Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Λητώ(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /lɛː.tɔ̌ː/(Classical Greek) /ˈliː.toʊ/(English) Meaning & History Possibly from Lycian lada meaning "wife". Other theories connect it to Greek λήθω (letho) meaning "hidden, forgotten". In Greek mythology she was the mother of Apollo and Artemis by Zeus.