Manto (daughter of Tiresias)

For other uses, see Manto (mythology).

In Greek mythology, Manto (Ancient Greek: Μαντώ) was the daughter of the prophet Tiresias and mother of Mopsus.[1] Tiresias was a Theban oracle who, according to tradition, was changed into a woman after striking a pair of copulating snakes with a rod, and was thereafter a priestess of Hera.[2]

Veiled head of Manto (left) and a Thessalian horse rider inscribed on a 3rd-2nd century coin (right)
  1. ^ Boccaccio, Giovanni (2003). Famous Women. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674011304.
  2. ^ Bell's New Pantheon; Or Historical Dictionary of the Gods, Demi-gods, Heroes ... J. Bell. 1790.