Leto was intensely worshipped in Lycia, Asia Minor,Appian tells of Mithridates' intention to cut down the sacred grove at the Letoon to serve in his siege of Patara on the Lycian coast; a nightmare warned him to desist. (Appian, Mithridates, 27). where worship was particularly strong and widespread.Collins, p. 252 In Delos and Athens she was worshipped primarily as an adjunct to her children. Herodotus reportedHerodotus, Histories 2.155-56. a temple to her in Egypt supposedly attached to a floating island"The claim that it floated is rightly dismissed by Herodotus – it probably reflects nothing more than contamination by Greek traditions on the floating island of Ortygia/Delos associated with Leto," remarks Alan B. Lloyd, "The temple of Leto (Wadjet) at Buto", in Anton Powell, ed. The Greek World (Routledge) 1995:190. called "Khemmis" in Buto, which also included a temple to an Egyptian god Greeks identified by interpretatio graeca as Apollo. There, Herodotus was given to understand, the goddess whom Greeks recognised as Leto was worshipped in the form of Wadjet, the cobra-headed goddess of Lower Egypt.
Leto was intensely worshipped in Lycia Asia MinorAppian tells of Mithridates' intention to cut down the sacred grove at the Letoon to serve in his siege of Patara on the Lycian coast; a nightmare warned him to desist (Appian Mithridates 27) where worship was particularly strong and widespreadCollins p 252 In Delos and Athens she was worshipped primarily as an adjunct to her children Herodotus reportedHerodotus Histories 2155-56 a temple to her in Egypt supposedly attached to a floating island"The claim that it floated is rightly dismissed by Herodotus – it probably reflects nothing more than contamination by Greek traditions on the floating island of Ortygia/Delos associated with Leto" remarks Alan B Lloyd "The temple of Leto (Wadjet) at Buto" in Anton Powell ed The Greek World (Routledge) 1995190 called "Khemmis" in Buto which also included a temple to an Egyptian god Greeks identified by interpretatio graeca as Apollo There Herodotus was given to understand the goddess whom Greeks recognised as Leto was worshipped in the form of Wadjet the cobra-headed goddess of Lower Egypt