Keltine
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In Greek mythology
, Keltine (Greek
: Κελτίνη) was the daughter of Bretannus and mother of Keltos
. According to myth, she fell in love with Heracles
and stole from him the cattle of Geryon
, refusing to give them back unless he would first make love to her.
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, Keltine (Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
: Κελτίνη) was the daughter of Bretannus and mother of Keltos
Keltos
In Greek mythology, the name Keltos was attributed to two individuals. Keltos, in both mythological accounts, was regarded as the eponymous founder of the Celts.*Keltos was the son of Heracles and Keltine....
. According to myth, she fell in love with Heracles
Heracles
Heracles ,born Alcaeus or Alcides , was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon and great-grandson of Perseus...
and stole from him the cattle of Geryon
Geryon
In Greek mythology, Geryon , son of Chrysaor and Callirrhoe and grandson of Medusa, was a fearsome giant who dwelt on the island Erytheia of the mythic Hesperides in the far west of the Mediterranean. A more literal-minded later generation of Greeks associated the region with Tartessos in southern...
, refusing to give them back unless he would first make love to her.