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The first to speak of Leto's children being twins is a slightly later poet, Pindar. [32] The two earliest poets, Homer and Hesiod, confirm Artemis and Apollo's status as full siblings born to Leto by Zeus, but neither explicitly makes them twins. [33] Leto holding Apollo, by Lazar Widmann
The daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. Her symbols include the Moon, horse, deer, hound, she-bear, snake, cypress tree, and bow and arrow. Ares: Mars: God of war, violence, bloodshed and manly virtues. The son of Zeus and Hera, all the other gods despised him except Aphrodite. His Latin name, Mars, gave us the word "martial".
Key: The names of the generally accepted Olympians [11] are given in bold font.. Key: The names of groups of gods or other mythological beings are given in italic font. Key: The names of the Titans have a green background.
Asteria pursued by Zeus in the form of an eagle by Marco Liberi. Asteria was an inhabitant of Olympus following the Titanomachy in which the Olympians prevailed over the Titans, and like her sister Leto before her she was beloved by Zeus. [11] After Zeus had impregnated Leto, his attention was next captured by her sister Asteria. [12]
Leto changed herself into a she-wolf before giving birth. This is given as the reason why Homer describes Apollo as the "wolf-born god". [146] [147] Libanius wrote that neither land nor visible islands would receive Leto, but by the will of Zeus Delos then became visible, and thus received Leto and the children. [148]
Children of Zeus and his first six wives [105] ZEUS: Metis [106 ... at the request of Apollo's mother, Leto, Zeus instead ordered Apollo to serve as a slave to King ...
Leto copulated with Zeus (the son of fellow Titans Cronus and Rhea) and bore Artemis and Apollo. Asteria became the mother of Hecate by Perses (son of fellow Titan Crius and half-sister Eurybia). Along with the other Titans, Coeus was overthrown by Zeus and the other Olympians in the Titanomachy.
Leto on the run with Artemis and Apollo, Roman statue circa 350–400 CE. Various conflicting accounts are given in Greek mythology regarding the birth of Artemis and Apollo, her twin brother. In terms of parentage, though, all accounts agree that she was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and that she was the twin sister of Apollo.