Latoidae

Lātōna, ae (old gen. sing. Latonas, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.; Gr. form Lāto, ūs, Varr. Sat. Mon. 83, 1), f., = Lêtô; Dor. Latô; Aeol. Latôn, 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., = Latôïdês, 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., = Latôïs and Lêtôïs, 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.