Latona

Family: Olympian · Role: goddess · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.2

🌐 Also appears in: The Metamorphoses of Ovid (as Latona)

In Apollodorus, Library 1.2, Coeus and Phoebe were Latona’s parents. In Library 1.4, her intrigue with Zeus led Hera to hunt her across the earth. Latona reached Delos, where she gave birth first to Artemis and then, with Artemis’s help, to Apollo: “till she came to Delos and brought forth first Artemis, by the help of whose midwifery she afterwards gave birth to Apollo”.

Not long afterwards at Pytho, Tityus attacked Latona, and she called Apollo and Artemis to her aid; they killed him with their arrows. In Library 3.5, Niobe claimed to be more blessed with children than Latona, making them rivals. Later, at Latona’s intercession, Apollo was ordered to serve a man as a thrall for a year.

Relationship record

Life events

• Latona gave birth first to Artemis and then to Apollo.(Apollodorus, Library 1.4 · 📍 Delos)
  • With: Artemis Apollo
  • “till she came to Delos and brought forth first Artemis, by the help of whose midwifery she afterwards gave birth to Apollo”
• Apollo and Artemis killed Tityus after he attacked Latona.(Apollodorus, Library 1.4 · 📍 Pytho)
  • With: Apollo Tityus
  • “But she called her children to her aid, and they shot him down with their arrows.”

Apollodorus, Library 1.2

• parent: Coeus “to Coeus and Phoebe were born Asteria and Latona”
• parent: Phoebe “to Coeus and Phoebe were born Asteria and Latona”

Apollodorus, Library 1.4

• courtship with Zeus “But Latona for her intrigue with Zeus was hunted by Hera over the whole earth”
• child: Artemis “till she came to Delos and brought forth first Artemis, by the help of whose midwifery she afterwards gave birth to Apollo”
• child: Apollo “till she came to Delos and brought forth first Artemis, by the help of whose midwifery she afterwards gave birth to Apollo”
• enemies with Hera “But Latona for her intrigue with Zeus was hunted by Hera over the whole earth”
• with Tityus (interaction) “When Latona came to Pytho , Tityus beheld her, and overpowered by lust drew her to him”
• with Tityus (interaction) “When Latona came to Pytho, Tityus beheld her, and overpowered by lust drew her to him”

Apollodorus, Library 3.5

• child: Artemis “Stung by the taunt, Latona incited Artemis and Apollo against them”
• child: Apollo “Stung by the taunt, Latona incited Artemis and Apollo against them”
• rivals with Niobe “Being blessed with children, Niobe said that she was more blessed with children than Latona.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.10

• with Apollo (interaction) “at the intercession of Latona he ordered him to serve as a thrall to a man for a year.”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.