where, when, why and how Goddess Leto was born??????????????
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In Greek mythology Lētṓ (Greek: Λητώ, Lato in Dorian Greek, the "hidden one") is a daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe, and in the Olympian scheme of things, Zeus is the father of her twins, Apollo and Artemis. Still, Leto is scarcely to be conceived apart from being pregnant and finding a suitable place to be delivered of Apollo, the second of her twins. This is her one active mythic role: once Apollo and Artemis are grown, Leto withdraws, to remain a dim, benevolent matronly figure upon Olympus, dark and mild, her part already played.\n\nIt has been proposed that the name "Leto" originates from the verb "lanthanein" (to be concealed or oblivious) hence "lethe" (oblivion) and "lotus" (the fruit that brings oblivion to those who eat it). Others say it comes from the same origin as "Leda", meaning "woman/wife" in ancient Lydia.[citation needed]\n\nIn Crete, at the city of Dreros, Spyridon Marinatos uncovered an 8th-century post-Minoan hearth house temple in which there were found three unique figures of Apollo, Artemis and Leto made of brass sheeting hammered over a shaped core. Walter Burkert notes (in Greek Religion) that in Phaistos she appears in connection with an initiation cult.\n\nIn Roman mythology her equivalent, as mother of Apollo and Diana, is Latona.\n\nLeto was the principal goddess of Anatolian Lycia. Her sanctuary, the Letoon near Xanthos, united the Lycian confederacy of city-states. The people of Cos also claimed Leto as their own.\n\nA measure of what a primal goddess Leto was can be recognized in her Titan father, whose name "Coeus" links him to the sphere of heaven from pole to pole, and her mother "Phoebe," who is precisely the "pure" and "purifying" epithet of the full moon.\n\nWhen Hera, the most conservative of goddesses — for she had the most to lose in changes to the order of nature — discovered that Leto was pregnant and that Zeus was the father, she realized that the offspring would cement the new order. She was powerless to stop the flow of events, but she banned Leto from giving birth on "terra firma", on the mainland, or any island at sea, or any place under the sun (Hyginus, Fabulae, 140). Some mythographers hinted that Leto came down from the land of the Hyperboreans in the guise of a she-wolf, or that she sought out the "wolf-country" of Lycia for her denning. But most accounts agree that she found the barren floating island of Delos, which was neither mainland nor a real island, and gave birth there, promising the island wealth from the worshippers who would flock to the obscure birthplace of the splendid god who was to come. The island was surrounded by swans. As a gesture of gratitude, Delos was secured with four pillars and later became sacred to Apollo.\n\nIt is remarkable that Leto brought forth Artemis, the elder twin, without struggle or pain, as if she were merely revealing another manifestation of her self. For Apollo, Leto labored for nine nights and nine days, according to the Homeric Hymn to Delian Apollo in the presence of all the first among the deathless goddesses as witnesses: Dione, Rhea, Ichnaea and Themis and the sea-goddess "loud-moaning" Amphitrite. Only Hera kept apart, and perhaps she kidnapped Eileithyia or Ilithyia, the goddess of childbirth, to prevent Leto from going into labor, but Artemis, having been born first, assisted with the birth of Apollo. Another version states that Artemis was born one day before Apollo, on the island of Ortygia, and that she helped Leto cross the sea to Delos the next day to give birth to Apollo.\n\nLeto was threatened and assailed in her wanderings by chthonic monsters of the ancient earth and old ways, and these became the enemies of Apollo and Artemis. One was the Titan Tityos, a phallic being who grew so vast that he split his mother's womb and had to be carried to term by Ga
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There were 12 tribes of Israel.  I believe the woman stands for the nation of Israel and that the baby is Jesus because Jesus was born an Israelite (or Jew... same thing).  I am not sure what the meaning of the sun and the moon are though.  One thing that is interesting are that the Sun, Moon, and Stars are the 3 main things we see in the heavens above.  There may be some connection.  Don't study too hard.  God gives revelation by prayer, and he may choose to not show you right away to keep you from getting prideful if you would know the answer.
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The personified Roman god of the sun, completely identical to the Greek Helios. He was possibly worshipped as Sol Indiges in his temple on the Quirinalis. A second temple was located at the Circus Maximus, near the race-tracks, where he was considered to be the protector of the four-in-hands which joined the races. The emperor Heliogabalus imported the cult of Sol Invictus ("the invincible sun") from Syria and Sol was made god of the state.
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In Greek mythology, Selene (Σελήνη, "moon") (the Roman moon goddess being Luna) was an ancient lunar deity, and the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia.\n\nEtc, etc. Check out the site...
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born here on planet Earth
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Medusa was considered to be very beautiful in her youth. But she angered the Gods and they cursed her with snakes for hair and any man who looked at her would turn to stone.\n\nPandora was given a box by the Gods to watch over but she was not allowed to open it. Curiosity got the better of her and thus she released pain and evil and the like into the world. The film Tomb Raider 2 goes into detail although they use artistic license with it.
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whoa, I gotta think way back to answer this. Without looking anything up, I just remember that the Pantheon was a large domed building that honored each of the Gods of Roman Mythology by depicting them in big ovals all around the inside ceiling of the building. I think there was something about their placement, like Zeus & Hera were positioned in the middle with his next god of choice to his right & left and ...cannot remember all the significance. Wish I could remember more. Good luck!
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SHE WAS BORN ON AUGUST THE 4TH ...1900....................................SADLY MISSED....GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
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Pandora , in Greek mythology, first woman on earth. Zeus ordered Hephaestus to create her as vengeance upon man and his benefactor, Prometheus. The gods endowed her with every charm, together with curiosity and deceit. Zeus sent her as a wife to Epimetheus, Prometheus' simple brother, and gave her a box that he forbade her to open. Despite Prometheus' warnings, Epimetheus allowed her to open the box and let out all the evils that have since afflicted man. Hope alone remained inside the box.
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All I can find is that the origin is Hindu, and it's numerology is 3. I would suggest calling your local Hindu Temple Society and asking for further assistance. They will be completely thrilled to share their culture, trust me.\n\nGood luck!
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I've already done this kind of project for myself, so I like to think I know what I'm doing and that I'm correct in my mythology, I love mythology. By the time I'm done, this answer will be quite long and will read both as the social pages and genealogical survey of the Ancient Gods. I have to say, unfortunately, that several of the answers previous to my own are incorrect. Allow me to offer the proper "translations" for you and I hope you find them helpful.\n\nSun = In some myths, Helios is the sun itself, Apollo is the god of the sun, drawing the sun behind his chariot across the Daytime sky. (Oddly enough, Apollo is both Greek and Roman)\n\nMercury = Hermes, the male messenger of the gods. His counterpart, Hebe, a daughter of Zeus and Hera, served as female messenger, cupbearer, or handmaiden to Hera, depending on the myth.\nMercury has no known satelites.\n\nVenus = Aphrodite, the goddess of love.\nVenus has no satelites.\n\nEarth = Gaia, the original mother; a Titan goddess.\nEarth's satelite = The Moon: In some myths, Selene is the moon itself, and sister to Helios. The twin sister of Apollo, Artemis, is the goddess of the moon, and draws the moon behind her chariot across the Nighttime sky. (Artemis is called Diana in Roman myths)\n\nMars = Ares, the god of war. \nMars's satelites = Phobos and Deimos: sons by Aphrodite are Fear and Panic.\n\nJupiter = Zeus, seemingly god of most everything else that isn't designated to another deity.\nJupiter's satelites = Metis, goddess of Wisdom, mother of Athena; Adrastea, goddess of reward, punishment and divine retribution, daughter of Ananke; Amalthea, in some myths, the nymph or her goat who nursed the infant Zeus; Thebe, a nymph; Io, a mortal maiden; Europa, a mortal princess, the mother of Minos; Ganymede, a mortal boy, whom Zeus incorporated as male cupbearer to the gods; Callisto, a maid attending Artemis, the mother of Arcas. Through circumstances, Callisto and Arcas were transformed into the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor; Leda, the mortal mother of 2 sets of twins...by Zeus, Pollux and Helen (of Troy), by her husband, Castor and Clytemnestra. Castor and Pollux are the constellation Gemini; Himalia, a nymph; Lysithea, daughter of Oceanus; Elara, the mother of a giant; Ananke, goddess of Destiny, mother of Adrastea and the Fates; Carme, goddess of grain, mother of Britomartis; Pasiphae, the wife of Minos and mother of the Minotaur; Sinope, a mortal woman.\n\nSaturn = Cronos, the god of agriculture, father of Zeus (along with Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, and Poseidon).\nSaturn's satelites = Pan, a faun (part human, part goat) god of the woods; Atlas, a Titan, who bears the heavens on his shoulder, brother to Prometheus and Epimetheus; Prometheus, the one who brought fire to mankind, and paid for it; Pandora, the one who opened her infamous Box, wife to Epimetheus; Epimetheus, mythologically, he made the animals of the world, a task so wonderful his brother Prometheus tried to beat his efforts; Janus, the god of gates and doorways, with a face pointing in 2 directions; Mimas, a Titan slain by Heracles*; Enceladus, a Titan supposedly buried under Mt. Etna; Tethys, a Titan goddess of the Sea; Telesto, a sea nymph, daughter of Tethys; Calypso, goddess of Silence, Dione, depending on the myth, she and Zeus are the parents of Aphrodite (in other myths, Aphrodite was born of the foam of the sea where it churned the dismembered parts of Uranus); Helene, an Amazon; Rhea, wife of Saturn, mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus; Titan, giant children of Gaia and Uranus; Hyperion, a Titan, father of Helios and Selene; Iapetus, a Titan, father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas; Phoebe, grandmother to Apollo and Artemis.\n\nUranus = Ouranos, god of the heavens.\nUranus's satelites (don't seem to be steeping in mythological context, but in Shakespeare) = Cordelia, "King Lear"; Ophelia, "Ham
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Literally there WAS a Female that actually WAS BORN as a Female. She sorta shaved her head to look male and acted such as a male. I forget the years/date(s) she got away with it. But it DID actually exist. IF my memory IS correct, it was in the 1700s AD. She was Italian.
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Eve, Lilith came first. I guess maybe that could be wrong. Depends on how you define born. That is a mythology standpoint at least.
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Artemis (Diana) was the daughter of Zeus and Leto. Her twin brother was Apollo. She was the lady of the wild things. She was the huntsman of the gods. She was the protector of the young. Like Apollo, she hunted with silver arrows. She became associated with the moon. She was a virgin goddess, and the goddess of chastity. She also presided over childbirth, which may seem odd for a virgin, but goes back to causing Leto no pain when she was born. The cypress was her tree. All wild animals were sacred to her, especially the deer.
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You can probably search up all those questions on google or something. But I think Venus got it's name from the Roman/Greek God Venus.
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In the beginning there was only the Goddess Gaia (earth) and the Sky God (uranus).  From the union of the two (where earth meets sky) came many babies (the titans and many different beasts and monsters including the hundred-handed giants and the cyclops).  Uranus did not want to see these children and forced them all to live underground so he would never have to see them (not exactly an ideal father).  \n\nThe Goddess was very sad at the way he treated her children and asked them to rebel.  The youngest of the 12 titans agreed and the next time Uranus tried to lay down with his mother he rose up and attacked Cronus (I won't go into the details since they would probably be asterisked out) and drove him away permanently.  Thus began the rule of the Titans with Cronos as thier leader.\n\nEach of the Titans was named after a fundamental force in the world: forethought, oceans, memory... Things went on for awhile until Cronos began to fear his own child would someday rise up to overthrow him.  Every time a child was born he would swipe it up and swallow it whole so it would never be able to challenge his rule.\n\nZeuss's mother was also saddened by this, and substituted a rock for baby zeuss which was swallowed whole.  After Cronos left Zeuss was given to the neriads (rivers) to raise.  He eventually grew up and was discovered by his father who agreed to take him in as a lowly servent to prove his loyalty, Zeuss (being clever) poisoned Cronos's drink and made him ill, whereupon he regurgitated all of the Olympian Gods he had swallowed (they were divine and were still very much alive).  Thus began the war of the Titans whereupon the Olympians enlisted the help of the cyclopses and the hundred-handed ones and others to overthrow the Titans.\n\nThere are many ways to view the story, as a parable, creation story or an oversimplification of life deveoping on earth.  If you want more specifics try the link below or the original creation stories.
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The following passages are used without permission and address the Greek names of the gods.\n\nThe Twelve Olympians, also known as the Dodekatheon (Greek: δωδεκα, dodeka, "twelve" + θεον, theon, "of the gods"), in Greek religion, were the principal gods of the Greek pantheon, residing atop Mount Olympus. There were, at various times, seventeen different gods recognized as Olympians, though never more than twelve at one time.\n\nZeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, and Artemis are always considered Olympians. Hebe, Helios, Hestia, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, and Persephone are the variable gods among the Twelve. Hestia gave up her position as an Olympian to Dionysus in order to live among mankind (eventually she was assigned the role of tending the fire on Mount Olympus); while he sometimes would not accept the offer of being an Olympian god. Persephone spent three months of the year in the underworld (causing the barren landscape of summer), and was allowed to return to Mount Olympus for the other nine months in order to be with her mother, Demeter; who, during this time, would be in woe and not be with the Olympians. And, although Hades was always one of the principal Greek gods, his home in the underworld of the dead made his connection to the Olympians more tenuous. In some accounts, Helios gave up his seat for Apollo. In even rarer, but definite accounts, Hebe, the gods' cupbearer is an Olympian herself, but gave up her job as cupbearer to marry Heracles who became an Olympian upon his death.\n\nRoman names:\nZeus = Jupiter\nHera = Juno\nPoseidon = Neptune\nAres = Mars\nHermes = Mercury\nHephaestus = Vulcan\nAphrodite = Venus\nAthena = Minerva\nApollo = Apollo\nArtemis = Diana\nHebe = Juventas\nHelios = Sol\nHestia = Vesta\nDemeter = Ceres\nDionysus = Bacchus\nHades = Pluto\nPersephone = Prosperina\nHeracles = Hercules\n\nPlease take time to vote for the best answer.