greek and roman mythololgy

leto

let is a goddess and the mother of apollo and artemis she is the daughter of the titan coeus and pheobe and the sister of asteria. 

in the olympian scheme the king of gods zeus is the father of her twins apollo and artemis whom leto conceived after her hidden beauty accidentally caught the eye of zeus classical greek myths record little about leto other then her pregnancy and search for a place where she could give birth to apollo and artemis since hera the wife of zeus in her jealousy ordered all lands to shun her  and deny her shelter hera is also usually the one to have sent the monstrous python a giant serpent against leto to persue and harm her leto eventually found a island  delos that was not joined to the mainland or attached to the ocean floor therefore it was not considered land or island and she could give birth in some stories hera further tormented leto by delaying her labour leaving leto in agony for days  before she could deliver the twins, especially Apollo. Once Apollo and Artemis are born and grown, Leto withdraws, to remain a matronly figure upon Olympus, her part already played.