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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
In one story, the Pleiades, along with their half sisters the Hyades, were virgin companions to Artemis. [3] Artemis was the twin of Apollo and daughter of Leto and Zeus, and a protector of both hunters and wild animals.
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]
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.
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]
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".
There exist several stories in which Zeus, receiving advice, is able to reconcile with an angered Hera. According to Pausanias, Hera, angry with her husband, retreats to the island of Euboea, where she was raised, and Zeus, unable to resolve the situation, seeks the advice of Cithaeron, ruler of Plataea, supposedly the most intelligent man on earth
Tacitus wrote that Coeus was the first inhabitant of the island of Kos, which claimed to be the birthplace of his daughter Leto. [11] Coeus's name was modified from Κοῖος (Koîos) to Κῶιος (Kōios), leading to his association with the island. [12] Eventually Zeus freed the Titans, presumably including Coeus. [13]