በአፈ-ታሪክ መሠረት ሌቶ ለዘጠኝ ቀናት በአሰቃቂ የጉልበት ሥቃይ ውስጥ የነበረችው ነገር ግን ለሎ በተራሩ አንዳንድ አማልክት ጣልቃ ገብነት ምስጋና ይግባውና የአርጤምስ መወለድ የተፈቀደ ሲሆን በፍጥነት ለእናቷ ትልቅ ሰው ሆነች ፡ ከወንድሟ አፖሎ አቅርቦት ጋር ።
It is for this reason that according to mythology, Leto was in horrible labor pains for nine days but thanks to the intervention of some gods who took pity on Leto, the birth of Artemis was allowed and she quickly became an adult for her mother. mother with the delivery of her brother Apollo.