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Khtw
Kêtô
Ceto
Marine Monster (ketos) |
KETO (or Ceto) was an Indian Okeanid Naiad Nymph loved by the sun-god Helios. She bore him a daughter named Astris, the star-nymphe wife of the Indian river-god Hydaspes.
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OKEANOS (Nonnus Dionysiaca 26.350)
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| OFFSPRING |
ASTRIS (by Helios) (Nonnus Dionysiaca 26.350)
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"Astris daughter of Helios, happy in her offspring - men say that her mother was Keto, a Naias daughter of Okeanos." - Nonnus, Dionysiaca 26.350
Sources:
- Nonnos, Dionysiaca - Greek Epic C5th AD
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