Latona

Japanese: Latona
Latona

In Greek mythology, she was the mother of the twin gods Apollo and Artemis. She corresponds to Latona in Roman mythology. She was the daughter of the Titans Koios and Phoibē, and was loved by Zeus and became pregnant with the twin gods. However, since no land would provide a place for the birth for fear of the wrath of Zeus' wife Hera, Leto managed to give birth to the twins on a floating island called Ortygia (meaning "village of quails").

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Latona" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア神話で,双子神アポロン,アルテミスの母神。ローマ神話のラトナLatonaにあたる。彼女はティタン神族のコイオスKoiosとフォイベPhoibēの娘で,ゼウスに愛されて双子神を懐妊したが,すべての陸地がゼウスの妃ヘラの怒りを恐れてお産の場所を提供しなかったため,レトはかろうじてオルテュギアOrtygia(〈うずらの里〉の意)と呼ばれた浮き島で両神を産み落とした。…

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