Manto

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Manto, ūs, f., = Μαντώ.

I The daughter of Tiresias, a prophetess, and mother of the seer Mopsus , Ov. M. 6, 157; Mel. 1, 17, 2; Hyg. Fab. 128; Stat. Th. 7, 758; 10, 679.—

II An Italian nymph who had the gift of prophecy, the mother of Ocnus, who founded the city of Mantua : (Ocnus) Fatidicae Mantūs et Tusci filius amnis, Verg. A. 10, 198.

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