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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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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

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

Instead of looking like a jarhead, Mr. Leto retains the shoulder-length hair and beard he favors off-screen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

To find out, you'd have to ask Jared Leto and, frankly, we're too scared.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

He remembered the name Leto: the mother of Apollo and Artemis.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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