Asteria
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In Greek mythology, Asteria or Asterie is a daughter of the Titans Phoebe and Coeus and the sister of Leto. According to Hesiod, by the Titan Perses she had a single child, a daughter named Hecate, th
Asteria seated on a rock with a lyre and laurel wreath at her side
Asteria pursued by Zeus in the form of an eagle by Marco Liberi
Asteria and Phoebe on the Pergamon Altar, Berlin.
Zeus and Asteria in an 1707 engraving by Bernard Picart, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
Leto
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In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Leto is the mother of Apollo and Artemis. She is the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe, and the sister of Asteria.
The Rape of Leto by Tityos (c. 515 BC): Apollo (left), tries to grasp Tityos, Leto (middle) pushes him and Artemis (right), ready to stop him. Attic red-figure amphora from Vulci. c. 510–520 BCE, by Phintias Painter. Louvre, Paris
Relief from the 2nd century, staging the marriage of Zeus and Leto, Hierapolis Museum.
Leto with Zeus and their children, 420-410 BC, marble, Archaeological Museum of Brauron.
Leto with her children, by William Henry Rinehart