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Latonian, a. (n.)|ləˈtəʊnɪən|
[f. L. Lātōni-us f. Lātōna, a. Gr. (æolic) λᾱ́των, (Doric) λᾱτώ, (Attic) λητώ: see -an.]
A. adj. Pertaining to Latona (= Gr. Leto), the mother of Apollo and Diana.
B. n. the Latonian: Apollo.
1591Sylvester Du Bartas i. iv. 538 Latonian Twins..why hide you so your shining Fronts? 1656Blount Glossogr. s.v., We use Latonian lights for the Sun and Moon (Latona's children). 1819Shelley Lett. Prose Wks. 1880 IV. 82 A spectacle little suited to the antique and Latonian nature of the place. 1820― Hymn to Mercury lxxi, He..Subdued the strong Latonian, by the might Of winning music. |