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LETO

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Overview

LETO (noun)
  The noun LETO has 1 sense:

1. wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythologyplay

  Familiarity information: LETO used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


LETO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Latona; Leto

Hypernyms ("Leto" is a kind of...):

Graeco-Roman deity; Greco-Roman deity (a deity of classical mythology)


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