Leto

Sister: Asteria

**Leto** was one of the Titans, a bride of Zeus, and the mother of the twin gods Apollon and Artemis. She was the goddess of motherhood and, with her children, a protectress of the young. Her name and iconography suggest she was also a goddess of modesty and womanly demure. Like her sister Asteria she may also have been a goddess of the night, or alternatively of the light of day.

When Leto was pregnant with the twins she was pursued relentlessly by the goddess Hera, who drove her from land to land preventing her from finding a place to rest and give birth. The floating island of Delos eventually provided her with refuge. Later when she was later travelling to Delphi, the giant Tityus attempted to abduct her, but Apollo intervened and slew him with arrows.

In Greek vase painting Leto was usually depicted as a woman lifting her veil in a gesture of modesty. She was usually depicted accompanied by her two children. The exact meaning of her name is obscure, some commentators connect it with the word *lethô*, to move unseen, suggestive of modesty, others derive it from the Lycian word for woman, *lada*.

## Powers and Abilities

**Compassion Manipulation:** Leto can sense and manipulate the compassion, friendliness and kindness of themselves, people, animals and other creatures, whether by increasing, decreasing, causing or otherwise channeling compassion, even manifesting the emotional energy to physical level.

**Femininity Deity:** Leto with this ability either is or can transform into a Femininity Deity, a goddess who represents or is associated with femininity, women and womanhood. Femininity deities weren't common in mythology but were very present among the civilizations they were worshiped in.

**Fertility Deity:** As an archetype of a Fertility Deity, a god/goddess who represents or is associated with fertility, virility, sex, sexual health, reproduction, procreation, pregnancy, birth, nature, vegetation and crops. Fertility deities are common in mythology and were important among ancient and current civilizations. In most cases these deities are directly associated with these experiences.

**Fertility Embodiment:** Leto embodies and personifies fertility, which allows them limitless control over the natural capability to produce offspring.

**Guardianship:** Guardians are often those who are of noble birth or a high position of great historical or legendary importance. They have taken/been given the responsibility to defend, protect and, if needed, avenge the focus of their protection, which can be an object, place, concept, or person (throne/crown, village/gate/country/planet, love/good/harmony, royal heir/chosen prophet, etc.) among other things.

**Humility Empowerment:** Leto becomes stronger, faster, more durable, etc. by humility of oneself and others, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing the existing powers. Some users may be able draw sustenance from the humility or even slow or stop aging.

**Imperceptibility:** Leto is totally imperceptible, and as such can in no way be detected or, in some cases, communicated with by external forces, whether physical, mental, spiritual, technological, etc. As such, they can’t be perceived more potentially even interacted with through smell, touch, vision, hearing, etc. and give off no heat, auras or energy, leaving no evidence of their presence, yet the space they occupy has no lack of it. To all senses, Leto does not exist.

**Psychic Shadow:** Leto is able to mask psychic presence and obscure the perceptions of psychic trackers, making any subject within their target radius appear "dark". Experience will enhance the size of the area they can shadow and the intensity of their shielding effect.