It was because Leto had sex with Hera's husband, Zeus, and had gotten pregnant by him.
Yes. Hera was furious that Leto was bearing Zeus's children. Therefore, Hera prevented Leto for having children in either land or water. However, Leto eventually found a floating 'island' called Delos, and gave bith to Apollo and Artemis there.
Hera, Leto and Maia
Hera, Leto and Maia
By some accounts Apollo slew the serpent Python because it had pursued Leto relentlessly during her long pregnancy. If so, it was a agent of Hera, though Hera herself is said to have driven Leto from land and sea.
Hera is a goddess of sky and earth; her mother being Rhea the Titan mountain goddess and grandmother being Gaia the Earth itself. Leto was also pursued by Hera.
Artemis was born on Delos or Ortygia. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin of Apollo. There are two accounts of her birth:Told by Callimachus, Hera was angry at Zeus for getting Leto pregnant, and forbade her from giving birth on land. However, Leto disobeyed Hera and gave birth to the twins on an island.Zeus turned Leto into a quail to prevent Hera from discovering his infidelity when she had her children.
Artemis is not commonly in Greek mythology the daughter of Hera. Artemis is a daughter of Leto.
Zeus and Leto are the parents of Apollo. Leto was an affair while Zeus was with Hera. His mother is Leto. His father is Zeus. His twin sister is Artemis.
No, Poseidon did not hate Hera, they were sister and brother.
Leto was pregnant with twins by Zeus and Hera, crazy with jealousy, chased her from land to land preventing her from resting to give birth. Eventually the island of Delos gave her refuge.
No, Apollo and Artemis are the children of Zeus and Leto.
No, Leto is the mother of Artemis and Apollo. In fact, Hera hated the twins because they were children of her husband Zeus by a different woman. Hera did everything in her power to stop the twins from being born and to make Leto's life miserable.