Leto - Leto (English spelling)

Japanese: レト - れと(英語表記)Leto
Leto - Leto (English spelling)

A goddess in Greek mythology. Daughter of the Titan gods Koios and Phoebe, mother of Apollo and Artemis. She was loved by Zeus and became pregnant, but Hera became jealous and forbade all countries and islands from providing a place for the baby to be born, and also hid Eileitheia (the midwife goddess). In despair, Leto wandered the world, and was finally accepted by the island of Delos, which was still a floating island at the time, where she suffered for nine days and nights. The goddesses took pity on Leto, and sent Eileitheia out of sight of Hera, and Leto was finally able to give birth to the twin gods by clinging to a date palm tree. In return, she made Delos Apollo's beloved island. It is thought that Leto was originally the fertility goddess of Asia Minor.

[Tetsuro Nakatsuka]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ギリシア神話の女神。ティタン神コイオスとフォイベの娘で、アポロンとアルテミスの母。彼女はゼウスの愛を受けて身ごもるが、これに嫉妬(しっと)したヘラがすべての国や島に産の場所を提供することを禁じたうえ、エイレイテイア(助産の女神)をも隠してしまう。困ったレトは世界をさまよったすえ、当時まだ浮き島であったデロス島にやっと受け入れられるが、そこで9日9夜苦しむ。同情した女神たちはヘラの目を盗んでエイレイテイアを派遣し、レトはナツメヤシの木に取りすがってやっと双子神を産むことができた。彼女はこのお礼に、デロスをアポロンの愛する島とした。本来レトは小アジアの豊穣(ほうじょう)女神であったかと考えられている。

[中務哲郎]

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