KETO
Greek Name
Κητω
Transliteration
Kêtô
Latin Spelling
Ceto
Translation
Sea-Monster (ketos)
KETO (Ceto) was an Indian Okeanid- and Naiad-nymph loved by the sun-god Helios. Their daughter Astris was the star-nymph wife of the Indian river Hydaspes.
PARENTS
OKEANOS (Nonnus Dionysiaca 26.350)
OFFSPRING
ASTRIS (by Helios) (Nonnus Dionysiaca 26.350)
CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 26. 350 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) :
"Astris daughter of Helios (the Sun), happy in her offspring--men say that her mother was Keto (Ceto), a Naias (Naiad) daughter of Okeanos (Oceanus)."
SOURCES
GREEK
- Nonnus, Dionysiaca - Greek Epic C5th A.D.
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