Definitions for latona
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1. Leto, Latonanoun

   wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology

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1. latona

   In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Leto (; Greek: Λητώ pronounced [lɛːtɔ̌ː], Lētṓ, or Λατώ pronounced [laːtɔ̌ː], Lātṓ in Doric Greek) is a goddess and the mother of Apollo, the god of music, and Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. She is the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe, and the sister of Asteria. In the Olympian scheme, the king of gods Zeus is the father of her twins, Apollo and Artemis, which Leto conceived after her hidden beauty accidentally caught the eye of Zeus. Classical Greek myths record little about Leto other than her pregnancy and search for a place where she could give birth to Apollo and Artemis, since Hera, the wife of Zeus, in her jealousy ordered all lands to shun her and deny her shelter. Hera is also usually the one to have sent the monstrous Python, a giant serpent, against Leto to pursue and harm her. Leto eventually found an island, Delos, that was not joined to the mainland or attached to the ocean floor, therefore it was not considered land or island and she could give birth. In some stories, Hera further tormented Leto by delaying her labour, leaving Leto in agony for days before she could deliver the twins, especially Apollo. Once Apollo and Artemis are born and grown, Leto withdraws, to remain a matronly figure upon Olympus, her part already played. Besides the myth of the birth of Artemis and Apollo, Leto appears in other notable myths, usually where she punishes mortals for their hubris against her. After some Lycian peasants prevented her and her infants from drinking from a fountain, Leto transformed them all into frogs inhabiting the fountain. In the story of Niobe, Queen Niobe boasts of being a better mother than Leto due to having given birth to fourteen children, as opposed to only two. Leto asks her twin children to avenge her, and they respond by shooting all of Niobe's sons and daughters dead as punishment. In another myth, the gigantic Tityos attempted to violate Leto, only for him to be slain by Artemis and Apollo. Usually, Leto is found at Olympus among the other gods, having gained her seat next to Zeus, or accompanying and helping her son and daughter in their various endeavors. In antiquity, Leto was usually worshipped in conjunction with her twin children, particularly in the sacred island of Delos, as a kourotrophic deity, the goddess of motherhood; in Lycia she was a mother goddess. In Roman mythology, Leto's Roman equivalent is Latona, a Latinization of her name, influenced by Etruscan Letun. In ancient art, she is presented as a modest, veiled women in the presence of her children and Zeus, usually in the process of being carried off by Tityos.

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1. latona

   Latona is a figure in Roman mythology, known as the goddess of motherhood and modesty. She is often identified with the Greek goddess Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis. The worship of Latona was especially popular in Rome and she is often depicted in literature and art as a protective maternal figure.

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1. Latona

   the Latin name for Greek Leto (q. v.).

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1. Latona

   (Lato′na), daughter of Coelus and Phoebe, mother of Apollo and Diana. Being admired so much by Jupiter, Juno was jealous, and Latona was the object of the goddess’ constant persecution.

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1. LATONA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Latona is ranked #19138 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Latona surname appeared 1,420 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Latona.
   
   90.8% or 1,290 total occurrences were White.
   4% or 58 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.1% or 44 total occurrences were Black.
   1.1% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.8% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Anagrams for latona »

1. atonal

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of latona in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of latona in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=latona
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latona
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Latona
5. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=latona
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html