The Greek goddess Artemisās twin was Apollo, their parents being Zeus and Leto. In the commonly held account, the pregnant Leto was persecuted by the jealous Hera and finally gave birth on the floating island of Delos. Artemis was born first and assisted in the delivery of Apollo. The twin deities were counted among the 12 Olympians.
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