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Latona

[ luh-toh-nuh ]

noun

  1. the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.


Latona

/ ləˈtəʊnə /

noun

  1. See Leto
    the Roman name of Leto


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Through this wood flows the river Cenchrius, in which Latona is said to have bathed after the birth of her child.

Once on a time the goddess Latona wandered into the country with her infant twins in her arms.

Latona called upon her children to punish Niobe for her pride, and they shot their arrows at the children of the boasting Niobe.

For days and nights Latona wandered, not daring to ask for food or shelter, since all men knew of Juno's decree.

It was after such an absence that the watchful Juno learned of Jupiter's love for fair-haired Latona, goddess of dark nights.

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