Λητώ (Leto)

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

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Greek goddess Leto 1
Λητώ (Leto) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figure
Titaness
deity in Greek mythology
appearsIn Homeric Hymns
Theogony by Hesiod
linked to: Hesiod's Theogony
associatedWith Delos
Ortygia
gentleness
modesty
motherhood
category Greek goddesses
Mothers of gods
Titans in Greek mythology
childOf Κοῖος (Coeus)
linked to: Coeus

Φοίβη (Phoebe)
consortOf Ζεύς (Zeus)
linked to: Zeus
culture Ancient Greek religion
epithet gentle goddess
mother of twins
gaveBirthAt Δῆλος (Delos)
linked to: Delos
gaveBirthTo Apollo
Artemis
gender female
hasSanctuaryAt Letoon near Xanthos
knownFor being the mother of Apollo and Artemis
persecution by Hera
languageOfName Greek
memberOf Titans
motherOf Apollo
Artemis
mythology Greek mythology
opposedBy Python
persecutedBy Ἥρα (Hera)
linked to: Hera
protectedBy Poseidon
Zeus
romanEquivalent Latona
siblingOf Αστερία (Asteria)
linked to: Asteria
symbol children at her side
veil
veneratedAs mother of Apollo
mother of Artemis
worshippedIn Asia Minor
Delos

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Λητώ greekNameOf Λητώ (Leto)
Latona correspondsTo Greek goddess Leto
linked to: Λητώ (Leto)