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Leto Atreides is the name of three characters in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert: Leto I Atreides, father of Paul "Muad'Dib" Atreides; Leto II Atreides the Elder, first son of Paul Atreides and Chani; killed in his infancy; Leto II Atreides (God Emperor of Dune), son of Paul Atreides and Chani and twin to Ghanima
Leto II Atreides (/ ˈ l eɪ t oʊ ə ˈ t r eɪ ɪ d iː z /) [1] is a fictional character from the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. Born at the end of Dune Messiah (1969), Leto is a central character in Children of Dune (1976) and is the title character of God Emperor of Dune (1981).
The Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo is the oldest extant account of Leto's wandering and birth of her children, but it is only concerned with the birth of Apollo, and treats Artemis as an afterthought; in fact the hymn does not even state that Leto's children are twins, and they are given different birthplaces (he in Delos, she in Ortygia). [31]
The name Jesus (Yeshua) appears to have been in use in the Land of Israel at the time of the birth of Jesus. [ 2 ] [ 19 ] Moreover, Philo 's reference in Mutatione Nominum item 121 to Joshua ( Ἰησοῦς ) meaning salvation ( σωτηρία ) of the Lord indicates that the etymology of Joshua was known outside Israel. [ 20 ]
Atreides may refer to: Descendants of Greek mythical figure Atreus, especially: Agamemnon; Menelaus; House Atreides, a fictional noble family in Frank Herbert's Dune universe Alia Atreides; Ghanima Atreides; Leto II Atreides; Paul Atreides; Atreides, a 1980 album by Yannis Zouganelis
Here's what you need to know before seeing 'Dune: Part Two,' the long awaited sequel to the first film in Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune' saga.
In God Emperor of Dune, Frank Herbert analyzes the cyclical patterns of human society, as well as humanity's evolutionary drives.Using his ancestral memories, Leto II has knowledge of the entirety of human history and is able to recall the effects and patterns of tyrannical institutions, from the Babylonian empire through to the Jesuits on ancient Earth, and thus builds an empire existing as a ...
Leto is a goddess in Greek mythology. Leto or LETO may also refer to: As a name: Leto (surname), a list of people so named; Leto (rapper), French rapper part of the French hip hop duo PSO Thug; Leto Atreides (disambiguation), three fictional characters in Frank Herbert's Dune universe; Leto, a synonym of the genus Helogyne of the family Asteraceae