Keltos
ancestor earth Greek single tradition · 1
Keltos is presented in the work of Parthenius of Nicaea as the son of Heracles and the progenitor of all Celtic peoples. He functions as a mythic ancestor linking Greek heroic lineage to Celtic ethnicity.
When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Keltos appears only in a literary claim linking Heracles to Celtic origins.
Relationships
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Parthenius of Nicaea, for example, claimed that Heracles was, through his son Keltos, progenitor of all the Celts.”
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