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 ===Origin===
-Latias appears to be a cross between a {{wp|Jet aircraft|jet plane}} and a {{wp|dragon}}. It and Latios may also draw inspiration from the philosophy of {{wp|yin and yang}}. In addition, they may be based on the {{wp|Aeon (Gnosticism)|aeons in Gnosticism}}, being that certain aeons are immaterial beings of concepts existing in pairs of males and females emanated from God and one another; also, their category is "Eon". Latios and Latias are also based on birds, and due to Latias's {{DL|List of unused Pokémon and character designs|Blaziken / Latias|shared origin}} with {{p|Blaziken}}, they could be based on {{wp|junglefowl}}. Another avian inspiration may be the martlet, a legless bird that has come to symbolize an endless pursuit of knowledge and the symbol of {{wp|Clan Rutherford}}, a prominent {{wp|Border reivers|reiving}} family from the Scottish border.
+Latias and Latios appear to be a cross between a {{wp|Jet aircraft|jet plane}} (due to their wing shape and speedy flight), a {{wp|dragon}}, and a bird. Like many birds, Latias is said to possess {{wp|down feathers}}. In particular, their lack of feet and continuous levitation might be inspired by the {{wp|common swift}}, a bird with tiny feet (its Latin name ''Apus'' means ''without feet'') that spends most of its life in the air. Similarly, they might be inspired by the {{wp|martlet}}, a mythical bird in English heraldry that never roosts and is usually depicted with tufts of feathers in place of feet. Their red and blue plumage might also be based on parrots in the genus {{wp|Eos (bird)|Eos}}. They could also be based on {{wp|junglefowl}} due to their possible {{DL|List of unused Pokémon and character designs|Blaziken / Latias|shared origin}} with {{p|Blaziken}}.
+Due to their classification as ''Eon'' Pokémon and their connection to the [[Soul Dew]], Latias and Latios might be inspired by the {{wp|Aeon (Gnosticism)|aeons in Gnosticism}}, which are said to be emanations of God. In {{wp|Valentinianism}}, these aeons form male/female pairs called syzygies. They may also be loosely based on the Chinese philosophical concept of {{wp|ying and yang}}, which are opposite but interconnected natural forces. Latias, being female and the more passive of the two, would represent yin. Their names and Latias’s ability to refract light might also be a reference to {{wp|Eos}}, the Greek goddess of dawn.
 ====Name origin====
-Latias may be a combination of ''lateō'' ({{wp|Latin}} for ''I conceal'', ''I lie hidden'') and ''-as'' (Latin feminine suffix).
+Latias may be a combination of ''lateō'' (Latin for ''I conceal'', ''I lie hidden'') and ''-as'' (Latin feminine suffix). It might also reference ''{{wp|Eos}}'' (the Greek goddess of dawn) or ''{{wp|Eos (bird)|Eos}}'' (a genus of parrots with red and blue plumage).
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