Abstract: After giving birth Latona arrives tired and thirsty in Lycia, but the locals refuse her a drink from their lake, so she turns them into frogs. Critics usually endorse Latona’s justice. This article reexamines the episode to develop a balanced reading and then historicizes that reading in relation to law and Augustus’ aqueduct projects. The conflict between goddess and mortals dramatizes tensions between emperor and citizens with conflicting interests in water. Ovid’s Lycian myth opens new perspectives on these conflicts and, more generally, on the place of law in Augustan Rome.

Cynthia J. Bannon

The American Journal of Philology

Founded in 1880, American Journal of Philology (AJP) has helped to shape American classical scholarship. Today, the Journal has achieved worldwide recognition as a forum for international exchange among classicists and philologists by publishing original research in classical literature, philology, linguistics, history, society, religion, philosophy, and cultural and material studies. Book review sections are featured in every issue. AJP is open to a wide variety of contemporary and interdisciplinary approaches, including literary interpretation and theory, historical investigation, and textual criticism.

Founded in 1880, the American Journal of Philology (AJP) has played a pivotal role in shaping American classical scholarship. Today, the journal is recognized worldwide as a key forum for international exchange among classicists and philologists, publishing original research in classical literature, philology, linguistics, history, society, religion, philosophy, and cultural and material studies. Each issue features a section for book reviews. AJP is open to a wide range of contemporary and interdisciplinary approaches, including literary interpretation and theory, historical investigation, and textual criticism.

《美国文献学杂志》（American Journal of Philology）成立于1880年，致力于塑造美国古典学术界的面貌。如今，该杂志已在全球范围内获得认可，成为古典学者和文献学家进行国际交流的重要平台。它发表关于古典文学、文献学、语言学、历史、社会、宗教、哲学以及文化和物质研究的原创研究。每期杂志都设有书评栏目。AJP欢迎各种当代和跨学科的方法，包括文学解读与理论、历史研究和文本批评。

Category	Quartile
历史学	1
历史学, 古典文学	1

Sub Aqua : Latona And The Frogs In Ovid, Metamorphoses (6.313–81)

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