Leto Fighting Giants

Mark Cartwright
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A Roman relief panel from a frieze depicting the goddess Leto fighting Giants. She holds a torch in each hand while the Giants prepare to throw large rocks. From a public building, discovered on the Oppius Hill, Rome. 2nd century CE. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2016, January 23). Leto Fighting Giants. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4462/leto-fighting-giants/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Leto Fighting Giants." World History Encyclopedia, January 23, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4462/leto-fighting-giants/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Leto Fighting Giants." World History Encyclopedia, 23 Jan 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4462/leto-fighting-giants/.

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