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a statue of a woman holding a baby in it's lap with her hands

Goddess Leto & Her Twins Artemis & Apollo, William Henry Rinehart (1825 - 1874), American. Babies Artemis/Diana & Apollo. Detail from W.H. Rinehart’s sculpture. Hera did not allow Leto to give birth on mainland or to have a midwife. Artemis was the first to be born, she helped her mother deliver her twin brother Apollo, and so she became the goddess of childbirth.

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Leto - Goddess of womanly demure and motherhood. In Greek mythology, Leto (/ˈliːtoʊ/; Greek: Λητώ Lētṓ; Λατώ, I s a daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe, the sister of Asteria,[1] and the mother, by Zeus, of Apollo and Artemis.

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a statue with the words letto goddess of modesty on it's side

Leto was one of the most wronged characters in Greek mythology and was respected as a powerful deity. She was the goddess of motherhood and modesty and was known as the mother of Apollo and Artemis, two powerful and important deities of the Greek pantheon. Leto featured in several myths including the tale of the Trojan War. #goddess #motherhodd #modesty #mythology #symbolsage

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Artemis is the greek goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, the Moon, and chastity. The goddess Diana is her Roman equivalent. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the patron and protector of young girls, and was was worshipped as one of the primary goddesses of childbirth and midwifery along with Eileithyia. Like Athena and Hestia, Artemis preferred to remain a maiden and is sworn never to marry.

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Artemis is the Greek goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, the Moon, and chastity. The goddess Diana is her Roman equivalent. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the patron and protector of young girls, and was was worshipped as one of the primary goddesses of childbirth and midwifery along with Eileithyia. Much like Athena and Hestia, Artemis preferred to remain a maiden and is sworn never to marry.

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