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In Greek mythology, Celtus (/ ˈ s ɛ l t ə s /; Ancient Greek: Κέλτος Keltos / ˈ k ɛ l ˌ t ɒ s /) may refer to three various figures: Celtus, the eponymous progenitor of the Celts. [1] There are two alternative traditions. One, found in Appian's Illyrian Wars, [2] holds that Celtus was the son of Polyphemos and Galatea and the ...
According to the 1st-century poet Parthenius of Nicaea, Celtus (Κελτός, Keltos) was the son of Heracles and Celtine (Κελτίνη, Keltine), the daughter of Bretannus (Βρεττανός, Brettanos); this literary genealogy exists nowhere else and was not connected with any known cult. [8] Celtus became the eponymous ancestor of Celts. [9]
Heracles and his son Telephus. (Marble, Roman copy of the 1st or 2nd century CE) All of Heracles's marriages and almost all of his heterosexual affairs resulted in births of a number of sons and at least four daughters. One of the most prominent is Hyllus, the son of Heracles and Deianeira or Melite.
The son of "Hēraklēs" and Keltō was Keltos, from whom descended the Celts. The combination of the three versions provides a common narrative: [ 4 ] In Keltikē, that is the Celtic country, the king Bretan(n)os had a daughter named Keltinē or Keltō, who fell in love with "Hēraklēs" who was driving the cattle of Gēryōn from Iberia to ...
The woman then gives birth to three sons, one of which—Scythes—becomes the progenitor of the Scythians. [20] The main difference of the two narratives is the appearance of the foreign woman Heracles mates with (a snake-legged Scythian demon versus a beautiful Celtic princess), the type of animals stolen (horses versus cattle), and the ...
The Labours of Hercules or Labours of Heracles (Ancient Greek: ἆθλοι, âthloi [1] Latin: Labores) are a series of tasks carried out by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes, whose name was later romanised as Hercules. They were accomplished in the service of King Eurystheus. The episodes were later connected by a continuous narrative.
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A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to a group of people (cultural, ethnic, religious, etc.), who changes the world through invention or discovery.A typical culture hero might be credited as the discoverer of fire or agriculture, songs, tradition, law or religion, and is usually one of the most important legendary figures of a people, sometimes as the founder of its ruling dynasty.