Ceteus appears in genealogical and narrative traditions rather than in a single origin tale. In some mythographic accounts he is listed among the fifty sons of the impious Arcadian king Lycaon and is named in genealogies that connect him to Callisto (also called Megisto in certain traditions), mother of Arcas. In a separate narrative tradition preserved in Hellenistic epic, a figure named Ceteus is recorded as one of the commanders of the Lamian Centaurs who accompany Dionysus on his campaign against India. These attestations place bearers of the name within local Arcadian royal genealogies and within the larger pan-Hellenic epic cycles.
The supplied sources do not provide a unified physical description for Ceteus as an individual. When the name appears in the list of Lamian Centaur commanders (Dionysiaca), that bearer is presented among centaur-kind and thus appears in a centaur context; the Arcadian genealogical attestations present Ceteus as a mortal prince. No specific bodily description, attire, or distinguishing marks for Ceteus are recorded in the provided excerpts.
The sources record roles and relationships rather than supernatural powers. One tradition assigns Ceteus a genealogical/parental role (father of Callisto/Megisto) within Arcadian royal lineage; another records him as a military/leadership figure (a commander among Lamian Centaurs) in the narrative of Dionysus' Indian expedition. The extant material thus attests narrative functions—ancestor, commander—without attributing routine magical powers or ritual interactions with humans in the provided excerpts.
Amphidocus
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Anaxo
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Astydameia
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Cercetes
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Cyllen
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Demonassa
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Dotia
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Eleius
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Euryte (daughter of Hippodamas)
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Eurythemis
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Heleus
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Iasus (Iasius)
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