Manto
For other uses, see Manto (disambiguation).There are two figures in
Greek mythology named
Manto, one a daughter of
Tiresias, the other a daughter of
Heracles. The name
Manto derives from
Ancient Greek mantis, "seer, prophet" (<
PIE *men-, "to think").
Manto was the daughter of the prophet
Tiresias and mother of
Mopsus.
During the War of the
Epigoni, Manto was brought to
Delphi as a war prize.
Apollo sent her to
Colophon to find an
oracle devoted to him. She married
Rhacius and gave birth to
Mopsus (although by some accounts
Apollo was the father). In
Roman myth, she went to
Italy and gave birth to
Ocnus (father:
Tiberinus), who founded
Mantua (cur:
Mantova) and named it after her.
Manto was a daughter of
Heracles. A myth claims that
Mantua was named after her (
Virgil X, 199).
