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'''Leto''' is a [[Titan]] and a goddess of motherhood and 'womanly demure' in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, with whom the god [[Zeus]] sired the twins [[Apollo]] and [[Artemis]]. In [[Rome|Roman]] myths, her equivalent is called '''Latona'''.
'''Leto''' is a [[Titan]] and a goddess of motherhood and 'womanly demure' in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, with whom the god [[Zeus]] sired the twins [[Apollo]] and [[Artemis]]. In [[Rome|Roman]] myths, her equivalent is called '''Latona'''.


According to the story, Zeus' wife [[Hera]] forbade the world at large to welcome pregnant Leto so that she couldn't give birth. Finally she arrived on the island of [[Delos]] and her labour could end on [[Mount Kynthos]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
==Biography==
According to Greek myths, after Zeus' tryst with Leto, [[Hera]], Zeus' wife, forbade the world to welcome the pregnant Leto.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Delos|Delos: Temple of Hera]]</ref> The island of [[Delos]] ignored this order, and on [[Mount Kynthos]], Leto gave birth to the twins.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Delos|Delos: Kynthos Ruins]]</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

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Leto is a Titan and a goddess of motherhood and 'womanly demure' in Greek mythology, with whom the god Zeus sired the twins Apollo and Artemis. In Roman myths, her equivalent is called Latona.

Biography

According to Greek myths, after Zeus' tryst with Leto, Hera, Zeus' wife, forbade the world to welcome the pregnant Leto.[1] The island of Delos ignored this order, and on Mount Kynthos, Leto gave birth to the twins.[2]

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