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|Full diacritics=Λητώ
|Medium diacritics=Λητώ
|Low diacritics=Λητώ
|Capitals=ΛΗΤΩ
|Transliteration A=Lētṓ
|Transliteration B=Lētō
|Transliteration C=Lito
|Beta Code=&#42;lhtw/
|Definition=Dor. Λᾱτώ, όος, contr. οῦς, ἡ, <span class="title">Leto</span>, mother of Apollo and Artemis, <span class="bibl">Il.21.497</span>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>406</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">918</span>, al.; on the accent of the acc. sg., v. Hdn.Gr.<span class="bibl">2.33</span>; voc. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> Λητοῖ <span class="bibl">Il.21.498</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Ap.</span>14</span>, <span class="bibl">62</span>. (Dor. uncontr.acc. <b class="b3">Λητόα</b> Tyrannio ap.Sch.Gen.<span class="bibl">Il.21.497</span>):—Adj. Λητῷος, α, ον, <b class="b2">of</b> or <b class="b2">born from Leto</b>, κόρη <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>170</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>570</span>; Dor. Λᾱτῴα <span class="title">AP</span> 6.280:—fem. also Λητωῐάς, άδος, <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Dian.</span>83</span>, <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">C.</span>1.109</span>, etc.; and Λητωΐς, Dor. Λᾱτ-, <b class="b3">ΐδος</b>, <span class="title">AP</span>6.272 (Pers.), <span class="bibl">A.R.2.938</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">Λητῷον, τό</b>, <b class="b2">temple of L</b>., <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EE</span>1214a2</span>, <span class="bibl">Str.14.3.6</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b3">Λητῷα, τά</b>, festival in honour of L., <span class="title">IG</span>11(2).161 <span class="title">A</span> 93 (Delos, iii B.C.).</span>
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|lstext='''Λητώ''': Δωρ. Λᾱτώ, όος, συνῃρ. οῦς, ἡ, Λατ. Latona, [[μήτηρ]] τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ τῆς Ἀρτέμιδος, Ὅμ.· [[θυγάτηρ]] τοῦ Κοίου καὶ τῆς Φοίβης, Ἡσ. Θ. 406, πρβλ. 918, κ. ἀλλ., [[ὅστις]] πλὴν τῆς ὀνομ. καὶ αἰτ. Λητὼ μεταχειρίζεται μόνον τὴν συνῃρ. γεν. Λητοῦς, δοτ. Λητοῖ· κλητ. Λητοῖ Ὁμ. Ὕμν. εἰς Ἀπόλλ. 14. 62.
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{{bailly
|btext=οῦς (ἡ) :<br />Lêtô (Latone) <i>mère d’Apollon et d’Artémis</i>.
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{{Autenrieth
|auten=[[Leto]] ([[Latona]]), [[mother]] of [[Apollo]] and [[Artemis]], Od. 11.580, Il. 1.9; epith., [[ἐρικῦδής]], [[ἠύκομος]], [[καλλιπάρῃος]].
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{{lsm
|lsmtext='''Λητώ:''' Δωρ. Λᾱτώ, ἡ, γεν. <i>Λατόος</i>, συνηρ. <i>Λατοῦς</i>, δοτ. <i>Λητοῖ</i>, η [[Λητώ]], Λατ. [[Latona]], [[μητέρα]] του Απόλλωνα και της Άρτεμης, σε Όμηρ.
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{{elru
|elrutext='''Λητώ:''' дор. [[Λατώ|Λᾱτώ]], οῦς ἡ Лето (у римлян [[Latona]] и [[Lato]]) (дочь титана Кея и Фебы, жена Зевса до Геры, мать Аполлона и Артемиды; ее эпитеты, у Hom.: [[ἐρικυδής]] «достославная», [[ἠΰκομος]] «прекраснокудрая», [[καλλίσφυρος]] «с изящными ступнями», [[καλλιπάρῃος]] «прекрасноланитная») Hom., Hes.
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{{etym
|etymtx=Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: Leto, mother of Apollon and Artemis (Il.).<br />Other forms: Dor. <b class="b3">Λατώ</b>, <b class="b3">-όος</b>, <b class="b3">-οῦς</b><br />Dialectal forms: Myc. [[rato]] \/[[Lato]]\/, [[ratijo]] \/[[Latios]]\/<br />Compounds: As 1. member in <b class="b3">Λητο-γενής</b> (<b class="b3">Λατο-</b>), f. <b class="b3">-γένεια</b> <b class="b2">son resp. daugher of Leto</b> (A. a. E. in lyr., AP).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">Λητοΐδης</b>, <b class="b3">Λατοΐδας</b> <b class="b2">son of L.</b> (h. Merc. 253; on the formation Debrunner <b class="b3">Ἀντίδωρον</b> 37); <b class="b3">Λητῳ̃ος</b> (<b class="b3">Λατ-</b>) (A., S.), f. <b class="b3">-ῴα</b>, <b class="b3">-ωΐς</b>, <b class="b3">-ωΐάς</b> (hell. poetry) <b class="b2">born of L.</b>; <b class="b3">τὸ Λητῳ̃ον</b> <b class="b2">temple of L.</b> (Arist.), <b class="b3">τὰ Λ-α</b> <b class="b2">L.-feast</b> (Delos IIIa).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]<br />Etymology: Unknown. Since long with <b class="b3">Λήδα</b> derived from Lyd. [[lada]] [[wife]], [[spouse]]; thus a. o. Kretschmer Glotta 14, 307 f., 30, 91 w. n. 2 (agreeing v. Wilamowitz Glaube 1, 324, Schwyzer 60; doubts by Nilsson Gr. Rel. 1,562). Kretschmer l. c. supposes <b class="b2">protoindog.</b> origin (ideas that have been given up completely; however he assumes Glotta 32, 187 a. 196f. "Pre-Greek" origin comparing Caucas. (Awar.) [[ladi]]. Pre-Greek origin also Bethe <b class="b3">Ἀντίδωρον</b> 20 f. and Chantraine Ant. class. 22, 68. - Acc. to the Ancients prop. name of the [[night]]; from here the Semit. etymology by Lewy Fremdw. 230ff. as well as the IE (to Lat. [[lateō]]) of Osthoff IF 5, 369 (WP. 2, 377); both unconvincing. Further Wehrli P.-W. 5, Suppl. Bd. Sp. 571 f. - Lat. loan [[Lātōna]], s. W.-Hofmann s.v. - Cf. Fur. 186.
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{{mdlsj
|mdlsjtxt=<br />[[Leto]], Lat. [[Latona]], [[mother]] of [[Apollo]] and [[Artemis]], Hom.
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