Manto

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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").

[edit] Daughter of Tiresias

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.

[edit] Daughter of Heracles

Manto was a daughter of Heracles. A myth claims that Mantua was named after her (Virgil X, 199).