Lātōna, ae (old gen. sing. Latonas, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.; Gr. form Lāto, ūs, Varr. Sat. Mon. 83, 1), f., = *lhtw/; Dor. *latw/; Aeol. *la/twn, daughter of the Titan Cœus and Phœbe, and mother of Apollo and Diana, whom she brought forth on the floating island of Delos, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 16 Müll. (Trag. v. 424 Vahl.); Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 18, 48; 2, 5, 72; id. N. D. 3, 23; Verg. A. 1, 502; Juv. 6, 176; Ov. M. 6, 336; Hyg. Fab. 14.—II. Hence, A. Lātōnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Latona, Latonian: Delos, Verg. G. 3, 6: virgo, i. e.
Diana
, id. A. 11, 557: Luna, Tib. 3, 4, 29: Cynthus,
the mountain, on Delos, where Latona brought forth
, Stat. Th. 1, 701.—Subst.: Lātōnĭa, ae, f., Diana, Cat. 34, 5; Verg. A. 9, 405; 11, 534; Ov. M. 1, 696; 8, 393; Stat. Th. 9, 679.— B. Lātōnĭgĕna, ae, comm. [Latona-gigno], one born of Latona (poet.): Latonigenae duo, i. e.
Apollo and Diana
, Ov. M. 6, 160: di, Sen. Agm. 320.—C. Lātōïus (Lētōïus, Ov. M. 8, 15, where others read Lātōnĭa), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Latona, Latonian: stirps, Ov. Tr. 3, 2, 3: proles, id. ib. 5, 1, 57; id. M. 8, 15.—Subst.: Lātōïus, ii, m., Apollo, Ov. M. 11, 197.—D. Lātōus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Latona: arae, Ov. M. 6, 274.—Subst.: Lātōus, i, m., Apollo, Ov. M. 6, 384; Hor. C. 1, 31, 18.—E. Lātŏĭdes, ae, m., = *latwi+/dhs, the son of Latona, i. e. Apollo: Latoiden canamus, Stat. Th. 1, 695.—In plur.: Lātŏĭdae, ārum, the children of Latona, i. e. Apollo and Diana; gen. plur.: Latoidum, Aus. Epit. 27.—F. Lātōĭs (Lētōis), ĭdis or ĭdos, f.adj., = *latwi+/s and *lhtwi+/s, of or belonging to Latona, Latonian: Calaurea,
sacred to Latona
, Ov. M. 7, 384.—Subst. adj.: Lātōis, ĭdis or ĭdos, f., Diana: timeo saevae Latoidos iram, Ov. H. 21, 153; id. M. 8, 278.