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Leto

American  
[lee-toh] / ˈli toʊ /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.


Leto British  
/ ˈliːtəʊ /

noun

  1. Roman name: Latona.  the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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With apologies to Bette Midler, you should hear the gravitas Leto brings to calling his minions “the buttworms beneath my feet.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

In 1996, David Keating cast her as Cathleen, the boisterous mother to a sullen teenager played by Jared Leto in “The Last of the High Kings.”

From Salon Feb. 4, 2026

In October, the bot made its red carpet debut at the “Tron: Ares” premiere in Hollywood, performing a choreographed fight sequence with actor Jared Leto.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 3, 2026

The action flick -- which stars Jared Leto, Greta Lee and Evan Peters -- tells of mankind's first encounter with artificial intelligence in the real world.

From Barron's Oct. 19, 2025

Apollo’s twin sister, daughter of Zeus and Leto.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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