... obliged, burning to ashes upon seeing his true form, as such a sight is sure to kill a mortal. Zeus took the child she carried and put him inside his thigh until the time came for Dionysus to be born. When Hera recognized the child as Zeus's illegitimate son, she sent the titans (among other creatures) to kill him. However, they were unsuccessful and Dionysus eventually made ... the transition into god. Hera punished the goddess Leto for Zeus' indiscretion by threatening to curse any land that gave her refuge to bear her son Apollo. It was months before she came across the floating isla...

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