sea and prayed apart to King Apollo whom lovely Leto had borne.
The Iliad by Homer View in context
As the huntress Diana goes forth upon the mountains of Taygetus or Erymanthus to hunt wild boars or deer, and the wood nymphs, daughters of Aegis-bearing Jove, take their sport along with her (then is Leto proud at seeing her daughter stand a full head taller than the others, and eclipse the loveliest amid a whole bevy of beauties), even so did the girl outshine her handmaids.
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