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Latona

Mother of Apollo and Diana, invoked in the Niobe poem.

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Also known as Divine Latona

First appearance: Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book VI and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson

Latona shows up with force in Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book VI and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The goddess scorned by Niobe; she calls upon Apollo to punish Niobe's hubris.
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Latona first appears in 0046 niobe in distress for her children slain by apollo from ovid s metamorphoses book vi and from a view of the painting of mr richard wilson.

In Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book VI and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson: The goddess scorned by Niobe; she calls upon Apollo to punish Niobe's hubris.

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JOJoveNINiobeUNUnknown NarratorAMAmphionLALatona

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  • Mythological and Classical Figures
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SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Latona in Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book VI and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson
See Latona in Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book VI and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson