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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).
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Leto (/ ˈ l iː t oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Λητώ, romanized: Lētṓ pronounced [lɛːtɔ̌ː]) is a goddess and the mother of Apollo and Artemis. [1]
In Dune, Duke Leto Atreides sends his swordmaster, Duncan Idaho, to build a relationship with the mysterious native Fremen of Arrakis, people tempered by the planet's harsh conditions who Leto realizes are an underestimated and untapped resource. Leto allows Duncan, impressed with the Fremen and their ways, a dual loyalty to both the Atreides ...
'Dune: Prophecy' is set 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides, but many of the names will be familiar to fans. ... Duke Leto Atreides is the pater familias of the Atreides clan in Dune ...
Though seemingly a reward, it is instead a means for Shaddam to destroy Leto, whose rising power and influence in the Landsraad threatens the emperor. The Atreides are soon attacked by the forces of House Harkonnen, longtime enemies of the Atreides, secretly supplemented by Shaddam's seemingly unstoppable Imperial Sardaukar troops. Leto is ...
When Dune opens, House Atreides—led by the honorable Duke Leto (Oscar Isaac)—are being made to move from their home, the ocean planet of Caladan, to Arrakis.Arrakis is the center of the Dune ...
'Atreides' (Ἀτρείδης) is a patronymic form of Atreus which refers to one of his sons—Agamemnon or Menelaus. [2] The plural forms, deriving from the Latin Atreidae, itself from Ancient Greek 'Atreidai' (Ἀτρεῖδαι), refer to both sons collectively. 'Atreides' is commonly used to translate both the singular and plural form to ...
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